area in Varberg Municipality

Öster-Karlberg

4,197 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population4,197

area code1383R017

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 78% of areas4,197

Share 65+-4.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 43% of areas21.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 74% of areas76.0 %

Share foreign background+2.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 45% of areas17.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+6 % vs Varberg · higher than 71% of areas388 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 70% of areas32.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 72% of areas71.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Varberg · higher than 16% of areas15.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 78% of areas90.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.7 pp vs Varberg · higher than 40% of areas56.8 %

Share rental housing-3.8 pp vs Varberg · higher than 55% of areas23.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+8.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 61% of areas19.3 %

Share single-family houses-5.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 39% of areas57.5 %

Share built before 1940-1.6 pp vs Varberg · higher than 40% of areas8.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 80% of areas1,814 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

2,117men

2,073women

menagewomen

143

0–4

124

5–9

111

112

10–14

148

15–19

126

149

20–24

131

135

25–29

108

152

30–34

145

123

35–39

133

124

40–44

123

133

45–49

125

118

50–54

131

143

55–59

150

111

60–64

128

112

65–69

127

70–74

117

75–79

106

80+

150

marital status

Unmarried2,302

55 %

Married1,346

32 %

Divorced398

9 %

Widowed153

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Öster-Karlberg. 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 Sweden77 in 2011 → 79 in 2024percentile 79

Population 20253,905 in 20104,197

Economic standard, medianin 2024360 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

89.6 %turnout

S36.0 %

M21.4 %

SD16.3 %

C6.2 %

L5.8 %

KD4.7 %

MP4.3 %

V4.2 %

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 71% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Varbergurban area780 m Getterönurban area3.9 km Bläshammar och Trönningenäsurban area5.1 km Klastorpsmall locality5.2 km Svenstorpsmall locality5.3 km Hunnestadurban area5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Brunnsberg-Lugnet1.2 km Träslöv1.5 km Sörse1.6 km Håsten-Holmagärde1.8 km Varberg söder1.9 km Varberg centrum5.6 km Södra Näs-Träslövsläge-Gamla Köpstad6.6 km Trönninge-Bläshammar6.7 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