area in Göteborg Municipality

Kärra centrum

6,371 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population6,371

area code1480R083

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 93% of areas6,371

Share 65++7.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 57% of areas23.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 57% of areas73.1 %

Share foreign background-0.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 83% of areas39.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Göteborg · higher than 66% of areas378 tkr

Share low economic standard-8.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-16.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 51% of areas24.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 51% of areas67.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 39% of areas21.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 24% of areas82.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+8.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 25% of areas33.2 %

Share rental housing-45.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas1.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+38.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 96% of areas64.4 %

Share single-family houses+13.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas40.0 %

Share built before 1940-8.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 13% of areas1.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 92% of areas2,439 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

3,128men

3,235women

menagewomen

166

0–4

140

203

5–9

186

211

10–14

205

215

15–19

184

148

20–24

142

159

25–29

143

193

30–34

187

224

35–39

214

210

40–44

218

216

45–49

209

199

50–54

218

182

55–59

178

151

60–64

164

150

65–69

166

128

70–74

167

165

75–79

202

208

80+

312

marital status

Unmarried3,123

49 %

Married2,222

35 %

Divorced686

11 %

Widowed341

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Kärra centrum. 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 Sweden64 in 2011 → 67 in 2024percentile 67

Population 20256,251 in 20106,371

Economic standard, medianin 2024324 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

82.7 %turnout

S34.5 %

SD25.7 %

M16.9 %

V7.0 %

KD5.0 %

L3.9 %

MP2.9 %

C2.8 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality2.5 km Djupedal Södrasmall locality3.3 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area3.3 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area3.3 km Solhemsmall locality3.6 km Muleredsmall locality4.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hammarkullen yttre2.3 km Angered centrum-Agnesberg2.3 km Kärra Gerrebacka2.7 km Hjällbo västra2.7 km Skälltorp Bäckebol2.8 km Gårdsten nordöstra2.9 km Hammarkullen centrala3.0 km Skälltorp Åketorp3.1 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