area in Kungsbacka Municipality

Åsa

4,741 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityKungsbacka

population4,741

area code1384R016

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 84% of areas4,741

Share 65++0.7 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 49% of areas22.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 37% of areas69.7 %

Share foreign background-0.9 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 20% of areas11.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Kungsbacka · higher than 79% of areas406 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.6 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 70% of areas32.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.2 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 25% of areas60.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Kungsbacka · higher than 40% of areas22.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.6 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 76% of areas90.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+9.7 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 69% of areas83.5 %

Share rental housing-3.5 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 41% of areas13.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.0 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 17% of areas2.6 %

Share single-family houses+6.5 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 66% of areas85.5 %

Share built before 1940-0.1 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 33% of areas6.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 88% of areas2,192 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

2,347men

2,382women

menagewomen

135

0–4

100

178

5–9

152

166

10–14

176

194

15–19

192

112

20–24

25–29

30–34

109

126

35–39

145

149

40–44

192

186

45–49

162

160

50–54

162

149

55–59

171

150

60–64

144

102

65–69

110

112

70–74

125

112

75–79

118

164

80+

193

marital status

Unmarried2,262

48 %

Married1,901

40 %

Divorced366

8 %

Widowed210

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Åsa. 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 Sweden75 in 2011 → 79 in 2024percentile 79

Population 20253,913 in 20104,741

Economic standard, medianin 2024378 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

87.9 %turnout

M26.0 %

S25.2 %

SD22.2 %

KD6.6 %

C6.5 %

L5.6 %

MP4.1 %

V2.8 %

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 42% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åsaurban area1.4 km Kläppaurban area1.6 km Dammetsmall locality3.9 km Frillesåsurban area4.8 km Slättensmall locality6.2 km Slättensmall locality6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Frillesås3.1 km Ölmanäs4.2 km Frillesås-Gällinge omland8.7 km Fjärås10 km Östra Onsala11 km Kungsbacka södra14 km Hålabäck-Hammerö15 km Kungsbacka Innerstaden15 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKungsbacka 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 Kungsbacka?

85,792population

470 tkrmedian income

42.7 yearsaverage age