the register
Facts
municipalityOskarshamn
countyKalmar County
population334
area99 ha
scb code0882TB101
place profile
What it is like to live here
5/100 accessibility
median in the locality
natureforest40 m
water710 m
farmland160 m
shoreline710 m
disturbancemajor road20 m
railway4.8 km
industry420 m
power line2.4 km
servicesgrocery store5.3 km
school10.5 km
train station5.4 km
Median across 207 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
the population
Age distribution
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bockara, 2,426 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 334 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.
driving timeFrom here and away
Stockholm4 h 51 min
Gothenburg4 h 1 min
Malmö4 h 17 min
Municipal seat23 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.
waterLakes nearby
Hagsjön11 ha940 m
Granhultesjön14 ha2.2 km
Förgöl9 ha2.6 km
Älgsjön41 ha2.7 km
Nearest localities
associations
Associations and activities
Bockara kyrkakyrkareligion
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
the layers around the locality
Surroundings
natural hazardsFlood zone8.3 km
Wildfire area (since 2018)6.9 km
Potentially contaminated land8 in the locality290 m
protection & regulationsNature reserve6.3 km
Natura 20008 km
National outdoor-recreation interest15.7 km
Water protection areaThe locality lies within
Habitat protection10.6 km
National conservation interest6.3 km
National heritage interest7.2 km
services & safetySchool1 in the locality270 m
Fire station17.4 km
Police station23 km
Civil defence shelter10.5 km
nature & outdoorsBathing site1 km
Swimming pool12 km
Campsite3.8 km
Hiking trail2.5 km
Cycle trail11.4 km
Floodlit track27 km
Geologically notable site43.1 km
service & nöjeRestaurant11.6 km
Café4.5 km
Petrol station1 in the locality280 m
Library11.1 km
Sports hall10.6 km
Hotel12.3 km
Care home19.8 km
Recycling centre10.9 km
disturbanceMajor road170 m
Railway5 km
Power line4.1 km
Wind turbine4 km
Mobile mast5.7 km
Military area10.6 km
below groundUranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km
Mine29.4 km
Quarry920 m
cultureMuseum or landmark18.2 km
Church1 in the locality680 m
Community hall21.8 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.
applies to the whole municipalityOskarshamn MunicipalityThe figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.
26,923population
410 tkrmedian income
44.8 yearsaverage age
urban area in Oskarshamn Municipality