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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water440 m
- Distance to farmland350 m
- Distance to shoreline440 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway18.3 km
- Distance to industry460 m
- Distance to power line670 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store810 m
- Distance to school690 m
- Distance to train station19.2 km
Median across 3,159 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2070–4201
- 2405–9250
- 29110–14238
- 23115–19248
- 24020–24196
- 19725–29165
- 28730–34272
- 30035–39300
- 26140–44231
- 22045–49230
- 24050–54260
- 29855–59295
- 26860–64268
- 25165–69237
- 21870–74262
- 24575–79255
- 34080+443
Men 4,334Women 4,351
Marital status
- Unmarried4,399 (51 %)
- Married2,757 (32 %)
- Divorced1,009 (12 %)
- Widowed497 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sjöbo, 8,685 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 8,565 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
- Gothenburg3 h 43 min
- Malmö44 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
- Sövdesjön280 ha5.3 km
- Sövdeborgssjön13 ha5.3 km
- Vassen16 ha6.2 km
- Vombsjön1,235 ha6.4 km
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Nearest localities
- Tolånga73 inhabitants4.7 km
- Sövde347 inhabitants4.9 km
- Brandstad94 inhabitants5.1 km
- Karups sommarby393 inhabitants5.2 km
- Vollsjö945 inhabitants7.5 km
- Ljungbacken102 inhabitants7.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Sjöbo KM ScoutkårscoutkårOutdoor life
- Sjöbo GolfklubbgolfSports
- Sjöbo IdrottsplatssporthallSports
- Sjöbo simanläggningbadhusSports
- Skidbacken Sjöbo (Orebacken)sporthallSports
- Jehovas vittnen SjöbokyrkaReligion
- PRO Dansförening I SjöbopensionärsföreningSocial
- PRO SjöbopensionärsföreningSocial
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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone10.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)26.5 km
- Coastal erosion23 km
- Potentially contaminated land47 in the locality120 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.4 km
- Natura 20003.6 km
- Extended shoreline protection3.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.7 km
- Water protection area1.2 km
- Habitat protection2 km
- National conservation interest2.1 km
- National heritage interest2.9 km
Services & safety
- School9 in the locality120 m
- Fire station1 in the locality950 m
- Police station2 in the locality760 m
- Civil defence shelter77 in the locality50 m
- Vulnerable area (police)40.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site5.3 km
- Swimming pool6 in the locality410 m
- Campsite1 in the locality1.8 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail1.4 km
- Floodlit track31.5 km
- Birding site9.2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant12 in the locality250 m
- Café2 in the locality220 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality770 m
- Library1 in the locality650 m
- Sports hall2 in the locality490 m
- Hotel8.1 km
- Care home12.7 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality1.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road880 m
- Railway17 km
- Power line1.3 km
- Wind turbine4.2 km
- Mobile mast3 in the locality450 m
- Military area2.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.5 km
- Mine8.7 km
- Quarry2.8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark4.6 km
- Church2 in the locality1.3 km
- Community hall17.7 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
- Population19,337
- Median income382,700 kr/yr
- Average age44.5 years