Kvarbo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest20 m
- Distance to water240 m
- Distance to farmland270 m
- Distance to shoreline240 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway2.3 km
- Distance to industry1.3 km
- Distance to power line2.7 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store2.6 km
- Distance to school2 km
- Distance to train station2.4 km
Median across 106 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 260–420
- 255–921
- 2910–1423
- 2515–1923
- 1820–2416
- 1025–2914
- 4030–3446
- 3235–3928
- 2640–4425
- 2245–4928
- 2950–5418
- 3655–5933
- 3860–6443
- 3265–6932
- 2370–7428
- 2575–7928
- 3280+17
Men 468Women 443
Marital status
- Unmarried484 (52 %)
- Married351 (38 %)
- Divorced62 (7 %)
- Widowed31 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Kvarbo, 911 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 127 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
- Stockholm5 h 13 min
- Gothenburg1 h 14 min
- Malmö4 h 5 min
- Municipal seat23 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
- Ärtingen267 ha180 m
- Öresjö648 ha2.8 km
- Säven1,190 ha4.7 km
- Lillesjön38 ha7.7 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone7.3 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)1.5 km
- Potentially contaminated land1.4 km
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve1.8 km
- Natura 200027.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest3.8 km
- Water protection areaThe locality lies within
- Habitat protection2.3 km
- National conservation interest3.8 km
- National heritage interest3.4 km
Services & safety
- School2.1 km
- Fire station2.6 km
- Police station12.7 km
- Civil defence shelter8.7 km
- Vulnerable area (police)10.4 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1.2 km
- Swimming pool10.9 km
- Campsite4.3 km
- Hiking trail4.2 km
- Cycle trail10.2 km
- Floodlit track10.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant2.5 km
- Café3.9 km
- Petrol station2.6 km
- Library2.7 km
- Sports hall2.1 km
- Hotel11 km
- Care home10.9 km
- Recycling centre3.6 km
Disturbance
- Major road360 m
- Railway2.5 km
- Power line2.8 km
- Wind turbine7.9 km
- Mobile mast1.3 km
- Military area16 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.2 km
- Quarry6 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.7 km
- Church2.6 km
- Community hall6 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
- Population114,872
- Median income382,600 kr/yr
- Average age41.4 years
The figures describe Borås Municipality as a whole, not Kvarbo.