area in Älvkarleby Municipality

Skutskär centrala-Skutskär nordvästra

2,484 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityÄlvkarleby

population2,484

area code0319R001

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 50% of areas2,484

Share 65+-1.3 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 59% of areas24.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+9.9 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 44% of areas71.1 %

Share foreign background+11.6 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 74% of areas30.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Älvkarleby · higher than 15% of areas297 tkr

Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 88% of areas24.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.5 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 6% of areas13.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.8 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 78% of areas73.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-71 % vs Älvkarleby · higher than 94% of areas39.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.1 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 15% of areas79.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-27.3 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 30% of areas42.4 %

Share rental housing+28.9 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 83% of areas52.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-0.8 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 23% of areas3.8 %

Share single-family houses-29.4 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 32% of areas45.4 %

Share built before 1940+13.9 pp vs Älvkarleby · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 44% of areas1,029 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

1,235men

1,249women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

131

marital status

Unmarried1,381

56 %

Married606

24 %

Divorced337

14 %

Widowed159

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skutskär centrala-Skutskär nordvästra. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden11 in 2011 → 9 in 2024percentile 9

Population 20252,247 in 20102,484

Economic standard, medianin 2024252 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

75.3 %turnout

S37.5 %

SD31.0 %

M10.7 %

V7.2 %

KD4.5 %

C3.0 %

MP2.6 %

L1.8 %

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

Skutskärurban area2.4 km Furuvikurban area2.9 km Grindugasmall locality5.1 km Murarhällsharensmall locality5.4 km Överbodasmall locality6.3 km Långsandsmall locality8.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skutskär nordöstra2.1 km Skutskär södra4.8 km Holmsund-Sjöäng-Sörby UrfjällGävle6.2 km Södra BomhusGävle7.8 km Älvkarleby10 km Hemlingby-Hemsta-JärvstaGävle11 km Södra BrynäsGävle11 km Norra BrynäsGävle11 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÄlvkarleby 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 Älvkarleby?

9,552population

390 tkrmedian income

44.7 yearsaverage age