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area in Karlskrona Municipality

Saltö-Björkholmen

1,755 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKarlskrona

population1,755

area code1080R020

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 27% of areas1,755

Share 65++9.7 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 92% of areas32.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+6.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 97% of areas82.9 %

Share foreign background-6.4 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 17% of areas10.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+6 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 66% of areas379 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+6.5 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 81% of areas39.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 67% of areas70.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Karlskrona · higher than 42% of areas22.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.8 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 89% of areas92.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-31.0 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 23% of areas29.2 %

Share rental housing+15.6 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 78% of areas44.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+15.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 69% of areas24.4 %

Share single-family houses-32.2 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 25% of areas29.5 %

Share built before 1940+16.3 pp vs Karlskrona · higher than 96% of areas32.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 28% of areas815 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

905men

837women

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+

marital status

Unmarried800

46 %

Married613

35 %

Divorced252

14 %

Widowed89

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Saltö-Björkholmen. 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 Sweden79 in 2011 → 68 in 2024percentile 68

Population 20251,820 in 20101,755

Economic standard, medianin 2024373 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

91.0 %turnout

S30.0 %

M22.7 %

SD18.2 %

C6.5 %

L6.4 %

KD5.4 %

V5.1 %

MP4.5 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sjuhallaurban area2.6 km Mjöviksstrandsmall locality2.8 km Skavkulla och Skillingenäsurban area3.5 km Nättrabyurban area4.1 km Färmanstorp och Skavkulla bryggaurban area4.2 km Karlskronaurban area4.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Nordvästra Trossö1.2 km Långö-Gräsvik1.5 km Sydvästra Trossö1.7 km Pantarholmen2.0 km Nordöstra Trossö2.0 km Galgamarken2.2 km Sydöstra Trossö2.4 km Bergåsa-Västra Mark-Annebo3.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKarlskrona 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 Karlskrona?

66,301population

406 tkrmedian income

43.2 yearsaverage age