area in Falkenberg Municipality

Västra gärdet

2,666 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalkenberg

population2,666

area code1382R014

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 53% of areas2,666

Share 65+-5.2 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 41% of areas20.6 %

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

Share foreign background+6.1 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 67% of areas26.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-2 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 34% of areas330 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.7 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 26% of areas18.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.0 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 83% of areas75.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Falkenberg · higher than 51% of areas24.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.2 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 21% of areas81.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-8.6 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 39% of areas55.1 %

Share rental housing+7.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 63% of areas29.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 51% of areas13.4 %

Share single-family houses-6.9 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 42% of areas61.6 %

Share built before 1940+1.5 pp vs Falkenberg · higher than 55% of areas12.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 59% of areas1,284 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

1,373men

1,304women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

102

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

101

60–64

105

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,471

55 %

Married761

28 %

Divorced318

12 %

Widowed125

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Västra gärdet. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden47 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32

Population 20252,643 in 20102,666

Economic standard, medianin 2024304 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

81.0 %turnout

S35.9 %

SD22.0 %

M18.4 %

C5.6 %

V5.4 %

L3.9 %

KD3.8 %

MP3.7 %

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

Falkenbergurban area1.9 km Stavsjösmall locality3.5 km Olofsbourban area5.7 km Bobergsuddesmall locality6.7 km Vinbergurban area7.1 km Grimsholmensmall locality7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Falkenberg centrum1.2 km Falkenberg södra2.1 km Stafsinge-Gruebäcken2.2 km Skogstorp2.9 km Tröingeberg-Fajans3.8 km Skrea5.5 km Glommen8.6 km Falkenbergs södra kustområde9.3 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