Oban South
Middle areaNorth Argyll and Bute. 5,593 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 20 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 97% of people in Oban South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Oban South
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How Oban South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
What is the population of Oban South?
Oban South had 5,622 usual residents at the census.
Oban South is the 2,311th least populated of 9,448 in the UK.
Figures for the whole of Argyll and Bute
These figures are published for the whole of Argyll and Bute, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Argyll and Bute and not Oban South alone. See Argyll and Bute
Oban South in brief
Oban South had 5,622 usual residents at the census.
About 97% of people in Oban South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Oban South, 5.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Oban South, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.