area in Varberg Municipality

Rolfstorp-Skällinge-Karl Gustav

3,707 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVarberg

population3,707

area code1383R006

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 71% of areas3,707

Share 65++2.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 78% of areas27.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 32% of areas68.7 %

Share foreign background-5.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 16% of areas10.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-6 % vs Varberg · higher than 42% of areas342 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-9.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 23% of areas17.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.2 pp vs Varberg · higher than 96% of areas81.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Varberg · higher than 51% of areas24.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.4 pp vs Varberg · higher than 70% of areas89.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+29.5 pp vs Varberg · higher than 79% of areas89.1 %

Share rental housing-18.0 pp vs Varberg · higher than 33% of areas9.0 %

Share single-family houses+31.1 pp vs Varberg · higher than 85% of areas94.0 %

Share built before 1940+6.7 pp vs Varberg · higher than 68% of areas16.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,395 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

1,919men

1,792women

menagewomen

0–4

102

5–9

114

106

10–14

104

113

15–19

106

20–24

25–29

30–34

110

125

35–39

125

115

40–44

45–49

120

50–54

128

55–59

131

125

60–64

131

138

65–69

122

139

70–74

133

75–79

120

141

80+

152

marital status

Unmarried1,905

51 %

Married1,316

35 %

Divorced314

8 %

Widowed173

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Rolfstorp-Skällinge-Karl Gustav. 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 Sweden29 in 2011 → 54 in 2024percentile 54

Population 20253,568 in 20103,707

Economic standard, medianin 2024316 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

SD30.2 %

S24.7 %

M14.5 %

C11.4 %

KD7.4 %

V4.3 %

MP3.5 %

L2.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Karl Gustavsmall locality3.6 km Källsjösmall locality6.4 km Skällingeurban area7.0 km Kungsäterurban area9.0 km Stamnaredsmall locality9.2 km Rolfstorpurban area11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Horred omlandMark13 km Hunnestad-Gödestad14 km HorredMark15 km Trönninge-Bläshammar17 km Ullared-InlandFalkenberg18 km SvansjöMark19 km Håsten-Holmagärde20 km Tvååkers omland20 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