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Öja
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Urban area in Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County

Öja

1

Facts

MunicipalityVäxjö
CountyKronoberg County
Population396
Area59 ha
SCB code0780TB138

2

Place profile

32/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
33/100
Quiet surroundings
41/100
Rurality
52/100
Urbanity
49/100
Family friendliness
31/100
Senior friendliness
19/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest40 m
  • Distance to water180 m
  • Distance to farmland400 m
  • Distance to shoreline180 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway2.2 km
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line640 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.1 km
  • Distance to school1.8 km
  • Distance to train station2.4 km

Median across 159 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 500–460
  • 645–962
  • 8010–1467
  • 5415–1949
  • 2420–2417
  • 2125–2929
  • 5830–3464
  • 4335–3956
  • 5340–4449
  • 7945–4963
  • 4350–5449
  • 5855–5948
  • 3760–6435
  • 3665–6934
  • 3370–7435
  • 3675–7944
  • 5980+52

Men 828Women 813

Marital status

  • Unmarried860 (53 %)
  • Married605 (37 %)
  • Divorced106 (7 %)
  • Widowed55 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Öja, 1,641 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 396 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm5 h 37 min
  • Gothenburg3 h 2 min
  • Malmö2 h 46 min
  • Municipal seat21 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Furen119 ha1.4 km
  • Salen1,759 ha3 km
  • Gemlasjön41 ha3.2 km
  • Mad sjö130 ha3.4 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone850 m
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)14.1 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality40 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve6.2 km
  • Natura 20008.7 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest7.1 km
  • Water protection area7.8 km
  • Habitat protection3.8 km
  • National conservation interest5.5 km
  • National heritage interest3.6 km

Services & safety

  • School1.7 km
  • Fire station6.7 km
  • Police station6.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter2.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)11 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site580 m
  • Swimming pool12.6 km
  • Campsite9 km
  • Hiking trail330 m
  • Cycle trail400 m
  • Floodlit track5.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2.1 km
  • Café2.9 km
  • Petrol station2.1 km
  • Library11.3 km
  • Sports hall8.3 km
  • Hotel1.3 km
  • Care home11.3 km
  • Recycling centre12.9 km

Disturbance

  • Major road2 km
  • Railway2.2 km
  • Power line930 m
  • Wind turbine14.3 km
  • Mobile mast8.2 km
  • Military area7.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.6 km
  • Mine22.7 km
  • Quarry4.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark6.5 km
  • Church1 in the locality500 m
  • Community hall5.5 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

  • Population98,334
  • Median income384,200 kr/yr
  • Average age40.4 years
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The figures describe Växjö Municipality as a whole, not Öja.