area in Ale Municipality

Centrala Älvängen

1,868 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityAle

population1,868

area code1440R005

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 31% of areas1,868

Share 65++1.4 pp vs Ale · higher than 32% of areas19.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.2 pp vs Ale · higher than 59% of areas73.5 %

Share foreign background-8.5 pp vs Ale · higher than 49% of areas18.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Ale · higher than 75% of areas397 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Ale · higher than 11% of areas5.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+7.0 pp vs Ale · higher than 70% of areas33.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-7.2 pp vs Ale · higher than 24% of areas60.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Ale · higher than 50% of areas24.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.9 pp vs Ale · higher than 83% of areas91.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-11.5 pp vs Ale · higher than 36% of areas51.6 %

Share rental housing+6.7 pp vs Ale · higher than 60% of areas27.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.0 pp vs Ale · higher than 62% of areas20.0 %

Share single-family houses-6.2 pp vs Ale · higher than 45% of areas65.8 %

Share built before 1940-1.6 pp vs Ale · higher than 36% of areas7.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas737 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

946men

930women

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+

102

marital status

Unmarried957

51 %

Married664

35 %

Divorced150

8 %

Widowed106

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Centrala Älvängen. 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 Sweden71 in 2011 → 70 in 2024percentile 70

Population 20251,406 in 20101,868

Economic standard, medianin 2024355 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

91.0 %turnout

S29.7 %

SD22.7 %

M20.0 %

KD6.3 %

C5.7 %

L5.1 %

V4.6 %

MP4.4 %

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 83% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Älvängenurban area730 m Solbergsmall locality2.5 km Starrkärrsmall locality2.7 km Båstorpsmall locality3.3 km Signehög och Norrmannebourban area4.3 km Nyhemsmall locality5.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra Älvängen1.4 km Södra Älvängen1.7 km Alafors3.7 km RomelandaKungälv3.8 km Skepplanda4.1 km Nol5.7 km Centrala Nödinge7.6 km Östra Nödinge7.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAle 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 Ale?

32,576population

432 tkrmedian income

40.1 yearsaverage age