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Bua
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Urban area in Varberg Municipality, Halland County

Bua

1

Facts

MunicipalityVarberg
CountyHalland County
Population2,009
Area241 ha
SCB code1383TB101

2

Place profile

34/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
10/100
Quiet surroundings
47/100
Rurality
35/100
Urbanity
31/100
Family friendliness
34/100
Senior friendliness
24/100

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.

4

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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Deromesjön27 ha13.6 km
  • Ryasjö13 ha13.7 km
  • Hultasjön17 ha14.2 km
  • Bönarpesjö35 ha14.3 km

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Nearest localities

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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
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The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Bua.