Shetland South
WardSouth east Shetland Islands. About 3,763 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 150 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 38% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Shetland South compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Shetland South?
Shetland South had 3,804 usual residents at the census.
Shetland South is the 1,770th least populated of 8,397 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Shetland Islands
These figures are published for the whole of Shetland Islands, not for each ward, so they describe all of Shetland Islands and not Shetland South alone. See Shetland Islands
Shetland South in brief
Shetland South had 3,804 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in Shetland South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shetland South, 19.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Shetland South, 0.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.