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Community & participation

Rural Scotland Key Facts 2021

Overview

Organisation:
Scottish Government

Media type:
Statistics

Topic:
Community & participation

Setting:
Employees / workplace, Community, Families / residential, Individuals, Pupils & students / education, Leisure & recreation / tourism, Countryside / Rural

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Rural Scotland Key Facts 2021 compares and contrasts circumstances in remote and accessible rural areas to the rest of Scotland.
The Scottish Government acknowledges that key areas of policy such as the economy, transport, education and health can have a particular impact on rural communities, and seeks to reflect this in mainstream policy development.

Key statistics

16%
of people in remote rural areas do not visit the outdoors
66%
of people in remote rural areas visit the outdoors one or more times a week
Remote rural areas
have the highest proportion of people living more than 30 minutes walk from a green or blue space (11%)
Rural Scotland Faces Certain Challenges
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