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Onsala
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Urban area in Kungsbacka Municipality, Halland County

Onsala

1

Facts

MunicipalityKungsbacka
CountyHalland County
Population12,486
Area1,443 ha
SCB code1384TB119

2

Place profile

49/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
8/100
Quiet surroundings
54/100
Rurality
31/100
Urbanity
45/100
Family friendliness
54/100
Senior friendliness
42/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest50 m
  • Distance to water540 m
  • Distance to farmland330 m
  • Distance to shoreline350 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway6.8 km
  • Distance to industry1.9 km
  • Distance to power line1.4 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store1.7 km
  • Distance to school850 m
  • Distance to train station8.1 km

Median across 5,368 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 4650–4451
  • 6205–9637
  • 69510–14621
  • 78815–19795
  • 53620–24397
  • 24325–29253
  • 44130–34449
  • 56935–39613
  • 55840–44610
  • 63345–49686
  • 80450–54828
  • 73955–59739
  • 65660–64629
  • 51165–69485
  • 46670–74432
  • 49275–79550
  • 66780+772

Men 9,883Women 9,947

Marital status

  • Unmarried9,361 (47 %)
  • Married8,171 (41 %)
  • Divorced1,510 (8 %)
  • Widowed765 (4 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 9 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Onsala, 19,830 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 12,486 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Gothenburg40 min
  • Malmö3 h 5 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

  • Ölmevallasjön22 ha10.1 km
  • Torpasjön42 ha10.2 km
  • Rubbesjö14 ha10.7 km
  • Svartevatten10 ha11.1 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

  • Onsala församlingshemchristianReligion
  • Onsala kyrkakyrkaReligion
  • PRO OnsalapensionärsföreningSocial

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone5.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)5.3 km
  • Coastal erosion37 km
  • Potentially contaminated land17 in the locality250 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve1.5 km
  • Natura 20001.2 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest1.2 km
  • Water protection area5.9 km
  • Habitat protection9.7 km
  • National conservation interest1.5 km
  • National heritage interest310 m

Services & safety

  • School20 in the locality220 m
  • Fire station9.1 km
  • Police station9 km
  • Civil defence shelter8.1 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)26.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site2.7 km
  • Swimming pool8.5 km
  • Campsite4.5 km
  • Hiking trail4.1 km
  • Cycle trail1.1 km
  • Floodlit track7.5 km
  • Birding site13.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant2 in the locality2.7 km
  • Café1 in the locality2.7 km
  • Petrol station2 in the locality370 m
  • Library9.4 km
  • Sports hall3 in the locality170 m
  • Hotel1 in the locality1.9 km
  • Care home4 in the locality240 m
  • Recycling centre1 in the locality1.7 km

Disturbance

  • Major road390 m
  • Railway7.3 km
  • Power line1.7 km
  • Wind turbine11.6 km
  • Mobile mast4 in the locality580 m
  • Military area10.2 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)24 in the locality1 km
  • Quarry12 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark1 in the locality420 m
  • Church1 in the locality500 m
  • Community hall2 in the locality380 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

  • Population85,792
  • Median income469,500 kr/yr
  • Average age42.7 years
What is it like to live in Kungsbacka? →

The figures describe Kungsbacka Municipality as a whole, not Onsala.