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Urban area in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County

Ostvik

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1

Facts

MunicipalitySkellefteå
CountyVästerbotten County
Population546
Area137 ha
SCB code2482TB116

2

Place profile

21/100Accessibility · median in the locality

Life situation (index 0-100)

Nature proximity
36/100
Quiet surroundings
56/100
Rurality
44/100
Urbanity
9/100
Family friendliness
43/100
Senior friendliness
6/100

Nature

  • Distance to forest30 m
  • Distance to water320 m
  • Distance to farmland100 m
  • Distance to shoreline320 m

Disturbance

  • Distance to major road20 m
  • Distance to railway14.9 km
  • Distance to industry1.3 km
  • Distance to power line970 m

Services

  • Distance to grocery store3 km
  • Distance to school630 m
  • Distance to train station49.7 km

Median across 297 properties in the locality. Index is percentile 0-100 against all properties in Sweden.

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Age distribution

  • 540–455
  • 545–957
  • 6910–1475
  • 5615–1945
  • 2420–2426
  • 4125–2934
  • 7130–3466
  • 7235–3958
  • 6740–4454
  • 6145–4961
  • 6150–5440
  • 6655–5969
  • 4960–6453
  • 6165–6958
  • 6170–7452
  • 4575–7936
  • 4580+28

Men 957Women 867

Marital status

  • Unmarried985 (54 %)
  • Married692 (38 %)
  • Divorced101 (6 %)
  • Widowed53 (3 %)

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the statistical area (DeSO) covering Ostvik, 1,824 inhabitants in total. The locality itself has 546 inhabitants. A statistical area follows no locality boundary, so the figures describe the area around the locality, not the locality alone.

4

Driving time

  • Municipal seat19 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

  • Brännträsket18 ha290 m
  • Ostträsket178 ha3.1 km
  • Själbodträsket13 ha4.3 km
  • Bredviken22 ha4.7 km

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Nearest localities

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Associations and activities

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.

8

Surroundings

Natural hazards

  • Flood zone24 km
  • Wildfire area (since 2018)1.6 km
  • Potentially contaminated land5 in the locality140 m

Protection & regulations

  • Nature reserve2.9 km
  • Natura 20002.9 km
  • National outdoor-recreation interest9.3 km
  • Water protection area16.1 km
  • Habitat protection12 km
  • National conservation interest2.7 km
  • National heritage interest8.7 km

Services & safety

  • School2 in the locality170 m
  • Fire station5.9 km
  • Police station15.6 km
  • Civil defence shelter13.4 km

Nature & outdoors

  • Bathing site7.2 km
  • Swimming pool5 km
  • Campsite10.7 km
  • Hiking trail650 m
  • Cycle trail900 m
  • Ski trail49 km
  • Floodlit track10.6 km

Service & nöje

  • Restaurant3.1 km
  • Café6.3 km
  • Petrol station6.7 km
  • Library14.4 km
  • Sports hall10.4 km
  • Hotel15 km
  • Care home14.3 km
  • Recycling centre12.4 km

Disturbance

  • Major road8.1 km
  • Railway15 km
  • Power line960 m
  • Wind turbine29.9 km
  • Mobile mast13.1 km
  • Military area13 km

Below ground

  • Uranium in bedrock (radon indicator)2.4 km
  • Mine17.8 km
  • Quarry650 m

Culture

  • Museum or landmark4.2 km
  • Church6.5 km
  • Community hall6 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

  • Population78,150
  • Median income423,500 kr/yr
  • Average age43.1 years
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The figures describe Skellefteå Municipality as a whole, not Ostvik.