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Ockelbo
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Facts
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Place profile
Life situation (index 0-100)
Nature
- Distance to forest70 m
- Distance to water430 m
- Distance to farmland160 m
- Distance to shoreline430 m
Disturbance
- Distance to major road20 m
- Distance to railway330 m
- Distance to industry340 m
- Distance to power line800 m
Services
- Distance to grocery store900 m
- Distance to school1.1 km
- Distance to train station1.3 km
Median across 1,032 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.
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Age distribution
- 710–475
- 835–984
- 10810–14102
- 9015–1985
- 7520–2461
- 5425–2948
- 11030–34109
- 10735–3988
- 7640–4483
- 9045–4977
- 8150–5485
- 10755–5997
- 9160–6494
- 8565–6996
- 10670–7494
- 8875–79107
- 12780+177
Men 1,549Women 1,562
Marital status
- Unmarried1,686 (54 %)
- Married877 (28 %)
- Divorced346 (11 %)
- Widowed197 (6 %)
Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the 2 statistical areas (DeSO) covering Ockelbo, 3,111 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 2,901 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
- Stockholm2 h 50 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
- Bysjön219 ha140 m
- Ycklaren250 ha660 m
- Östersjön153 ha2.1 km
- Liss-Rännsjön16 ha3.3 km
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Nearest localities
- Stenbäcken94 inhabitants2.3 km
- Ulvsta83 inhabitants2.5 km
- Strömsborg116 inhabitants3.4 km
- Mo62 inhabitants3.9 km
- Järbo1,758 inhabitants19.7 km
- 2181SB13958 inhabitants22.3 km
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Associations and activities
- Ockelbo – var med och starta!scoutkårOutdoor life
- Ockelbo IPidrottsplanSports
- Ockelbo kommunbibliotekCulture
- Rio biografen i OckelbobiografCulture
- Ockelbo kyrkakyrkaReligion
- PRO OckelbobygdenpensionärsföreningSocial
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 zoneThe locality lies within
- Wildfire area (since 2018)8.6 km
- Potentially contaminated land50 in the locality80 m
Protection & regulations
- Nature reserve11 km
- Natura 200012.6 km
- National outdoor-recreation interest18.7 km
- Water protection area90 m
- Habitat protection7.2 km
- National conservation interest6 km
- National heritage interestThe locality lies within
Services & safety
- School5 in the locality290 m
- Fire station21 km
- Police station30.5 km
- Civil defence shelter29 in the locality180 m
Nature & outdoors
- Bathing site360 m
- Swimming pool17.8 km
- Campsite4 in the locality1000 m
- Hiking trail2.5 km
- Cycle trail6.5 km
- Ski trail24.8 km
- Floodlit track15.5 km
- Geologically notable site19.4 km
Service & nöje
- Restaurant3 in the locality340 m
- Café4 in the locality440 m
- Petrol station2 in the locality660 m
- Library1 in the locality510 m
- Sports hall1 in the locality510 m
- Hotel2 in the locality1.3 km
- Care home20.8 km
- Recycling centre21 km
Disturbance
- Major road110 m
- Railway1.5 km
- Power line540 m
- Wind turbine9.6 km
- Mobile mast2.7 km
- Military area32.9 km
Below ground
- Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)7.1 km
- Mine16.6 km
- Quarry6.4 km
Culture
- Museum or landmark3 in the locality520 m
- Church1 in the locality880 m
- Community hall17.8 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
- Population5,715
- Median income373,600 kr/yr
- Average age48.3 years