
Karl Gustav
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water250 m
- Distance to farmland30 m
- Distance to shoreline250 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway10.1 km
- Distance to industry11.3 km
- Distance to power line6.4 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store5.2 km
- Distance to school5.6 km
- Distance to train station13 km
Median across 64 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 350–428
- 325–945
- 4210–1437
- 3215–1946
- 3220–2420
- 2225–2923
- 3330–3444
- 5135–3943
- 4440–4434
- 3445–4932
- 4550–5427
- 4455–5946
- 5560–6456
- 7265–6960
- 6370–7450
- 5475–7949
- 7380+77
Men 763Women 717
Marital status
- Unmarried720 (49 %)
- Married545 (37 %)
- Divorced137 (9 %)
- Widowed79 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Karl Gustav, 1,480 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 68 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 17 min
- Malmö2 h 49 min
- Municipal seat37 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
- Mäsen474 ha490 m
- Oklången253 ha1.4 km
- Buasjön20 ha1.4 km
- Skärsjön41 ha1.8 km
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Associations and activities
- Karl-Gustavs BygdelagÖvrigtOther
- Karl GustavbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Karl Gustavs GymnastikföreningSimningSports
- Karl-Gustavs BollklubbFotbollSports
- Karl Gustavs kyrkakyrkaReligion
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 zone23.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)13 km
- Coastal erosion25.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality200 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.8 km
- Natura 200022.1 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest9.6 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection1.6 km
- National conservation interest1.8 km
- National heritage interest9.6 km
Services & safety
- School5.4 km
- Fire station11.9 km
- Police station16.7 km
- Civil defence shelter13.6 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site620 m
- Swimming pool14.2 km
- Campsite5.7 km
- Hiking trail1.6 km
- Cycle trail1.1 km
- Floodlit track25.9 km
- Birding site25.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant11.4 km
- Café7.9 km
- Petrol station7.9 km
- Library11.6 km
- Sports hall10.4 km
- Hotel14.9 km
- Care home5.4 km
- Recycling centre10.3 km
Disturbance
- Major road10.1 km
- Railway10.1 km
- Power line6.2 km
- Wind turbine12.6 km
- Mobile mast5.1 km
- Military area37.3 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)870 m
- Quarry5.7 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church1 in the locality280 m
- Community hall5.4 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 Karl Gustav.