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Göteborg
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Urban area in Göteborg Municipality, Västra Götaland County

Göteborg

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Facts

MunicipalityGöteborg
CountyVästra Götaland County
Population674,529
Area27,155 ha
SCB code1480TC108

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Place profile

85/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
17/100
Quiet surroundings
35/100
Rurality
45/100
Urbanity
83/100
Family friendliness
90/100
Senior friendliness
88/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest60 m
  • Distance to water530 m
  • Distance to farmland1.5 km
  • Distance to shoreline490 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway910 m
  • Distance to industry640 m
  • Distance to power line1.3 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store600 m
  • Distance to school470 m
  • Distance to train station3.8 km

Median across 94,793 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 19,0000–417,923
  • 18,8835–917,659
  • 19,13810–1418,007
  • 19,91415–1918,814
  • 23,91920–2424,695
  • 29,03525–2927,670
  • 32,19430–3430,478
  • 29,96335–3927,601
  • 25,13240–4423,171
  • 22,28745–4921,417
  • 21,81450–5421,336
  • 20,28255–5920,514
  • 18,84860–6419,082
  • 15,51265–6916,008
  • 12,82270–7414,227
  • 11,68275–7913,933
  • 14,39580+20,502

Men 354,820Women 353,037

Marital status

  • Unmarried405,477 (57 %)
  • Married209,981 (30 %)
  • Divorced71,032 (10 %)
  • Widowed21,089 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 372 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Göteborg, 707,857 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 674,529 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

  • Gothenburg18 min
  • Malmö3 h 16 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

  • Sisjön26 ha4 km
  • Norra Långevattnet9 ha4.2 km
  • Stora Delsjön126 ha4.7 km
  • Stensjön43 ha4.8 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

And 26 more associations →

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 zone3.2 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)2.4 km
  • Potentially contaminated land1,658 in the locality930 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserveThe locality lies within
  • Natura 20003.6 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interestThe locality lies within
  • Water protection area2.8 km
  • Habitat protection12.1 km
  • National conservation interestThe locality lies within
  • National heritage interest1.4 km

Services & safety

  • School690 in the locality1.1 km
  • Fire station9 in the locality3.6 km
  • Police station5 in the locality3.5 km
  • Civil defence shelter5,361 in the locality970 m
  • Vulnerable area (police)3.5 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site5 in the locality4.3 km
  • Swimming pool693 in the locality1.4 km
  • Campsite5 in the locality4.7 km
  • Hiking trail3.1 km
  • Cycle trail50 m
  • Ski trail24.2 km
  • Floodlit track20.3 km
  • Birding site40.3 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1,022 in the locality1.1 km
  • Café310 in the locality1.8 km
  • Petrol station118 in the locality1.5 km
  • Library37 in the locality2.2 km
  • Sports hall158 in the locality1000 m
  • Hotel104 in the locality2.2 km
  • Care home87 in the locality1.2 km
  • Recycling centre46 in the locality1.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road1.5 km
  • Railway3.3 km
  • Power line1.9 km
  • Wind turbine15.1 km
  • Mobile mast151 in the locality1.1 km
  • Military area4.5 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)150 in the locality1.2 km
  • Quarry2 in the locality8.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark235 in the locality940 m
  • Church147 in the locality1.5 km
  • Community hall90 in the locality1.1 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

  • Population608,993
  • Median income398,200 kr/yr
  • Average age39.6 years
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