area in Halmstad Municipality

Söndrum-Eketånga

3,659 inhabitants · Very good conditions
the register

Facts

municipalityHalmstad
population3,659
area code1380R005

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 71% of areas3,659
Share 65++2.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 58% of areas23.8 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.7 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 20% of areas65.6 %
Share foreign background-16.5 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 22% of areas11.5 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+28 % vs Halmstad · higher than 89% of areas441 tkr
Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+14.4 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 85% of areas43.8 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+1.2 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 33% of areas62.8 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Halmstad · higher than 8% of areas12.7 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+7.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 71% of areas90.0 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing+40.3 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 84% of areas91.0 %
Share rental housing-32.0 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 23% of areas5.6 %
Share of housing co-ops-7.9 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 17% of areas2.7 %
Share single-family houses+36.8 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 84% of areas93.9 %
Share built before 1940-8.1 pp vs Halmstad · higher than 18% of areas2.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 77% of areas1,726 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

1,806men
1,861women
menagewomen
70
0–4
79
130
5–9
118
138
10–14
134
154
15–19
145
85
20–24
54
28
25–29
18
62
30–34
79
81
35–39
94
107
40–44
129
123
45–49
134
148
50–54
124
158
55–59
161
129
60–64
114
105
65–69
106
94
70–74
101
65
75–79
81
129
80+
190
marital status
Unmarried1,689
46 %
Married1,538
42 %
Divorced253
7 %
Widowed188
5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Söndrum-Eketånga. 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 20245 · Very good conditions
Relative position in Sweden96 in 2011 → 97 in 2024percentile 97
Population 20253,680 in 20103,659
Economic standard, medianin 2024418 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

93.7 %turnout
M30.1 %
S24.0 %
SD16.4 %
C8.3 %
L7.5 %
KD6.9 %
MP4.0 %
V2.1 %

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 41% 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