area in Göteborg Municipality

Överås

2,631 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,631

area code1480R147

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 53% of areas2,631

Share 65++3.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 36% of areas19.8 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 75% of areas76.1 %

Share foreign background-22.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 47% of areas18.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+31 % vs Göteborg · higher than 95% of areas482 tkr

Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+15.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 96% of areas56.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas52.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 25% of areas18.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas91.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+30.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 39% of areas55.0 %

Share rental housing-18.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 62% of areas29.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-13.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 51% of areas13.3 %

Share single-family houses+32.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 40% of areas58.4 %

Share built before 1940+24.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas34.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 31% of areas850 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

1,295men

1,327women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

103

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

104

60–64

101

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,410

54 %

Married901

34 %

Divorced241

9 %

Widowed77

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Överås. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden93 in 2011 → 92 in 2024percentile 92

Population 20252,420 in 20102,631

Economic standard, medianin 2024491 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

87.1 %turnout

M29.2 %

S19.7 %

SD11.8 %

L10.6 %

MP8.0 %

C7.8 %

V6.4 %

KD5.6 %

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 37% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area5.1 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area8.4 km Östra Balltorpurban area8.4 km Stora Bråtasmall locality8.4 km Västra Balltorpurban area8.5 km Lerbäcksmall locality8.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Lunden västra770 m Heden östra910 m Lunden Danska vägen920 m Kärralund1.1 km Lunden östra-Härlanda1.2 km Olskroken1.4 km Stampen östra1.4 km Skår1.4 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