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area in Göteborg Municipality

Björkekärr Östra sjukhuset

6,772 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population6,772

area code1480R020

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 94% of areas6,772

Share 65+-0.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 14% of areas15.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 88% of areas78.9 %

Share foreign background-10.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 73% of areas30.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Göteborg · higher than 68% of areas382 tkr

Share low economic standard-1.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 88% of areas46.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+12.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 72% of areas72.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 50% of areas24.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 30% of areas84.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-21.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 5% of areas2.4 %

Share rental housing+14.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 88% of areas62.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+8.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 82% of areas34.9 %

Share single-family houses-20.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas5.3 %

Share built before 1940-9.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas0.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,858 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

3,300men

3,474women

menagewomen

219

0–4

205

173

5–9

140

151

10–14

141

147

15–19

130

184

20–24

240

387

25–29

356

418

30–34

415

346

35–39

293

243

40–44

233

184

45–49

204

155

50–54

158

117

55–59

183

145

60–64

171

132

65–69

136

70–74

139

75–79

136

109

80+

194

marital status

Unmarried4,327

64 %

Married1,486

22 %

Divorced789

12 %

Widowed172

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Björkekärr Östra sjukhuset. 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 Sweden42 in 2011 → 46 in 2024percentile 46

Population 20254,259 in 20106,772

Economic standard, medianin 2024317 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

83.0 %turnout

S29.9 %

SD14.7 %

M14.1 %

V14.1 %

MP11.8 %

C5.5 %

L4.7 %

KD3.1 %

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 73% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Stora Bråtasmall locality6.9 km Kåhögurban area6.9 km Brunnegårdsmall locality7.1 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area7.4 km Lilla Tulteredsmall locality7.6 km Jonseredurban area7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Björkekärr Rosendal830 m BrattåskärrPartille860 m VallhamraPartille1.3 km Kålltorp Munkebäckstorget1.4 km Kålltorp Vidkärr1.5 km Kålltorp södra1.5 km Torpa1.5 km Norra SävedalenPartille1.8 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