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Council of the Isles of Scilly

Local authority area: Isles of Scilly

Isles of Scilly is an unitary authority, in the South West England region of England. It covers 16.3 km² and had 2,281 residents in 2022 — about 140 people per km². The council is based in Hugh Town.

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People

Population

Estimates recorded for Isles of Scilly, 2012–2022.

Residents, 20222,281-0.8% since 2012

Land area16.3km²6.3 sq mi

Density140/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#382of 382 UK councils · #317 in England

Population estimates4 data points

2.3K2.3K2.2K2.3K

2012201520182022

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Other unitary authorities in South West

All councils in South West

Somerset576,852 Cornwall575,413 Wiltshire515,885 City of Bristol479,024 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole401,898 Dorset383,274 South Gloucestershire294,765 City of Plymouth266,862 Swindon235,657 North Somerset219,145 Bath and North East Somerset195,618 Torbay139,479

Elections

5 electoral wards

Census 2021: 2,053 residents in 942 households across the wards; 28.3% aged 65+, 44.5% of homes owned, 41.8% of households without a car.

1St Mary's942 households · 28.3% aged 65+2,053

All wards of Isles of Scilly

Westminster

Constituencies

St Ives · 5 wards

Source: Wikidata Q180209 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.