area in Kungsbacka Municipality

Västra Onsala

6,900 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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Facts

municipalityKungsbacka

population6,900

area code1384R015

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 95% of areas6,900

Share 65++1.9 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 55% of areas23.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.3 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 35% of areas69.3 %

Share foreign background-3.0 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 12% of areas8.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+7 % vs Kungsbacka · higher than 91% of areas450 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 2% of areas3.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.0 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 75% of areas35.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-3.6 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 48% of areas66.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Kungsbacka · higher than 18% of areas16.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.6 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 92% of areas92.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+23.9 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 99% of areas97.7 %

Share rental housing-15.8 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 2% of areas0.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-7.7 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 5% of areas0.9 %

Share single-family houses+19.5 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 98% of areas98.5 %

Share built before 1940+0.4 pp vs Kungsbacka · higher than 35% of areas6.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,778 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

3,469men

3,437women

menagewomen

146

0–4

155

191

5–9

191

226

10–14

220

276

15–19

264

171

20–24

134

25–29

124

30–34

138

188

35–39

207

180

40–44

186

224

45–49

231

281

50–54

300

286

55–59

310

284

60–64

263

229

65–69

200

204

70–74

172

184

75–79

203

211

80+

204

marital status

Unmarried3,106

45 %

Married3,086

45 %

Divorced492

7 %

Widowed220

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Västra Onsala. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden92 in 2011 → 96 in 2024percentile 96

Population 20256,604 in 20106,900

Economic standard, medianin 2024440 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

91.6 %turnout

M34.5 %

SD20.2 %

S18.0 %

L7.0 %

KD6.5 %

C6.1 %

MP3.9 %

V2.7 %

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.

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bua-VäröVarberg14 km Ölmanäs19 km Vallda20 km Veddige-DeromeVarberg22 km Åsa23 km Östra Onsala24 km Frillesås24 km Tångaberg-ÅrnäsVarberg26 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