area in Österåker Municipality

Margeretelunds centrum

4,859 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalityÖsteråker

population4,859

area code0117R005

A RegSO (regional statistical area) is Statistics Sweden's division of the country into 3,363 areas of roughly equal population. The boundaries do not always follow what the place is called day to day.

Statistics Sweden · area statistics

Who lives here

Demographics

Population (SCB)higher than 84% of areas4,859

Share 65+-3.7 pp vs Österåker · higher than 15% of areas15.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.8 pp vs Österåker · higher than 32% of areas68.7 %

Share foreign background-3.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 52% of areas20.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Österåker · higher than 89% of areas441 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Österåker · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 71% of areas33.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 41% of areas64.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Österåker · higher than 15% of areas15.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.9 pp vs Österåker · higher than 65% of areas89.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-0.4 pp vs Österåker · higher than 50% of areas66.9 %

Share rental housing-8.8 pp vs Österåker · higher than 13% of areas3.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+9.6 pp vs Österåker · higher than 71% of areas25.5 %

Share single-family houses+17.7 pp vs Österåker · higher than 80% of areas92.4 %

Share built before 1940-5.3 pp vs Österåker · higher than 14% of areas1.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 86% of areas2,075 st

Statistics Sweden figures per RegSO area. The reference compares with the municipality as a whole; the percentile with all other areas in Sweden.

the population

Age distribution

2,377men

2,472women

menagewomen

137

0–4

134

197

5–9

159

182

10–14

199

181

15–19

214

142

20–24

115

25–29

106

30–34

159

174

35–39

182

159

40–44

178

181

45–49

186

176

50–54

198

146

55–59

166

148

60–64

125

65–69

70–74

75–79

100

123

80+

102

marital status

Unmarried2,587

53 %

Married1,732

36 %

Divorced420

9 %

Widowed127

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Margeretelunds centrum. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

FlatsHouses

Owned homesRentals

Newer housingTurn of the century

Lower incomesHigher incomes

Shorter educationLonger education

YoungerMore 65+

The bar shows where the area sits between the poles, as a percentile among Sweden's 3,363 areas. The poles describe; they do not grade.

2011 to today

Development over time

Area typeStatistics Sweden classification 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden87 in 2011 → 90 in 2024percentile 90

Population 20254,473 in 20104,859

Economic standard, medianin 2024394 tkr

General trend2011–2024stable

Statistics Sweden's socio-economic index (TAB6586) per year, expressed as the area's percentile in Sweden — higher is better. The area type is Statistics Sweden's own 1–5 classification.

Election Authority

Parliamentary election 2022

89.2 %turnout

M29.8 %

S25.0 %

SD17.8 %

C7.0 %

L6.4 %

KD4.9 %

MP4.5 %

V3.6 %

Parliamentary election 2022, share of valid votes. Polling-district votes are allocated to the area in proportion to address points — an estimate, not an official area result. Here 35% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åkersbergaurban area800 m Solbergaurban area3.3 km Nyhagen och Översättraurban area3.4 km Resaröurban area4.6 km Täljö och Näsurban area4.8 km Svinningeurban area4.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Söra1.3 km Hacksta-Centrumområdet1.8 km Österskär1.9 km Norrgårdshöjden1.9 km Tuna2.0 km Skånsta-Singö2.5 km Berga2.9 km Brevik-Lervik-Flaxenvik3.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖsteråker Municipality

The figures describe the municipality, not the area. The municipality page has tax, housing mix, schools and commuting.

what is it like to live in Österåker?

49,787population

455 tkrmedian income

41.4 yearsaverage age