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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest120 m
- Distance to water390 m
- Distance to farmland220 m
- Distance to shoreline280 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3.1 km
- Distance to industry480 m
- Distance to power line2.3 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store670 m
- Distance to school750 m
- Distance to train station11.9 km
Median across 818 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 480–446
- 655–966
- 6410–1467
- 7015–1962
- 3720–2441
- 4425–2926
- 5230–3448
- 5535–3963
- 6640–4466
- 5945–4968
- 6650–5458
- 6155–5965
- 8160–6461
- 5565–6961
- 5970–7468
- 7975–7989
- 10780+94
Men 1,068Women 1,049
Marital status
- Unmarried981 (46 %)
- Married839 (40 %)
- Divorced193 (9 %)
- Widowed106 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Bua, 2,117 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,009 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
- Gothenburg57 min
- Malmö2 h 39 min
- Municipal seat27 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
- Deromesjön27 ha13.6 km
- Ryasjö13 ha13.7 km
- Hultasjön17 ha14.2 km
- Bönarpesjö35 ha14.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Lahall117 inhabitants1.7 km
- Ringhals, Skällåkra och Lingome245 inhabitants1.9 km
- Väröbacka850 inhabitants2.7 km
- Gloppe65 inhabitants3.6 km
- Lilla Sundvära106 inhabitants4.6 km
- Stavder66 inhabitants4.7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone24.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)810 m
- Coastal erosion16.1 km
- Potentially contaminated land4 in the locality370 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2 km
- Natura 2000890 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.9 km
- Water protection area18 km
- Habitat protection8.4 km
- National conservation interest890 m
- National heritage interest14.7 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality470 m
- Fire station2.8 km
- Police station15.7 km
- Civil defence shelter1 in the locality1.2 km
- Vulnerable area (police)47.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool8 in the locality440 m
- Campsite1 in the locality930 m
- Hiking trail9.7 km
- Cycle trail180 m
- Floodlit track250 m
- Birding site14.1 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality360 m
- Café7.4 km
- Petrol station4.1 km
- Library1 in the locality360 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality330 m
- Hotel13.4 km
- Care home13.6 km
- Recycling centre10.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road3.9 km
- Railway3.8 km
- Power line2.7 km
- Wind turbine9.4 km
- Mobile mast2.2 km
- Military area28.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)1.2 km
- Quarry15.3 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality1.1 km
- Church2 in the locality160 m
- Community hall6.1 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
- Population69,070
- Median income413,800 kr/yr
- Average age44.2 years
The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Bua.