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area in Kristianstad Municipality

Östra Kasern-Fäladen

3,853 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityKristianstad

population3,853

area code1290R024

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 areas3,853

Share 65+-0.9 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 49% of areas22.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 66% of areas74.6 %

Share foreign background+15.3 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 85% of areas42.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 8% of areas278 tkr

Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-5.8 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 35% of areas20.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+11.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 78% of areas73.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Kristianstad · higher than 84% of areas33.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.4 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 9% of areas75.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-56.3 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 4% of areas1.5 %

Share rental housing+52.1 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 96% of areas84.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.2 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 52% of areas13.8 %

Share single-family houses-63.0 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 8% of areas1.5 %

Share built before 1940+1.5 pp vs Kristianstad · higher than 75% of areas18.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 60% of areas1,294 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

1,825men

2,037women

menagewomen

0–4

100

5–9

101

10–14

15–19

101

157

20–24

166

203

25–29

187

157

30–34

157

140

35–39

107

115

40–44

105

45–49

104

50–54

55–59

60–64

122

65–69

70–74

75–79

120

80+

250

marital status

Unmarried2,263

59 %

Married793

21 %

Divorced569

15 %

Widowed223

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Östra Kasern-Fäladen. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden25 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20253,007 in 20103,853

Economic standard, medianin 2024235 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

72.9 %turnout

S33.1 %

SD26.1 %

M16.4 %

V6.7 %

L4.6 %

KD4.1 %

C3.9 %

MP2.6 %

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

Kristianstadurban area2.1 km Hammarurban area3.0 km Balsbyurban area5.0 km Vibyurban area5.3 km Färlövurban area5.3 km Skepparslövurban area6.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kulltorp-Sommarlust-Egna Hem780 m Kristianstad centrum1.2 km Österäng1.3 km Östermalm1.3 km Näsby1.4 km Vilan-Hedentorp2.3 km Gamlegården2.4 km Söder2.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKristianstad 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 Kristianstad?

86,379population

378 tkrmedian income

43.0 yearsaverage age