Björkås
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest80 m
- Distance to water450 m
- Distance to farmland40 m
- Distance to shoreline450 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.8 km
- Distance to industry1.2 km
- Distance to power line1 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store1.5 km
- Distance to school1.2 km
- Distance to train station3.3 km
Median across 16 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1110–4103
- 1675–9131
- 14110–14111
- 13815–19110
- 8020–2467
- 6125–2965
- 12930–34134
- 13935–39145
- 13940–44109
- 10845–49127
- 15950–54136
- 14455–59141
- 14760–64141
- 12565–6996
- 6970–7485
- 10275–79105
- 9980+111
Men 2,058Women 1,917
Marital status
- Unmarried2,095 (52 %)
- Married1,525 (38 %)
- Divorced279 (7 %)
- Widowed104 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Björkås, 3,975 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 52 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
- Gothenburg1 h 43 min
- Malmö1 h 44 min
- Municipal seat9 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
- Torvsjön37 ha6.6 km
- Knorrasjön7 ha7.4 km
- Stora Skärsjön32 ha8.3 km
- Långesjön16 ha8.6 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone3.2 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)14.3 km
- Coastal erosion3.4 km
- Potentially contaminated land520 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.9 km
- Natura 20007.8 km
- Extended shoreline protection23.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.4 km
- Water protection area4.2 km
- Habitat protection8.7 km
- National conservation interest850 m
- National heritage interest3.2 km
Services & safety
- School1.3 km
- Fire station3.2 km
- Police station4.8 km
- Civil defence shelter730 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site3.6 km
- Swimming pool2.4 km
- Campsite3.7 km
- Hiking trail540 m
- Cycle trail980 m
- Floodlit track2 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.3 km
- Café1.2 km
- Petrol station1.5 km
- Library1.8 km
- Sports hall2.6 km
- Hotel1.6 km
- Care home4.3 km
- Recycling centre3 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.5 km
- Railway3.4 km
- Power line1.1 km
- Wind turbine3.5 km
- Mobile mast1.4 km
- Military area4.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Quarry4.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.3 km
- Church1.2 km
- Community hall3.9 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
- Population106,084
- Median income383,800 kr/yr
- Average age42.0 years
The figures describe Halmstad Municipality as a whole, not Björkås.