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area in Helsingborg Municipality

Söder-Oceanhamnen-Oljehamnen

7,436 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHelsingborg

population7,436

area code1283R026

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 96% of areas7,436

Share 65+-2.6 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 23% of areas17.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 45% of areas71.3 %

Share foreign background+28.6 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 95% of areas67.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-30 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 3% of areas240 tkr

Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 97% of areas38.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.2 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 48% of areas23.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-13.8 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 4% of areas49.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Helsingborg · higher than 62% of areas27.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.2 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 5% of areas69.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-33.7 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 1% of areas0.2 %

Share rental housing+32.7 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 93% of areas73.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.0 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 69% of areas24.3 %

Share single-family houses-39.7 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 5% of areas0.4 %

Share built before 1940+7.8 pp vs Helsingborg · higher than 79% of areas20.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 71% of areas1,557 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

3,766men

3,709women

menagewomen

213

0–4

201

196

5–9

171

195

10–14

189

202

15–19

225

292

20–24

319

339

25–29

312

324

30–34

312

308

35–39

261

40–44

235

217

45–49

215

202

50–54

180

237

55–59

205

181

60–64

195

177

65–69

174

156

70–74

164

116

75–79

157

150

80+

194

marital status

Unmarried4,027

54 %

Married2,048

28 %

Divorced1,127

15 %

Widowed231

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Söder-Oceanhamnen-Oljehamnen. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden6 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3

Population 20255,028 in 20107,436

Economic standard, medianin 2024225 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

64.7 %turnout

S35.5 %

SD22.2 %

M15.5 %

V11.1 %

C4.0 %

MP3.3 %

L2.9 %

KD2.7 %

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 81% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Helsingborgurban area2.7 km Östra Ramlösasmall locality5.3 km Hittarpurban area6.8 km Påarpurban area8.0 km Ödåkraurban area8.2 km Hjortshögsmall locality8.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Helsingborg centrum-Slottshöjden västra1.1 km Planteringen-Miatorp västra1.5 km Eneborg-Högaborg1.8 km Närlunda-Elineberg2.3 km Wilson park-Fältabacken2.3 km Olympia-Slottshöjden östra2.4 km Tågaborg2.5 km Högasten-Miatorp östra2.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHelsingborg 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 Helsingborg?

152,091population

383 tkrmedian income

41.5 yearsaverage age