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Urban area in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County

Buerås

1

Facts

MunicipalityKungsbacka
CountyHalland County
Population876
Area119 ha
SCB code1384TB105

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
18/100
Quiet surroundings
57/100
Rurality
36/100
Urbanity
20/100
Family friendliness
46/100
Senior friendliness
29/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest20 m
  • Distance to water480 m
  • Distance to farmland160 m
  • Distance to shoreline480 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway8.3 km
  • Distance to industry3.3 km
  • Distance to power line1 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store2.3 km
  • Distance to school1.4 km
  • Distance to train station9.8 km

Median across 348 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 1080–4108
  • 1325–9149
  • 14210–14137
  • 15515–19150
  • 10620–2491
  • 5225–2948
  • 11130–34123
  • 13335–39148
  • 13040–44131
  • 14245–49150
  • 15750–54145
  • 15855–59161
  • 14660–64157
  • 11165–6984
  • 10670–7474
  • 7475–7974
  • 10780+107

Men 2,070Women 2,037

Marital status

  • Unmarried2,055 (50 %)
  • Married1,651 (40 %)
  • Divorced292 (7 %)
  • Widowed108 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Buerås, 4,107 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 876 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

  • Gothenburg44 min
  • Malmö3 h 12 min
  • Municipal seat10 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

  • Rubbesjö14 ha9.7 km
  • Svartevatten10 ha10.3 km
  • Skårsjön26 ha14 km
  • Mellsjö8 ha14.1 km

6

Nearest localities

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Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.8 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)6.6 km
  • Coastal erosion39.2 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1.3 km

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.6 km
  • Natura 20004 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
  • Water protection area6.2 km
  • Habitat protection11.9 km
  • National conservation interest950 m
  • National heritage interest2.9 km

Services & safety

  • School1.4 km
  • Fire station9.5 km
  • Police station9.3 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.8 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)24.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site3.1 km
  • Swimming pool9.3 km
  • Campsite2.1 km
  • Hiking trail2.8 km
  • Cycle trail1.9 km
  • Floodlit track5.9 km
  • Birding site14.2 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant4.8 km
  • Café4.9 km
  • Petrol station2.2 km
  • Library9.6 km
  • Sports hall2.7 km
  • Hotel4 km
  • Care home3.1 km
  • Recycling centre2.2 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.3 km
  • Railway8.4 km
  • Power line840 m
  • Wind turbine14.4 km
  • Mobile mast700 m
  • Military area10.7 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)8 in the locality290 m
  • Quarry14.1 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.2 km
  • Church3.2 km
  • Community hall3 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

  • Population85,792
  • Median income469,500 kr/yr
  • Average age42.7 years
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The figures describe Kungsbacka Municipality as a whole, not Buerås.