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area in Göteborg Municipality

Gamlestaden västra

5,825 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,825

area code1480R033

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 91% of areas5,825

Share 65+-7.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 3% of areas9.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas80.2 %

Share foreign background+4.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 87% of areas44.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Göteborg · higher than 39% of areas339 tkr

Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas20.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas40.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 22% of areas60.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 46% of areas23.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 12% of areas78.1 %

Housing

Share rental housing+13.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 87% of areas60.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+10.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 84% of areas37.4 %

Share single-family houses-25.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas1.0 %

Share built before 1940+7.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 68% of areas16.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 56% of areas1,204 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

2,993men

2,825women

menagewomen

125

0–4

136

5–9

10–14

101

15–19

108

272

20–24

294

406

25–29

400

470

30–34

398

337

35–39

305

253

40–44

181

186

45–49

166

158

50–54

155

122

55–59

112

118

60–64

136

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried4,077

70 %

Married1,016

17 %

Divorced646

11 %

Widowed77

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Gamlestaden västra. 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 Sweden17 in 2011 → 24 in 2024percentile 24

Population 20254,991 in 20105,825

Economic standard, medianin 2024296 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

75.8 %turnout

S27.5 %

V24.3 %

SD12.1 %

M11.2 %

MP10.0 %

C5.8 %

L4.1 %

KD2.6 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality4.8 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area5.8 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area6.3 km Angeredurban area7.0 km Smedjeholmsmall locality7.1 km Solhemsmall locality8.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Backa östra940 m Gamlestaden Kviberg1.4 km Kortedala södra1.5 km Skälltorp Selma Lagerlöfs torg1.6 km Backa centrala1.7 km Kortedala nordvästra1.9 km Kortedala sydöstra1.9 km Backa Röd2.2 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