area in Orust Municipality

Västra Orust

1,011 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityOrust

population1,011

area code1421R007

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 4% of areas1,011

Share 65++22.9 pp vs Orust · higher than 100% of areas55.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.1 pp vs Orust · higher than 6% of areas59.2 %

Share foreign background-5.0 pp vs Orust · higher than 4% of areas6.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-9 % vs Orust · higher than 25% of areas316 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Orust · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.2 pp vs Orust · higher than 44% of areas22.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.8 pp vs Orust · higher than 38% of areas64.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-78 % vs Orust · higher than 94% of areas39.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.5 pp vs Orust · higher than 81% of areas91.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+1.4 pp vs Orust · higher than 67% of areas81.9 %

Share rental housing-3.3 pp vs Orust · higher than 34% of areas9.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.3 pp vs Orust · higher than 30% of areas5.6 %

Share single-family houses0.0 pp vs Orust · higher than 65% of areas84.6 %

Share built before 1940+6.7 pp vs Orust · higher than 77% of areas19.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 11% of areas630 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

534men

482women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried291

29 %

Married506

50 %

Divorced149

15 %

Widowed65

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra Orust. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 55 in 2024percentile 55

Population 20251,288 in 20101,011

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

86.1 %turnout

S28.0 %

SD22.4 %

M18.7 %

KD7.2 %

L6.9 %

C6.0 %

MP5.9 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Käringönsmall locality9.2 km Gullholmensmall locality13 km Stockensmall locality13 km Hälleviksstrandsmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

SkaftöLysekil12 km Tjörns omlandTjörn14 km Ellös18 km BadhusbergetLysekil22 km Tjörn sydvästTjörn23 km Morlanda-Tegneby-Stala24 km LysekilLysekil24 km Skärhamn norraTjörn24 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOrust 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 Orust?

15,352population

406 tkrmedian income

48.7 yearsaverage age