area in Falkenberg Municipality

Stafsinge-Gruebäcken

3,852 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalkenberg

population3,852

area code1382R009

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 areas3,852

Share 65+-3.7 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 49% of areas22.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.3 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 65% of areas74.5 %

Share foreign background+27.5 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 88% of areas47.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 11% of areas288 tkr

Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.7 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 16% of areas16.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.4 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 50% of areas66.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 94% of areas39.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-10.6 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 9% of areas75.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-40.2 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 19% of areas23.5 %

Share rental housing+16.1 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 71% of areas37.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+24.7 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 83% of areas36.2 %

Share single-family houses-37.5 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 25% of areas30.9 %

Share built before 1940-1.5 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 45% of areas9.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 70% of areas1,533 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

1,912men

1,936women

menagewomen

109

0–4

111

116

5–9

100

117

10–14

105

15–19

104

120

20–24

116

152

25–29

112

171

30–34

139

134

35–39

130

125

40–44

106

45–49

116

50–54

103

108

55–59

115

60–64

111

65–69

106

70–74

75–79

116

80+

190

marital status

Unmarried2,054

53 %

Married1,149

30 %

Divorced453

12 %

Widowed202

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Stafsinge-Gruebäcken. 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 Sweden4 in 2011 → 9 in 2024percentile 9

Population 20252,994 in 20103,852

Economic standard, medianin 2024263 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

76.8 %turnout

S38.2 %

SD19.2 %

M17.5 %

C7.4 %

V6.1 %

KD4.3 %

L3.5 %

MP2.9 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Stavsjösmall locality1.5 km Falkenbergurban area1.9 km Vinbergurban area5.1 km Olofsbourban area5.8 km Långåsurban area7.2 km Glommenurban area7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Falkenberg centrum1.0 km Västra gärdet2.2 km Tröingeberg-Fajans2.3 km Falkenberg södra3.2 km Skogstorp3.3 km Skrea5.8 km Glommen8.1 km Vinberg-Ljungby8.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFalkenberg 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 Falkenberg?

47,337population

384 tkrmedian income

44.3 yearsaverage age