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area in Halmstad Municipality

Linehed norra-Gustavsfält

6,153 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityHalmstad

population6,153

area code1380R014

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 92% of areas6,153

Share 65+-6.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 14% of areas15.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)0.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 58% of areas73.3 %

Share foreign background+38.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 95% of areas66.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-16 % vs Halmstad · higher than 12% of areas288 tkr

Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 92% of areas28.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 31% of areas19.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.7 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 12% of areas55.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Halmstad · higher than 61% of areas26.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 6% of areas71.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-32.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 16% of areas18.3 %

Share rental housing+21.7 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 87% of areas59.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+11.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 65% of areas21.9 %

Share single-family houses-38.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 19% of areas18.9 %

Share built before 1940-9.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 14% of areas1.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 88% of areas2,195 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

3,155men

2,989women

menagewomen

174

0–4

154

213

5–9

196

180

10–14

162

187

15–19

206

281

20–24

273

291

25–29

248

266

30–34

231

281

35–39

221

215

40–44

190

168

45–49

153

154

50–54

150

147

55–59

173

152

60–64

146

159

65–69

146

70–74

75–79

109

80+

158

marital status

Unmarried3,495

57 %

Married1,748

28 %

Divorced721

12 %

Widowed194

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Linehed norra-Gustavsfält. 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 Sweden20 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20255,134 in 20106,153

Economic standard, medianin 2024251 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

69.5 %turnout

S39.9 %

SD20.8 %

M15.4 %

V9.0 %

KD3.7 %

C3.5 %

L2.6 %

MP2.3 %

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 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Halmstadurban area1.7 km Björkåssmall locality2.3 km Röingesmall locality3.6 km Skedalaurban area5.7 km Trönningeurban area6.3 km Toftasmall locality7.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Nyhem södra940 m Andersberg1.0 km Nyhem norra-Nyatorp östra1.0 km Vallås västra1.4 km Halmstad centrum östra-Nyatorp västra1.6 km Snöstorp-Brogård1.8 km Furet-Gamletull1.9 km Engelbrekt-Östra Förstaden2.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityHalmstad 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 Halmstad?

106,084population

384 tkrmedian income

42.0 yearsaverage age