area in Göteborg Municipality

Hjällbo västra

5,234 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,234

area code1480R049

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 87% of areas5,234

Share 65+-6.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 3% of areas9.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)0.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas77.3 %

Share foreign background+51.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 100% of areas91.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-39 % vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas224 tkr

Share low economic standard+28.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas43.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-26.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas14.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas61.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 56% of areas25.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-23.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas59.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-20.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas3.5 %

Share rental housing+48.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas96.1 %

Share single-family houses-22.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 10% of areas3.5 %

Share built before 1940-8.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas1.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 31% of areas844 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

2,591men

2,637women

menagewomen

170

0–4

178

205

5–9

222

201

10–14

218

177

15–19

194

218

20–24

248

295

25–29

245

199

30–34

196

197

35–39

183

185

40–44

144

168

45–49

143

134

50–54

135

110

55–59

128

103

60–64

110

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,020

58 %

Married1,427

27 %

Divorced664

13 %

Widowed124

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Hjällbo 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden0 in 2011 → 2 in 2024percentile 2

Population 20255,232 in 20105,234

Economic standard, medianin 2024208 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

55.7 %turnout

S35.0 %

V22.5 %

MP7.2 %

M5.7 %

SD5.3 %

C3.2 %

KD2.0 %

L0.8 %

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 66% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Nordöstra Göteborgurban area3.2 km Lerbäcksmall locality3.7 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area5.1 km Angeredurban area5.2 km Djupedal Södrasmall locality6.0 km Solhemsmall locality6.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hjällbo östra1.0 km Kortedala nordvästra1.2 km Hammarkullen yttre1.6 km Skälltorp Bäckebol1.6 km Eriksbo1.8 km Kortedala nordöstra2.0 km Kortedala sydöstra2.2 km Hammarkullen centrala2.2 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