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Galtabäck
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest100 m
- Distance to water210 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline210 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road30 m
- Distance to railway2.8 km
- Distance to industry1.9 km
- Distance to power line2.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.3 km
- Distance to school2.6 km
- Distance to train station9.1 km
Median across 64 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 650–450
- 1055–972
- 11410–1485
- 11715–1998
- 7020–2455
- 4225–2934
- 5030–3465
- 8035–3998
- 7940–4475
- 8245–4980
- 11850–54111
- 10255–5997
- 10560–64113
- 8865–6994
- 8570–7459
- 7275–7996
- 8080+68
Men 1,454Women 1,350
Marital status
- Unmarried1,364 (49 %)
- Married1,158 (41 %)
- Divorced206 (7 %)
- Widowed80 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Galtabäck, 2,804 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 118 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 9 min
- Malmö2 h 19 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
- Strömma damm9 ha7.5 km
- Stegasjön20 ha9.4 km
- Skärsjön301 ha10 km
- Ottersjön80 ha10.6 km
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Associations and activities
- Galtabäcks BygdegårdsföreningÖvrigtOther
- Galtabäcks bygdegårdOther
- Galtabäckskeppets BygglagSeglingOther
- GaltabäckbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Galtabäcks BollklubbFotbollSports
- Galtabäcks idrottsplatssporthallSports
- Båtmuseet i GaltabäckmuseumCulture
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 zone18.8 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)19.7 km
- Coastal erosion650 m
- Potentially contaminated land890 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve470 m
- Natura 2000470 m
- National outdoor-recreation interest8.8 km
- Water protection area11.4 km
- Habitat protection7.8 km
- National conservation interest430 m
- National heritage interest2.6 km
Services & safety
- School1 in the locality630 m
- Fire station3.7 km
- Police station9 km
- Civil defence shelter6.5 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.8 km
- Swimming pool4.7 km
- Campsite1 in the locality240 m
- Hiking trail8.5 km
- Cycle trail130 m
- Floodlit track24.9 km
- Birding site10.6 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.6 km
- Café1 in the locality350 m
- Petrol station2.4 km
- Library8.8 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality170 m
- Hotel2.1 km
- Care home8.1 km
- Recycling centre3.1 km
Disturbance
- Major road240 m
- Railway3.8 km
- Power line2.7 km
- Wind turbine2.2 km
- Mobile mast2.5 km
- Military area37.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.8 km
- Quarry7.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark890 m
- Church3.1 km
- Community hall1 in the locality180 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
- Population69,070
- Median income413,800 kr/yr
- Average age44.2 years
The figures describe Varberg Municipality as a whole, not Galtabäck.