area in Göteborg Municipality

Gårdsten sydvästra

4,681 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population4,681

area code1480R041

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 83% of areas4,681

Share 65+-5.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 4% of areas10.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas76.0 %

Share foreign background+49.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas89.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-25 % vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas278 tkr

Share low economic standard+19.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas34.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-22.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 26% of areas18.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 28% of areas61.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 41% of areas22.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-24.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas58.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-19.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas5.0 %

Share rental housing+22.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 91% of areas69.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-5.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 64% of areas21.1 %

Share single-family houses-9.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 18% of areas16.4 %

Share built before 1940-9.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 47% of areas1,069 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

2,422men

2,264women

menagewomen

157

0–4

163

173

5–9

146

137

10–14

145

167

15–19

174

173

20–24

182

267

25–29

255

195

30–34

178

171

35–39

172

183

40–44

154

157

45–49

133

152

50–54

130

134

55–59

107

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,488

53 %

Married1,512

32 %

Divorced583

12 %

Widowed102

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Gårdsten sydvästra. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden2 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20252,474 in 20104,681

Economic standard, medianin 2024236 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

55.0 %turnout

S38.6 %

V20.2 %

SD10.8 %

M6.9 %

MP4.8 %

C3.8 %

KD2.1 %

L1.6 %

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. Here 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nordöstra Göteborgurban area1.8 km Surteurban area3.7 km Hallerödsmall locality3.8 km Angeredurban area4.3 km Rösbosmall locality4.5 km Djupedal Södrasmall locality4.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gårdsten nordöstra690 m Lövgärdet1.3 km Angered centrum-Agnesberg2.0 km SurteAle2.1 km Rannebergen södra2.3 km Rannebergen norra2.5 km Hammarkullen centrala2.6 km Kärra Gerrebacka2.7 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