area in Södertälje Municipality

Västergård

4,901 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalitySödertälje

population4,901

area code0181R028

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 85% of areas4,901

Share 65+-6.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 5% of areas10.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.5 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 70% of areas75.2 %

Share foreign background+9.5 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 96% of areas70.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+11 % vs Södertälje · higher than 64% of areas375 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.2 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 68% of areas31.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.0 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 30% of areas62.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Södertälje · higher than 14% of areas15.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.2 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 6% of areas71.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-1.9 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 23% of areas30.0 %

Share rental housing+7.9 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 84% of areas53.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.2 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 52% of areas13.5 %

Share single-family houses-3.3 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 28% of areas36.1 %

Share built before 1940-7.7 pp vs Södertälje · higher than 17% of areas2.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 74% of areas1,630 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

2,515men

2,379women

menagewomen

158

0–4

164

191

5–9

171

187

10–14

178

162

15–19

170

149

20–24

155

174

25–29

155

204

30–34

226

212

35–39

206

184

40–44

160

159

45–49

141

159

50–54

148

158

55–59

134

142

60–64

107

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,613

53 %

Married1,806

37 %

Divorced373

8 %

Widowed107

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västergård. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden32 in 2011 → 34 in 2024percentile 34

Population 20253,961 in 20104,901

Economic standard, medianin 2024303 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

71.5 %turnout

S29.2 %

M24.2 %

SD20.1 %

KD9.7 %

V6.2 %

C3.8 %

L3.2 %

MP1.9 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Södertäljeurban area1.9 km Lerhagasmall locality4.9 km Pershagenurban area4.9 km Skillnadensmall locality5.9 km Viksäter och Viksbergurban area6.2 km Vattubrinkenurban area6.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Blombacka810 m Mariekälla1.2 km Geneta norra-Bårsta västra1.4 km Saltskog1.4 km Hovsjö1.5 km Bårsta östra1.7 km Geneta södra-Vasa1.8 km Telge-Snäckviken-Torekälla1.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySödertälje 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 Södertälje?

102,911population

371 tkrmedian income

40.2 yearsaverage age