area in Halmstad Municipality

Linehed södra-Östra Stranden

1,673 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges
the register

Facts

municipalityHalmstad
population1,673
area code1380R020

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 25% of areas1,673
Share 65++2.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 56% of areas23.4 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 48% of areas71.8 %
Share foreign background+32.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 93% of areas60.8 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-28 % vs Halmstad · higher than 3% of areas248 tkr
Share low economic standard+22.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 96% of areas36.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 24% of areas18.1 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-17.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 2% of areas44.4 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Halmstad · higher than 94% of areas39.3 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-14.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 5% of areas68.7 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-27.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 19% of areas23.5 %
Share rental housing+34.6 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 93% of areas72.1 %
Share of housing co-ops-8.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 16% of areas2.6 %
Share single-family houses-31.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 22% of areas25.5 %
Share built before 1940+5.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 66% of areas15.7 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas611 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

875men
798women
menagewomen
48
0–4
37
40
5–9
37
31
10–14
30
39
15–19
42
67
20–24
61
77
25–29
54
52
30–34
57
64
35–39
41
61
40–44
38
58
45–49
43
48
50–54
50
53
55–59
49
48
60–64
59
60
65–69
53
54
70–74
50
33
75–79
46
42
80+
51
marital status
Unmarried846
51 %
Married507
30 %
Divorced257
15 %
Widowed61
4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Linehed södra-Östra Stranden. 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 Sweden10 in 2011 → 3 in 2024percentile 3
Population 20251,343 in 20101,673
Economic standard, medianin 2024230 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

68.1 %turnout
S36.1 %
SD22.4 %
M15.8 %
V10.2 %
C3.6 %
KD3.6 %
MP3.0 %
L2.5 %

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. Here 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

nearest

Neighbouring areas

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.

106,084population
384 tkrmedian income
42.0 yearsaverage age