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Björkö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest130 m
- Distance to water400 m
- Distance to farmland1.2 km
- Distance to shoreline240 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway21.4 km
- Distance to industry1.8 km
- Distance to power line880 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store350 m
- Distance to school380 m
- Distance to train station25.3 km
Median across 848 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 420–430
- 425–947
- 4710–1450
- 5315–1967
- 4120–2437
- 3125–2920
- 3530–3437
- 3735–3951
- 5040–4447
- 4345–4941
- 6450–5462
- 7455–5991
- 8860–64101
- 6865–6965
- 6170–7460
- 6475–7955
- 6280+68
Men 902Women 929
Marital status
- Unmarried764 (42 %)
- Married804 (44 %)
- Divorced167 (9 %)
- Widowed92 (5 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Björkö, 1,831 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 1,447 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
- Municipal seat13 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
- Skåtte mosse8 ha15.1 km
- Sisjön26 ha20.8 km
- Oxsjön17 ha22.2 km
- Fisjön7 ha23.1 km
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Nearest localities
- Hälsö569 inhabitants1 km
- Hönö och Öckerö9,114 inhabitants1.7 km
- Kalvsund233 inhabitants2.1 km
- Källö-Knippla285 inhabitants2.2 km
- Skeddalen163 inhabitants2.5 km
- Tumlehed663 inhabitants2.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Björkö hembygdsgårdOther
- Equmenia Bohus-BjörköscoutkårOutdoor life
- Björkö hembygdsgårdhembygdsgardLocal heritage
- Björkö bibliotekbibliotekCulture
- Björkö hembygdsgårdmuseumCulture
- Björkö 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 zone17.5 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.9 km
- Potentially contaminated land1 in the locality350 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.6 km
- Natura 20002.9 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest1.6 km
- Water protection area17.3 km
- Habitat protection11.4 km
- National conservation interest2.6 km
- National heritage interest2.1 km
Services & safety
- School3 in the locality240 m
- Fire station2.6 km
- Police station2.9 km
- Civil defence shelter2.9 km
- Vulnerable area (police)10.9 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.3 km
- Swimming pool2 in the locality520 m
- Campsite1 in the locality670 m
- Hiking trail290 m
- Cycle trail3.2 km
- Ski trail28.3 km
- Floodlit track32.8 km
- Birding site49.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2 in the locality510 m
- Café2.6 km
- Petrol station1 in the locality450 m
- Library1 in the locality510 m
- Sports hall2.8 km
- Hotel1 in the locality170 m
- Care home3.2 km
- Recycling centre1.4 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.4 km
- Railway10.5 km
- Power line970 m
- Wind turbine1.5 km
- Mobile mast1 in the locality470 m
- Military area4.6 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3.6 km
- Quarry8 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark1 in the locality530 m
- Church2 in the locality300 m
- Community hall2 in the locality310 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
- Population12,771
- Median income459,100 kr/yr
- Average age46.9 years
The figures describe Öckerö Municipality as a whole, not Björkö.