area in Växjö Municipality

Växjö öster

3,500 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVäxjö

population3,500

area code0780R021

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 67% of areas3,500

Share 65++1.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 43% of areas21.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 81% of areas77.2 %

Share foreign background+2.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 74% of areas30.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Växjö · higher than 42% of areas342 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 78% of areas37.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-8.2 pp vs Växjö · higher than 16% of areas57.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Växjö · higher than 63% of areas27.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.8 pp vs Växjö · higher than 43% of areas86.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-25.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 18% of areas20.7 %

Share rental housing+21.0 pp vs Växjö · higher than 86% of areas58.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 62% of areas20.2 %

Share single-family houses-32.1 pp vs Växjö · higher than 20% of areas21.2 %

Share built before 1940+4.7 pp vs Växjö · higher than 69% of areas16.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,344 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

1,727men

1,782women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

101

120

20–24

133

205

25–29

151

162

30–34

127

121

35–39

117

116

40–44

102

45–49

50–54

55–59

111

60–64

111

65–69

70–74

75–79

108

80+

141

marital status

Unmarried2,040

58 %

Married983

28 %

Divorced348

10 %

Widowed125

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Växjö öster. 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 Sweden73 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32

Population 20252,944 in 20103,500

Economic standard, medianin 2024311 tkr

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

85.5 %turnout

S30.8 %

M21.8 %

SD15.5 %

V7.9 %

C6.4 %

MP5.6 %

KD5.4 %

L4.5 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Växjöurban area2.7 km Skirsmall locality3.2 km Notterydsmall locality5.5 km Bramstorpsmall locality6.1 km Hinnamålasmall locality7.0 km Dänningelandasmall locality8.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Universitetsområde1.5 km Söder-Bäckaslöv1.7 km Högstorp-Hollstorp1.8 km Växjö centrum-Väster-Spetsamossen1.9 km Teleborg centrum2.0 km Gamla norr-Fagrabäck2.6 km Teleborg2.7 km Kungsmad-Pilbäcken2.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVäxjö 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 Växjö?

98,334population

384 tkrmedian income

40.4 yearsaverage age