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Oskarström
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water400 m
- Distance to farmland1.2 km
- Distance to shoreline400 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway520 m
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store520 m
- Distance to school470 m
- Distance to train station850 m
Median across 1,532 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1250–4120
- 1255–9144
- 13710–14143
- 17515–19160
- 11320–2487
- 10225–2990
- 16630–34140
- 13835–39158
- 16340–44152
- 13145–49123
- 14850–54134
- 14855–59113
- 10760–64106
- 9465–6992
- 9070–7494
- 7475–79103
- 11880+140
Men 2,154Women 2,099
Marital status
- Unmarried2,265 (54 %)
- Married1,390 (33 %)
- Divorced399 (9 %)
- Widowed172 (4 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Oskarström, 4,253 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 4,116 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 49 min
- Malmö1 h 56 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.
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Lakes nearby
- Öjasjön7 ha4.6 km
- Amsjön16 ha5.3 km
- Galtasjön19 ha6.1 km
- Kroksjön8 ha6.7 km
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Nearest localities
- Sennan394 inhabitants2.6 km
- Johansfors120 inhabitants3.4 km
- Nissaström68 inhabitants4 km
- Slättåkra184 inhabitants5.1 km
- Åled1,883 inhabitants5.8 km
- Kvibille1,016 inhabitants8 km
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Associations and activities
- Oskarström – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Idrottshallen OskarströmsporthallSports
- Oskarströms padelcenteridrottsplanSports
- Oskarströms bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Oskarströms kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO OskarströmpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zone270 m
- Wildfire area (since 2018)2.3 km
- Coastal erosion17.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land24 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.5 km
- Natura 20003.1 km
- Extended shoreline protection39.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
- Water protection area1.9 km
- Habitat protection1.9 km
- National conservation interest2.2 km
- National heritage interest8.6 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality660 m
- Fire station1 in the locality280 m
- Police station15.8 km
- Civil defence shelter17 in the locality210 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site11.7 km
- Swimming pool3 in the locality1.1 km
- Campsite13.2 km
- Hiking trail50 m
- Cycle trail3.2 km
- Floodlit track17.8 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant5 in the locality130 m
- Café1 in the locality30 m
- Petrol station3 in the locality620 m
- Library1 in the locality410 m
- Sports hall3 in the locality830 m
- Hotel7.1 km
- Care home1 in the locality1 km
- Recycling centre1 in the locality980 m
Disturbance
- Major road640 m
- Railway370 m
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine4.2 km
- Mobile mast780 m
- Military area6.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)770 m
- Quarry2.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2 in the locality360 m
- Church1 in the locality200 m
- Community hall1 in the locality540 m
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 Oskarström.