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area in Göteborg Municipality

Björlanda

8,886 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population8,886

area code1480R021

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 98% of areas8,886

Share 65+-4.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas11.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 70% of areas75.3 %

Share foreign background-26.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 33% of areas14.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+43 % vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas526 tkr

Share low economic standard-13.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 0% of areas2.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+1.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 84% of areas42.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+3.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 33% of areas62.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-100 % vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas14.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+10.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 94% of areas93.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+61.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 73% of areas85.8 %

Share rental housing-45.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 9% of areas2.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-17.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 41% of areas9.1 %

Share single-family houses+62.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 72% of areas88.9 %

Share built before 1940-6.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 20% of areas3.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas3,884 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

4,536men

4,359women

menagewomen

230

0–4

241

309

5–9

306

407

10–14

343

428

15–19

394

268

20–24

216

25–29

106

168

30–34

208

276

35–39

307

313

40–44

323

354

45–49

388

430

50–54

439

398

55–59

360

290

60–64

264

204

65–69

176

147

70–74

121

106

75–79

115

80+

marital status

Unmarried4,799

54 %

Married3,378

38 %

Divorced549

6 %

Widowed156

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Björlanda. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden91 in 2011 → 97 in 2024percentile 97

Population 20257,481 in 20108,886

Economic standard, medianin 2024455 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

92.8 %turnout

M28.5 %

SD23.2 %

S22.3 %

C6.4 %

KD6.1 %

L5.9 %

MP3.9 %

V3.1 %

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 75% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nolvikurban area3.5 km Tumlehedurban area4.2 km Kippholmensmall locality4.4 km Kvillehedsmall locality4.7 km Skeddalensmall locality5.3 km Vråkärrsmall locality5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Nolered norra4.1 km Nolered Amhult-Arendal5.9 km Björkö-KalvsundÖckerö6.0 km Länsmansgården norra6.3 km Norra Biskopsgården6.7 km Länsmansgården södra6.7 km Kärrdalen7.3 km Hjuvik7.3 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