Västerkärr
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water150 m
- Distance to farmland280 m
- Distance to shoreline150 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway1.9 km
- Distance to industry1.2 km
- Distance to power line4.1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.2 km
- Distance to school3 km
- Distance to train station2.6 km
Median across 55 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1070–498
- 1295–9108
- 13510–14120
- 12615–19126
- 10720–2467
- 7325–2964
- 13330–34123
- 12635–39128
- 10740–44102
- 13645–49116
- 12450–54120
- 12255–59122
- 11360–64113
- 11365–69113
- 11670–7494
- 8475–79120
- 15480+145
Men 2,005Women 1,879
Marital status
- Unmarried1,912 (49 %)
- Married1,502 (38 %)
- Divorced304 (8 %)
- Widowed189 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Västerkärr, 3,884 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 129 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
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Driving time
- Stockholm4 h 25 min
- Gothenburg1 h 54 min
- Malmö3 h 35 min
- Municipal seat18 min
Modelled car route (MOTIS), not a navigator's ETA — the figures run systematically high but are comparable between localities. Destinations not listed are more than six hours away.
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Lakes nearby
- Stråken507 ha330 m
- Mullsjön71 ha1.2 km
- Knipesjön74 ha4.9 km
- Brängen267 ha5.3 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone8.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)540 m
- Potentially contaminated land590 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.3 km
- Natura 200011.5 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest15.5 km
- Water protection area2.5 km
- Habitat protection5.5 km
- National conservation interestThe locality lies within
- National heritage interest1.4 km
Services & safety
- School2.3 km
- Fire station13 km
- Police station22 km
- Civil defence shelter2.9 km
- Vulnerable area (police)23.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site810 m
- Swimming pool3.1 km
- Campsite1.1 km
- Hiking trail760 m
- Cycle trail680 m
- Floodlit track3.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 km
- Café2.6 km
- Petrol station1 km
- Library2.6 km
- Sports hall1.1 km
- Hotel1.2 km
- Care home13.6 km
- Recycling centre1.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road470 m
- Railway2 km
- Power line4.1 km
- Wind turbine7.8 km
- Mobile mast2.5 km
- Military area39.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 km
- Mine27.1 km
- Quarry10.5 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.6 km
- Church2.7 km
- Community hall2.5 km
Distances are measured from the locality's centre to the nearest point in the layer, capped at 50 km. Counts are exact within the locality boundary. A layer not listed has nothing within the cap.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population13,456
- Median income425,600 kr/yr
- Average age39.4 years
The figures describe Habo Municipality as a whole, not Västerkärr.