Västra Balltorp
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest50 m
- Distance to water240 m
- Distance to farmland870 m
- Distance to shoreline240 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2 km
- Distance to industry870 m
- Distance to power line1.5 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.4 km
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station3.2 km
Median across 197 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1110–4116
- 1075–988
- 9410–1471
- 7915–1978
- 4820–2440
- 3625–2950
- 9230–3498
- 13835–39144
- 10940–44118
- 8945–49100
- 9050–5480
- 8155–5979
- 5260–6464
- 4965–6939
- 3470–7438
- 2275–7923
- 1080+13
Men 1,241Women 1,239
Marital status
- Unmarried1,411 (57 %)
- Married827 (33 %)
- Divorced213 (9 %)
- Widowed38 (2 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Västra Balltorp, 2,480 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 843 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
- Gothenburg17 min
- Malmö3 h 12 min
- Municipal seat8 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 ha1.7 km
- Fisjön7 ha2.2 km
- Oxsjön17 ha2.9 km
- Södra Långevattnet11 ha3.8 km
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Nearest localities
- Östra Balltorp2,641 inhabitants690 m
- Göteborg674,529 inhabitants1.6 km
- Mölnlycke och Öjersjö25,172 inhabitants4.8 km
- Ambjörnhagen72 inhabitants5.1 km
- Björnåsen342 inhabitants6.2 km
- Lahall67 inhabitants7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone1.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)3.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land830 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.3 km
- Natura 20001.3 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest810 m
- Water protection area3.5 km
- Habitat protection10.7 km
- National conservation interest4.3 km
- National heritage interest3.4 km
Services & safety
- School880 m
- Fire station3.6 km
- Police station3.7 km
- Civil defence shelter750 m
- Vulnerable area (police)6.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.8 km
- Swimming pool2.4 km
- Campsite5 km
- Hiking trail610 m
- Cycle trail2.1 km
- Ski trail27.6 km
- Floodlit track16.3 km
- Birding site36.5 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.2 km
- Café2 km
- Petrol station1.7 km
- Library3.2 km
- Sports hall2.1 km
- Hotel2.4 km
- Care home1.8 km
- Recycling centre2.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road1.8 km
- Railway3 km
- Power line1.8 km
- Wind turbine18.8 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area880 m
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)550 m
- Quarry4.9 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church2.6 km
- Community hall2.3 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
- Population71,420
- Median income457,400 kr/yr
- Average age40.0 years
The figures describe Mölndal Municipality as a whole, not Västra Balltorp.