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area in Göteborg Municipality

Olivedal nordvästra

4,872 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population4,872

area code1480R111

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 85% of areas4,872

Share 65++6.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 49% of areas22.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 64% of areas74.3 %

Share foreign background-21.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 49% of areas18.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+20 % vs Göteborg · higher than 89% of areas442 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+14.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas55.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 23% of areas60.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-100 % vs Göteborg · higher than 15% of areas15.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 83% of areas91.5 %

Housing

Share rental housing-5.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 76% of areas42.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+27.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas53.6 %

Share built before 1940+30.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas40.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 53% of areas1,153 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

2,344men

2,545women

menagewomen

135

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

144

20–24

188

205

25–29

248

247

30–34

270

189

35–39

163

131

40–44

131

113

45–49

118

145

50–54

150

170

55–59

187

165

60–64

202

152

65–69

172

127

70–74

146

112

75–79

138

113

80+

139

marital status

Unmarried2,902

60 %

Married1,332

27 %

Divorced515

11 %

Widowed126

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Olivedal nordvästra. A RegSO consists of whole DeSO, so the figures cover the area exactly.

six axes

The area's DNA

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 Sweden87 in 2011 → 82 in 2024percentile 82

Population 20254,949 in 20104,872

Economic standard, medianin 2024423 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

88.9 %turnout

S25.2 %

M21.7 %

V11.1 %

MP10.7 %

SD9.7 %

L9.0 %

C7.7 %

KD4.1 %

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 50% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area3.4 km Västra Balltorpurban area8.1 km Östra Balltorpurban area8.5 km Lerbäcksmall locality8.9 km Smedjeholmsmall locality9.3 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Masthugget övre Vegagatan200 m Olivedal Kommendantsängen260 m Haga640 m Masthugget Masthuggsterassen700 m Olivedal Järntorget750 m Masthugget övre Bangatan820 m Guldheden norra1.0 km Landala 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