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area in Göteborg Municipality

Guldheden mellersta

2,869 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,869

area code1480R036

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 57% of areas2,869

Share 65++3.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 33% of areas19.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 68% of areas74.9 %

Share foreign background-17.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 59% of areas22.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Göteborg · higher than 40% of areas340 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+16.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 96% of areas57.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-19.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas40.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 47% of areas23.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 61% of areas88.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-14.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas9.5 %

Share rental housing+19.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas67.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 65% of areas22.1 %

Share single-family houses-16.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 14% of areas9.4 %

Share built before 1940+30.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas39.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 10% of areas615 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

1,398men

1,443women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

178

20–24

151

169

25–29

159

135

30–34

101

35–39

110

40–44

102

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

107

marital status

Unmarried1,942

68 %

Married511

18 %

Divorced328

11 %

Widowed88

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Guldheden mellersta. 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 Sweden57 in 2011 → 48 in 2024percentile 48

Population 20252,834 in 20102,869

Economic standard, medianin 2024324 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

87.5 %turnout

S28.9 %

V14.7 %

M13.9 %

MP12.8 %

SD9.0 %

C7.7 %

L7.7 %

KD3.5 %

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 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area2.5 km Västra Balltorpurban area6.8 km Östra Balltorpurban area7.1 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area9.4 km Stora Bråtasmall locality9.8 km Lerbäcksmall locality9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Guldheden norra460 m Landala södra650 m Guldheden södra660 m Johanneberg Chalmers750 m Krokslätt Mossen790 m Landala norra920 m Johanneberg västra1.0 km Olivedal Kommendantsängen1.3 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