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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water230 m
- Distance to farmland510 m
- Distance to shoreline230 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway11.8 km
- Distance to industry6.8 km
- Distance to power line1.2 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store7 km
- Distance to school390 m
- Distance to train station12.4 km
Median across 202 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 540–449
- 585–958
- 5910–1453
- 5715–1952
- 4520–2430
- 2125–2925
- 4730–3449
- 6335–3956
- 6340–4459
- 5045–4965
- 7350–5458
- 6955–5976
- 6660–6456
- 6265–6948
- 5070–7456
- 5775–7947
- 6980+46
Men 963Women 883
Marital status
- Unmarried897 (48 %)
- Married781 (42 %)
- Divorced137 (7 %)
- Widowed43 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Åby, 1,846 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 423 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
- Stockholm5 h 31 min
- Gothenburg3 h 12 min
- Malmö3 h 2 min
- Municipal seat24 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
- Helgasjön5,019 ha350 m
- Tolgasjön396 ha820 m
- Hangsjön62 ha1.1 km
- Kyrkesjön28 ha1.9 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.1 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)15.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality330 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve4.3 km
- Natura 200019.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest28 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.1 km
- National conservation interest4.5 km
- National heritage interest3 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality100 m
- Fire station7 km
- Police station16.3 km
- Civil defence shelter6.8 km
- Vulnerable area (police)13.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site240 m
- Swimming pool12.9 km
- Campsite1 in the locality250 m
- Hiking trail6.4 km
- Cycle trail330 m
- Floodlit track16.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant6.9 km
- Café7.1 km
- Petrol station6.7 km
- Library12.8 km
- Sports hall6.9 km
- Hotel11.8 km
- Care home12.8 km
- Recycling centre11.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road5.5 km
- Railway11.8 km
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine12.2 km
- Mobile mast7.8 km
- Military area14.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.8 km
- Mine21.8 km
- Quarry4.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark7 km
- Church3 km
- Community hall8.4 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
- Population98,334
- Median income384,200 kr/yr
- Average age40.4 years
The figures describe Växjö Municipality as a whole, not Åby.