area in Varberg Municipality

Bua-Värö

6,270 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population6,270

area code1383R003

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 areas6,270

Share 65++1.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 75% of areas27.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 29% of areas68.1 %

Share foreign background-3.9 pp vs Varberg · higher than 22% of areas11.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)0 % vs Varberg · higher than 56% of areas363 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 46% of areas23.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 66% of areas70.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Varberg · higher than 23% of areas17.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 72% of areas90.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+19.9 pp vs Varberg · higher than 64% of areas79.5 %

Share rental housing-13.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 43% of areas14.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-9.3 pp vs Varberg · higher than 11% of areas1.7 %

Share single-family houses+20.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 63% of areas82.9 %

Share built before 1940-0.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 44% of areas9.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,776 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

3,187men

3,079women

menagewomen

164

0–4

168

187

5–9

177

185

10–14

176

175

15–19

172

118

20–24

102

133

25–29

161

30–34

177

179

35–39

208

194

40–44

177

175

45–49

191

208

50–54

184

229

55–59

207

223

60–64

201

219

65–69

215

170

70–74

180

199

75–79

203

268

80+

256

marital status

Unmarried3,016

48 %

Married2,384

38 %

Divorced576

9 %

Widowed300

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Bua-Värö. 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 Sweden43 in 2011 → 64 in 2024percentile 64

Population 20255,263 in 20106,270

Economic standard, medianin 2024347 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

89.1 %turnout

S27.1 %

SD27.0 %

M19.8 %

KD8.0 %

C6.9 %

L4.2 %

V3.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Buaurban area6.9 km Ringhals, Skällåkra och Lingomeurban area8.2 km Gloppesmall locality8.9 km Lahallsmall locality9.2 km Stavdersmall locality10 km Väröbackaurban area11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Veddige-Derome8.4 km Tångaberg-Årnäs11 km Västra OnsalaKungsbacka14 km ÖlmanäsKungsbacka15 km FrillesåsKungsbacka16 km Varberg centrum16 km ÅsaKungsbacka17 km Trönninge-Bläshammar17 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