area in Svenljunga Municipality

Svenljunga västra tätort

2,256 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalitySvenljunga
population2,256
area code1465R004

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 44% of areas2,256
Share 65+-2.5 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 62% of areas24.6 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.8 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 7% of areas60.4 %
Share foreign background+11.0 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 75% of areas31.6 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-3 % vs Svenljunga · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr
Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.0 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 4% of areas12.6 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-2.5 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 53% of areas67.5 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-83 % vs Svenljunga · higher than 87% of areas35.3 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-1.3 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 23% of areas82.4 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-15.0 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 46% of areas62.3 %
Share rental housing+16.2 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 68% of areas34.4 %
Share of housing co-ops+0.7 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 13% of areas2.0 %
Share single-family houses-17.8 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 46% of areas66.6 %
Share built before 1940-8.0 pp vs Svenljunga · higher than 41% of areas8.4 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 45% of areas1,033 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

1,113men
1,138women
menagewomen
45
0–4
53
92
5–9
61
83
10–14
90
88
15–19
84
67
20–24
58
64
25–29
48
58
30–34
60
61
35–39
86
65
40–44
63
62
45–49
54
78
50–54
67
44
55–59
57
51
60–64
60
58
65–69
57
53
70–74
61
66
75–79
77
78
80+
102
marital status
Unmarried1,187
52 %
Married732
32 %
Divorced225
10 %
Widowed117
5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Svenljunga västra tätort. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges
Relative position in Sweden10 in 2011 → 12 in 2024percentile 12
Population 20252,106 in 20102,256
Economic standard, medianin 2024272 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

80.1 %turnout
SD31.0 %
S26.2 %
M19.6 %
KD7.7 %
C5.1 %
V4.5 %
L2.8 %
MP2.4 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Svenljungaurban area1.1 kmRisa kvarnsmall locality7.5 kmSexdregaurban area9.6 kmUddebourban area10 kmHolsljungaurban area11 kmHallasmall locality12 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Svenljunga östra tätort2.0 kmSexdrega-Roasjö-Redslared6.7 kmUllasjö-Örsås-Högvad9.7 kmTranemo västra omlandTranemo13 kmTranemo västraTranemo15 kmLänghemTranemo15 kmTranemo södraTranemo15 kmHillared16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySvenljunga 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 Svenljunga?
10,747population
368 tkrmedian income
45.1 yearsaverage age
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