Älby
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
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.
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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.
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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.
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Lakes nearby
- Mälaren107,455 ha4 km
- Frövisjön44 ha16.7 km
- Mungasjön56 ha19 km
- Barva-Lappen28 ha23.2 km
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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
The figures describe Västerås Municipality as a whole, not Älby.