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area in Österåker Municipality

Österskär

2,616 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖsteråker

population2,616

area code0117R015

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 52% of areas2,616

Share 65++2.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 44% of areas21.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.7 pp vs Österåker · higher than 25% of areas66.8 %

Share foreign background-11.4 pp vs Österåker · higher than 23% of areas11.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+30 % vs Österåker · higher than 98% of areas534 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Österåker · higher than 0% of areas2.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+17.4 pp vs Österåker · higher than 91% of areas49.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-13.4 pp vs Österåker · higher than 6% of areas51.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Österåker · higher than 2% of areas8.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 99% of areas95.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+20.6 pp vs Österåker · higher than 76% of areas87.9 %

Share rental housing-10.6 pp vs Österåker · higher than 5% of areas1.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-7.2 pp vs Österåker · higher than 40% of areas8.8 %

Share single-family houses+19.8 pp vs Österåker · higher than 87% of areas94.5 %

Share built before 1940+2.1 pp vs Österåker · higher than 42% of areas8.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,128 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

1,299men

1,299women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

104

15–19

107

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

111

50–54

136

110

55–59

108

110

60–64

103

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,197

46 %

Married1,151

44 %

Divorced191

7 %

Widowed82

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Österskär. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden99 in 2011 → 99 in 2024percentile 99

Population 20252,441 in 20102,616

Economic standard, medianin 2024549 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

93.8 %turnout

M36.8 %

S19.3 %

SD13.0 %

L9.7 %

C9.0 %

MP5.5 %

KD4.8 %

V1.3 %

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 65% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åkersbergaurban area2.1 km Svinningeurban area2.9 km Täljö och Näsurban area3.4 km Resaröurban area3.6 km Solbergaurban area4.9 km Nyhagen och Översättraurban area5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Tuna1.1 km Söra1.6 km Margeretelunds centrum1.9 km Norrgårdshöjden2.3 km Hacksta-Centrumområdet2.4 km Svinninge2.7 km Berga2.9 km Täljö-Runö3.2 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