Mapping the Third Sector in Rural Scotland: An Initial Review of the Literature

The report is a review of the literature on the nature and extent of third sector activity and volunteering in rural areas of Scotland.


Appendix Three: Scottish local authorities ranked by % rural population

Rank LA Accessible rural (%) Remote rural (%) Combined (%)
1 Eilean Siar
78.9 78.9
2 Shetland Islands
70.9 70.9
3 Orkney Islands
67.2 67.2
4 Aberdeenshire 36.8 16 52.8
= Argyll and Bute 7.6 45.2 52.8
5 Highland 10.5 40.6 51.1
6 Scottish Borders 39 12 51
7 Dumfries and Galloway 25 21.9 46.9
= Perth and Kinross 30.2 16.7 46.9
8 Moray 29.1 14.2 43.3
9 Stirling 27.1 7.5 34.6
10 East Lothian 24.7 2.9 27.6
11 Angus 26.7 0.8 27.5
12 East Ayrshire 18.5 8.6 27.1
13 South Ayrshire 17.8 4.3 22.1
14 Fife 17.8
17.8
15 Midlothian 17.3
17.3
16 Clackmannanshire 14.2
14.2
17 South Lanarkshire 11 1.3 12.3
18 North Ayrshire 5.7 4.9 10.6
19 West Lothian 9.8
9.8
20 Falkirk 9.1
9.1
21 North Lanarkshire 6.8
6.8
22 East Dunbartonshire 5.7
5.7
23 Inverclyde 5.6
5.6
24 Renfrewshire 4.4
4.4
25 East Renfrewshire 4
4
26 Aberdeen City 1.6
1.6
27 West Dunbartonshire 1.3
1.3
28 City of Edinburgh 1.1
1.1
29 Dundee City 0.4
0.4
30 Glasgow City 0.2
0.2

% Population living in 'accessible rural' and 'remote rural' LAs according to the six fold ranking provided in Scottish Government (2010c: 14)

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