area in Varberg Municipality

Breared-Mariedal-Apelviken

6,403 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population6,403

area code1383R001

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 93% of areas6,403

Share 65++9.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 95% of areas34.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-8.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 15% of areas63.8 %

Share foreign background+1.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 40% of areas16.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-7 % vs Varberg · higher than 39% of areas339 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.3 pp vs Varberg · higher than 67% of areas31.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 81% of areas74.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Varberg · higher than 34% of areas20.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 47% of areas86.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-32.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 22% of areas27.4 %

Share rental housing+19.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 79% of areas46.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+14.3 pp vs Varberg · higher than 70% of areas25.4 %

Share single-family houses-30.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 26% of areas32.1 %

Share built before 1940-4.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,744 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

3,050men

3,366women

menagewomen

135

0–4

128

132

5–9

134

148

10–14

127

176

15–19

121

161

20–24

161

171

25–29

165

195

30–34

172

178

35–39

158

156

40–44

163

152

45–49

161

160

50–54

200

196

55–59

187

186

60–64

181

164

65–69

238

196

70–74

235

217

75–79

271

327

80+

564

marital status

Unmarried3,033

47 %

Married2,026

32 %

Divorced801

13 %

Widowed544

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Breared-Mariedal-Apelviken. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden72 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72

Population 20255,162 in 20106,403

Economic standard, medianin 2024338 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

84.7 %turnout

S36.3 %

M20.6 %

SD15.5 %

C6.7 %

V5.5 %

L5.3 %

MP4.8 %

KD4.4 %

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 33% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Getterönurban area5.8 km Varbergurban area6.2 km Åssmall locality7.7 km Galtabäcksmall locality8.7 km Holmensmall locality9.1 km Bläshammar och Trönningenäsurban area9.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Varberg centrum3.7 km Södra Näs-Träslövsläge-Gamla Köpstad3.8 km Varberg söder5.1 km Sörse5.3 km Öster-Karlberg6.7 km Brunnsberg-Lugnet7.2 km Träslöv7.6 km Håsten-Holmagärde8.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVarberg 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 Varberg?

69,070population

414 tkrmedian income

44.2 yearsaverage age