Tiree is one of the most western island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The low-lying island, southwest of Coll, has an area of 7,834 hectares (30.2 square miles) and a population of around 650. The land is highly abundant, and also crofting, along with tourist, as well as angling are the primary resources of employment for the islanders. Tiree, together with Colonsay, takes pleasure in a fairly high number of overall hours of sunlight throughout the late spring and also very early summer season compared to the standard for the UK. Tiree is a popular windsurfing venue. It is often described as "Hawaii of the north". The island's population was 653 as recorded by the 2011 demographics a decrease of over 15% considering that 2001 when there were 770 common residents. Throughout the very same duration Scottish island populations in its entirety grew by 4% to 103,702.