area in Oskarshamn Municipality

Bockara-Påskallavik

3,870 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityOskarshamn

population3,870

area code0882R001

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 74% of areas3,870

Share 65+-1.1 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 62% of areas24.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.5 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 16% of areas64.1 %

Share foreign background-11.8 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 9% of areas8.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Oskarshamn · higher than 62% of areas371 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.4 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 19% of areas17.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.2 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 58% of areas68.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-88 % vs Oskarshamn · higher than 57% of areas25.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.0 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 75% of areas90.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+31.3 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 84% of areas91.2 %

Share rental housing-19.1 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 31% of areas8.4 %

Share single-family houses+31.0 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 81% of areas92.7 %

Share built before 1940+4.6 pp vs Oskarshamn · higher than 80% of areas20.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,426 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

2,028men

1,837women

menagewomen

0–4

140

5–9

108

132

10–14

127

117

15–19

105

20–24

25–29

122

30–34

119

120

35–39

101

124

40–44

112

113

45–49

109

129

50–54

114

138

55–59

116

155

60–64

152

133

65–69

111

118

70–74

118

116

75–79

106

134

80+

118

marital status

Unmarried2,008

52 %

Married1,414

37 %

Divorced293

8 %

Widowed154

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Bockara-Påskallavik. 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 Sweden63 in 2011 → 61 in 2024percentile 61

Population 20253,746 in 20103,870

Economic standard, medianin 2024323 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

89.4 %turnout

SD33.1 %

S27.1 %

M18.7 %

KD7.9 %

V3.9 %

C3.7 %

L2.6 %

MP2.0 %

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 40% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Björnhultsmall locality7.6 km Skorpetorpsmall locality8.0 km Sjockebäcksmall locality9.2 km Oskarshamnurban area9.7 km Kilensmall locality9.9 km Finsjösmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Döderhult-Svalliden6.4 km Norrtorn-Orrängen8.3 km Oskarshamns centrum9.6 km Kristineberg-Mysingsö11 km Gröndal-Åsa12 km Fliseryd omlandMönsterås12 km Hummlekärrshult-Mockebo-Saltvik13 km Högsby omlandHögsby14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOskarshamn 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 Oskarshamn?

26,923population

410 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age