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area in Göteborg Municipality

Lorensberg-Vasastaden övre

3,786 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population3,786

area code1480R091

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 73% of areas3,786

Share 65++6.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 54% of areas23.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 93% of areas80.3 %

Share foreign background-16.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 62% of areas23.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+27 % vs Göteborg · higher than 94% of areas469 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+8.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas49.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas53.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-100 % vs Göteborg · higher than 8% of areas13.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+7.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 74% of areas90.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-24.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 1% of areas0.1 %

Share rental housing+9.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 85% of areas56.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+11.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 84% of areas38.1 %

Share single-family houses-26.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 4% of areas0.2 %

Share built before 1940+36.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 100% of areas45.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 42% of areas996 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

1,889men

1,914women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

127

20–24

153

159

25–29

181

183

30–34

189

134

35–39

100

40–44

45–49

128

50–54

140

158

55–59

157

139

60–64

142

113

65–69

120

105

70–74

75–79

116

134

80+

120

marital status

Unmarried2,037

54 %

Married1,200

32 %

Divorced427

11 %

Widowed124

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Lorensberg-Vasastaden övre. 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 Sweden79 in 2011 → 79 in 2024percentile 79

Population 20253,443 in 20103,786

Economic standard, medianin 2024469 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

85.6 %turnout

M31.2 %

S17.6 %

SD14.9 %

L9.9 %

MP6.7 %

C6.4 %

KD6.3 %

V6.0 %

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 55% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area3.8 km Västra Balltorpurban area7.9 km Östra Balltorpurban area8.0 km Lerbäcksmall locality8.8 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area9.4 km Stora Bråtasmall locality9.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Heden västra600 m Landala södra670 m Johanneberg Chalmers670 m Landala norra690 m Vasastaden västra760 m Heden östra790 m Johanneberg västra860 m Krokslätt norra1.1 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