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area in Göteborg Municipality

Högsbotorp västra

4,470 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population4,470

area code1480R055

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 81% of areas4,470

Share 65++6.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 51% of areas22.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 70% of areas75.3 %

Share foreign background-9.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas30.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-15 % vs Göteborg · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 83% of areas41.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-0.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 19% of areas59.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 80% of areas32.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 26% of areas83.2 %

Housing

Share rental housing+31.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas79.1 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 62% of areas20.1 %

Share single-family houses-25.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas0.5 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 40% of areas961 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

2,113men

2,355women

menagewomen

110

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

113

20–24

122

203

25–29

235

250

30–34

274

232

35–39

203

163

40–44

163

136

45–49

123

112

50–54

110

105

55–59

102

103

60–64

114

65–69

150

108

70–74

134

106

75–79

157

80+

181

marital status

Unmarried2,785

62 %

Married783

18 %

Divorced727

16 %

Widowed178

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Högsbotorp 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 Sweden31 in 2011 → 25 in 2024percentile 25

Population 20253,180 in 20104,470

Economic standard, medianin 2024282 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

83.1 %turnout

S29.4 %

V22.2 %

SD13.2 %

MP11.5 %

M10.1 %

L4.6 %

C4.5 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area2.3 km Västra Balltorpurban area6.8 km Östra Balltorpurban area7.5 km Asperöurban area8.2 km Sörönsmall locality8.7 km Brännöurban area9.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högsbotorp östra510 m Högsbohöjd södra550 m Högsbohöjd norra750 m Kaverös840 m Flatås västra880 m Kungsladugård Kungsladugårdsgatan1.1 km Ruddalen1.1 km Sanna1.3 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