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Barkarö
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest60 m
- Distance to water690 m
- Distance to farmland210 m
- Distance to shoreline690 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway3.5 km
- Distance to industry3.1 km
- Distance to power line2.8 km
Services
- Distance to grocery store540 m
- Distance to school470 m
- Distance to train station6.3 km
Median across 660 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 1380–496
- 1175–9123
- 11310–1499
- 9015–1984
- 1820–2427
- 1625–2919
- 7030–3493
- 12235–39132
- 8940–4474
- 7845–4979
- 8050–5476
- 4955–5942
- 3560–6428
- 2165–6928
- 2170–7424
- 2175–7920
- 3480+37
Men 1,112Women 1,081
Marital status
- Unmarried1,293 (59 %)
- Married774 (35 %)
- Divorced87 (4 %)
- Widowed32 (1 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Barkarö, 2,193 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,029 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 44 min
- Gothenburg5 h 8 min
- Municipal seat17 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 ha2.3 km
- Frövisjön44 ha17 km
- Harsjön8 ha19.1 km
- Mungasjön56 ha20.5 km
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Nearest localities
- Enhagen-Ekbacken1,064 inhabitants1.6 km
- Eriksbo201 inhabitants1.8 km
- Örtagården462 inhabitants2 km
- Västerås131,643 inhabitants3 km
- Hustahöjden247 inhabitants3.5 km
- Tidö-Lindö718 inhabitants3.7 km
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Associations and activities
- Barkarö bygdegårdOther
- BarkaröbygdegårdLocal heritage
- Barkarö SockengilleHembygdLocal heritage
- Barkarö Basketklubb UNGBasketSports
- Barkarö IPidrottsplanSports
- Barkarö SportklubbFotbollSports
- Västerås-Barkarö kyrkakyrkaReligion
Associations and activities carrying the locality's name, from the municipalities' own registers, the Swedish Sports Confederation and the Swedish Tax Agency. The list is not exhaustive: an association without the locality name in its name is not included.
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Surroundings
Natural hazards
- Flood zone6.4 km
- Wildfire area (since 2018)10.8 km
- Potentially contaminated land3 in the locality250 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve2.2 km
- Natura 20002.2 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest2.3 km
- Water protection area5.2 km
- Habitat protection2.2 km
- National conservation interest550 m
- National heritage interest1.7 km
Services & safety
- School6 in the locality120 m
- Fire station7.6 km
- Police station6.6 km
- Civil defence shelter3.4 km
- Vulnerable area (police)4.8 km
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site2.9 km
- Swimming pool1 in the locality270 m
- Campsite2.9 km
- Hiking trail1.7 km
- Cycle trail250 m
- Floodlit track12.7 km
- Birding site4.3 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant1.5 km
- Café5.5 km
- Petrol station4.3 km
- Library5.7 km
- Sports hall5.2 km
- Hotel6 km
- Care home6.6 km
- Recycling centre6.7 km
Disturbance
- Major road810 m
- Railway5.1 km
- Power line2.9 km
- Wind turbine16.5 km
- Mobile mast8.2 km
- Military area31.5 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)5.7 km
- Mine16.3 km
- Quarry7.2 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark5.3 km
- Church1 in the locality400 m
- Community hall1 in the locality300 m
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 Barkarö.