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area in Göteborg Municipality

Guldheden södra

5,712 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,712

area code1480R038

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 90% of areas5,712

Share 65++0.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 21% of areas16.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 93% of areas80.4 %

Share foreign background-9.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas30.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Göteborg · higher than 33% of areas329 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+13.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas54.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-17.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas42.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 61% of areas26.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 52% of areas87.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-24.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas0.2 %

Share rental housing+23.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas70.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+2.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 75% of areas28.7 %

Share single-family houses-25.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 5% of areas0.2 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas0.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 58% of areas1,242 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

2,832men

2,889women

menagewomen

128

0–4

109

106

5–9

123

10–14

111

140

15–19

142

296

20–24

255

303

25–29

275

272

30–34

233

241

35–39

245

244

40–44

194

168

45–49

194

154

50–54

166

141

55–59

146

136

60–64

153

118

65–69

151

104

70–74

121

105

75–79

129

80+

142

marital status

Unmarried3,753

66 %

Married1,148

20 %

Divorced677

12 %

Widowed137

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Guldheden södra. 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 Sweden54 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32

Population 20254,828 in 20105,712

Economic standard, medianin 2024302 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

83.7 %turnout

S29.4 %

V16.9 %

MP13.3 %

SD11.9 %

M11.5 %

C5.9 %

L5.8 %

KD3.0 %

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 67% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area2.0 km Västra Balltorpurban area6.2 km Östra Balltorpurban area6.5 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area9.0 km Stora Bråtasmall locality9.5 km Lahallsmall locality10 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Krokslätt Mossen530 m Guldheden mellersta660 m Guldheden norra1.1 km Johanneberg Chalmers1.2 km Landala södra1.3 km Johanneberg västra1.3 km Olofshöjd1.3 km ToltorpMölndal1.3 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