area in Västervik Municipality

Södra Tjust

4,355 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästervik

population4,355

area code0883R011

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 80% of areas4,355

Share 65++4.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 95% of areas34.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.3 pp vs Västervik · higher than 7% of areas59.8 %

Share foreign background-5.8 pp vs Västervik · higher than 14% of areas9.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Västervik · higher than 30% of areas324 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 38% of areas21.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.9 pp vs Västervik · higher than 86% of areas76.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Västervik · higher than 41% of areas22.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.0 pp vs Västervik · higher than 56% of areas88.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+30.3 pp vs Västervik · higher than 84% of areas91.0 %

Share rental housing-18.4 pp vs Västervik · higher than 28% of areas7.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-11.1 pp vs Västervik · higher than 2% of areas0.5 %

Share single-family houses+31.6 pp vs Västervik · higher than 85% of areas94.1 %

Share built before 1940+6.2 pp vs Västervik · higher than 85% of areas23.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 94% of areas2,712 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

2,247men

2,112women

menagewomen

0–4

111

5–9

134

10–14

106

108

15–19

122

20–24

25–29

100

30–34

101

117

35–39

123

105

40–44

106

112

45–49

144

50–54

120

167

55–59

168

184

60–64

157

204

65–69

188

202

70–74

187

174

75–79

161

191

80+

201

marital status

Unmarried2,035

47 %

Married1,654

38 %

Divorced448

10 %

Widowed208

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Södra Tjust. 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 Sweden38 in 2011 → 49 in 2024percentile 49

Population 20254,445 in 20104,355

Economic standard, medianin 2024309 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

86.2 %turnout

S31.6 %

SD25.4 %

M15.9 %

C8.4 %

KD7.1 %

V4.0 %

MP3.2 %

L2.9 %

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. Here 45% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ankarsrumurban area6.0 km Gunnebourban area8.9 km Almviksmall locality10 km Blackstadsmall locality12 km Västervikurban area14 km Hjortedurban area15 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ankarsrum6.0 km Gunnebo9.1 km Skogshaga13 km Västralund-Jenny13 km Brevik-Gertrudsvik14 km Södermalm-Karstorp14 km Peru-Arabien14 km Reginelund-Stenhagen14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästervik 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 Västervik?

36,447population

381 tkrmedian income

47.3 yearsaverage age