urban area in Karlstad Municipality

Älvåker och Råtorp

Värmland County · 3,144 inhabitants · 138 ha

Short answer: Älvåker och Råtorp is in Karlstad Municipality, Värmland County. It has 3,144 residents.

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlstad

countyVärmland County

population3,144

area138 ha

scb code1780TB109

place profile

What it is like to live here

86/100 accessibility
median in the locality

Nature proximity41/100

Quiet surroundings41/100

Rurality55/100

Urbanity85/100

Family friendliness87/100

Senior friendliness88/100

nature

forest110 m

water190 m

farmland650 m

shoreline190 m

disturbance

major road20 m

railway240 m

industry540 m

power line3 km

services

grocery store980 m

school430 m

train station3.3 km

Median across 815 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

3,384men

3,535women

menagewomen

130

0–4

155

200

5–9

180

230

10–14

220

271

15–19

261

226

20–24

234

174

25–29

182

224

30–34

210

35–39

200

198

40–44

222

241

45–49

238

255

50–54

303

236

55–59

236

203

60–64

198

132

65–69

164

151

70–74

157

124

75–79

141

179

80+

234

marital status

Unmarried3,897

56 %

Married2,212

32 %

Divorced603

9 %

Widowed215

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 4 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Älvåker och Råtorp, 6,919 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 3,144 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

driving time

From here and away

Stockholm4 h

Gothenburg3 h 40 min

Municipal seat7 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.

water

Lakes nearby

Sundstatjärnet8 ha2.2 km

Kroppkärrssjön67 ha3.2 km

Ilandasjön13 ha4.7 km

Alstern582 ha4.7 km

near here

Nearest localities

Karlstad69,615 inhabitants1 km Skåre5,415 inhabitants2.5 km Steffensminne149 inhabitants4.6 km Gräsås120 inhabitants5.4 km Finterud80 inhabitants5.5 km Skoghall14,610 inhabitants5.9 km

the layers around the locality

Surroundings

natural hazards

Flood zone1.1 km

Wildfire area (since 2018)11.2 km

Potentially contaminated land11 in the locality210 m

protection & regulations

Nature reserve5.3 km

Natura 20004.5 km

National outdoor-recreation interest3.1 km

Water protection area2 km

Habitat protection840 m

National conservation interest1 km

National heritage interest2.3 km

services & safety

School3 in the locality130 m

Fire station1.8 km

Police station1.9 km

Civil defence shelter7 in the locality60 m

nature & outdoors

Bathing site2.4 km

Swimming pool2 in the locality690 m

Campsite4 km

Hiking trail480 m

Cycle trail260 m

Floodlit track980 m

Birding site14.3 km

service & nöje

Restaurant2 in the locality340 m

Café1 in the locality450 m

Petrol station2 km

Library2.9 km

Sports hall2 in the locality240 m

Hotel2 km

Care home1.9 km

Recycling centre2 km

disturbance

Major road1.4 km

Railway390 m

Power line3.8 km

Wind turbine9.3 km

Mobile mast2.3 km

Military area35.7 km

below ground

Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2 km

Quarry8.7 km

culture

Museum or landmark1 in the locality860 m

Church1 in the locality250 m

Community hall2.7 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.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlstad Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the locality. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

What is it like to live in Karlstad?

98,084population

388 tkrmedian income

42.0 yearsaverage age