
Rinkaby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest230 m
- Distance to water560 m
- Distance to farmland110 m
- Distance to shoreline560 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway170 m
- Distance to industry490 m
- Distance to power line970 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.1 km
- Distance to school490 m
- Distance to train station6.9 km
Median across 366 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 280–415
- 295–927
- 2910–1424
- 3215–1929
- 1420–2412
- 1925–2911
- 2530–3426
- 3135–3927
- 3040–4430
- 4145–4927
- 4450–5436
- 3155–5930
- 3060–6432
- 3165–6932
- 2670–7428
- 1975–7920
- 2380+34
Men 482Women 440
Marital status
- Unmarried447 (49 %)
- Married341 (37 %)
- Divorced82 (9 %)
- Widowed46 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Rinkaby, 922 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 748 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 37 min
- Malmö1 h 21 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Hammarsjön1,645 ha1.4 km
- Korran9 ha7.3 km
- Oppmannasjön1,257 ha10.3 km
- Ivösjön5,151 ha10.5 km
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Associations and activities
- Fotbollsgolf i RinkabyidrottsplanSports
- Rinkaby 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.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone710 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)4.6 km
- Coastal erosion5.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land2 in the locality150 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve900 m
- Natura 20001 km
- Extended shoreline protection980 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.1 km
- Water protection area3.8 km
- Habitat protection14.7 km
- National conservation interest600 m
- National heritage interest270 m
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality60 m
- Fire station5.9 km
- Police station6.6 km
- Civil defence shelter4 in the locality190 m
- Vulnerable area (police)10.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site6.1 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality190 m
- Campsite5.3 km
- Hiking trail340 m
- Cycle trail130 m
- Floodlit track6.3 km
- Birding site8.6 km
- Geologically notable site23.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1 in the locality260 m
- Café6 km
- Petrol station5.6 km
- Library5.9 km
- Sports hall2.8 km
- Hotel6.6 km
- Care home5.2 km
- Recycling centre5.9 km
Disturbance
- Major road310 m
- Railway310 m
- Power line980 m
- Wind turbine2.7 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality310 m
- Military area220 m
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)12.2 km
- Mine26.3 km
- Quarry5.6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark6.6 km
- Church1 in the locality110 m
- Community hall6.8 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.
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Applies to the whole municipality
- Population86,379
- Median income377,500 kr/yr
- Average age43.0 years
The figures describe Kristianstad Municipality as a whole, not Rinkaby.