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Small locality in Västerås Municipality, Västmanland County

Älby

1

Facts

MunicipalityVästerås
CountyVästmanland County
Population56
Area17 ha
SCB code1980SB153

2

Place profile

38/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
42/100
Quiet surroundings
51/100
Rurality
48/100
Urbanity
29/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
30/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water450 m
  • Distance to farmland40 m
  • Distance to shoreline450 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road30 m
  • Distance to railway7.3 km
  • Distance to industry2 km
  • Distance to power line2 km

Services

  • Distance to grocery store4.2 km
  • Distance to school2.1 km
  • Distance to train station7.6 km

Median across 24 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

3

Age distribution

  • 1280–4123
  • 1695–9182
  • 12110–14122
  • 7015–1970
  • 3720–2417
  • 2425–2931
  • 8230–34107
  • 13835–39148
  • 13240–44135
  • 11545–4996
  • 6450–5475
  • 8455–5963
  • 8760–6472
  • 7365–6961
  • 5370–7443
  • 5075–7939
  • 3380+28

Men 1,460Women 1,412

Marital status

  • Unmarried1,570 (55 %)
  • Married1,085 (38 %)
  • Divorced168 (6 %)
  • Widowed33 (1 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Älby, 2,872 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 56 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Stockholm1 h 29 min
  • Gothenburg5 h 9 min
  • Municipal seat10 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.

5

Lakes nearby

  • Mälaren107,455 ha4 km
  • Frövisjön44 ha16.7 km
  • Mungasjön56 ha19 km
  • Barva-Lappen28 ha23.2 km

6

Nearest localities

7

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone7 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)18.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land840 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve3.5 km
  • Natura 20006.4 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest6.4 km
  • Water protection area2 km
  • Habitat protection4 km
  • National conservation interest1.1 km
  • National heritage interestThe locality lies within

Services & safety

  • School2 km
  • Fire station4.9 km
  • Police station8 km
  • Civil defence shelter1.6 km
  • Vulnerable area (police)10.2 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site4.1 km
  • Swimming pool1.5 km
  • Campsite4.1 km
  • Hiking trail3.7 km
  • Cycle trail800 m
  • Floodlit track10 km
  • Birding site13.9 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant1.8 km
  • Café3.9 km
  • Petrol station1.7 km
  • Library6.1 km
  • Sports hall2.3 km
  • Hotel3.4 km
  • Care home11.6 km
  • Recycling centre4.1 km

Disturbance

  • Major road840 m
  • Railway7.9 km
  • Power line1.8 km
  • Wind turbine13.5 km
  • Mobile mast2.8 km
  • Military area24.1 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)6.2 km
  • Mine21.8 km
  • Quarry3.2 km

Culture

  • Museum or landmark3.1 km
  • Church1.9 km
  • Community hall1.6 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

  • Population160,634
  • Median income399,500 kr/yr
  • Average age41.6 years
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The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Älby.