
Sjömarken och Viared
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest40 m
- Distance to water310 m
- Distance to farmland740 m
- Distance to shoreline310 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway640 m
- Distance to industry350 m
- Distance to power line590 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store2 km
- Distance to school830 m
- Distance to train station2.6 km
Median across 1,718 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 2140–4184
- 2475–9226
- 25010–14251
- 26015–19222
- 17420–24138
- 15625–29161
- 21530–34223
- 27835–39248
- 22040–44262
- 25445–49212
- 26950–54264
- 28455–59253
- 22160–64246
- 20365–69155
- 13970–74145
- 13175–79131
- 13980+157
Men 3,654Women 3,478
Marital status
- Unmarried3,881 (54 %)
- Married2,451 (34 %)
- Divorced594 (8 %)
- Widowed209 (3 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Sjömarken och Viared, 7,132 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,855 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 14 min
- Gothenburg46 min
- Malmö3 h 43 min
- Municipal seat12 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
- Viaredssjön395 ha420 m
- Björken30 ha1.6 km
- Västersjön139 ha1.9 km
- Hälasjön18 ha2 km
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone4.9 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.7 km
- Potentially contaminated land33 in the locality420 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve5.6 km
- Natura 200038.7 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest5.7 km
- Water protection area9.3 km
- Habitat protection2.5 km
- National conservation interest11.5 km
- National heritage interest6.6 km
Services & safety
- School4 in the locality1.2 km
- Fire station7.2 km
- Police station7.1 km
- Civil defence shelter16 in the locality1.1 km
- Vulnerable area (police)6.2 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site1 in the locality970 m
- Swimming pool22 in the locality1.2 km
- Campsite1.6 km
- Hiking trail1.9 km
- Cycle trail7.2 km
- Ski trail48.1 km
- Floodlit track5.9 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality1.1 km
- Café1 in the locality1.4 km
- Petrol station2 in the locality1.5 km
- Library5.3 km
- Sports hall1 in the locality2 km
- Hotel5.3 km
- Care home2.4 km
- Recycling centre5.5 km
Disturbance
- Major road340 m
- Railway1.7 km
- Power line190 m
- Wind turbine8.3 km
- Mobile mast4.9 km
- Military area4.8 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)3 in the locality2.9 km
- Quarry3.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark2.8 km
- Church1 in the locality1.6 km
- Community hall2.2 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 Sjömarken och Viared.