area in Göteborg Municipality

Backa centrala

4,154 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population4,154

area code1480R005

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 77% of areas4,154

Share 65+-1.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas14.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 76% of areas76.3 %

Share foreign background+26.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas66.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas322 tkr

Share low economic standard+1.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-13.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 59% of areas27.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 53% of areas67.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 53% of areas24.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas73.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-19.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas5.2 %

Share rental housing-1.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 78% of areas45.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+21.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas48.4 %

Share single-family houses-20.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas5.3 %

Share built before 1940-8.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 12% of areas0.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 45% of areas1,040 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

2,090men

2,075women

menagewomen

136

0–4

109

106

5–9

115

152

10–14

118

131

15–19

123

122

20–24

145

181

25–29

157

215

30–34

192

175

35–39

189

155

40–44

151

130

45–49

119

50–54

105

112

55–59

105

111

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

115

marital status

Unmarried2,219

53 %

Married1,237

30 %

Divorced568

14 %

Widowed129

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Backa centrala. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden18 in 2011 → 22 in 2024percentile 22

Population 20253,391 in 20104,154

Economic standard, medianin 2024284 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

68.1 %turnout

S36.4 %

SD19.2 %

V16.1 %

M10.7 %

KD3.7 %

C3.6 %

MP3.6 %

L2.3 %

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 88% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality3.7 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area5.1 km Smedjeholmsmall locality5.6 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area6.4 km Bärbysmall locality7.0 km Solhemsmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Backa Röd470 m Skälltorp Selma Lagerlöfs torg720 m Backa östra900 m Brunnsbo norra1.2 km Brunnsbo torg1.6 km Gamlestaden västra1.7 km Skälltorp Bäckebol2.0 km Skälltorp Åketorp2.0 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGöteborg 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 Göteborg?

608,993population

398 tkrmedian income

39.6 yearsaverage age