area in Göteborg Municipality

Skälltorp Bäckebol

5,885 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,885

area code1480R126

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 91% of areas5,885

Share 65++4.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 40% of areas20.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 44% of areas71.1 %

Share foreign background+24.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 94% of areas64.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Göteborg · higher than 34% of areas331 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 66% of areas30.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 49% of areas66.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 42% of areas22.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-11.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas71.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-12.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 12% of areas11.4 %

Share rental housing-46.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas1.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+59.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas86.2 %

Share single-family houses-13.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 16% of areas12.9 %

Share built before 1940-3.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 32% of areas5.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,869 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

2,951men

2,935women

menagewomen

182

0–4

169

135

5–9

150

123

10–14

136

133

15–19

115

181

20–24

188

262

25–29

223

289

30–34

261

317

35–39

258

187

40–44

155

176

45–49

164

50–54

148

137

55–59

145

135

60–64

135

122

65–69

124

121

70–74

144

117

75–79

162

170

80+

258

marital status

Unmarried2,918

50 %

Married2,024

34 %

Divorced668

11 %

Widowed275

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Skälltorp Bäckebol. 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 Sweden33 in 2011 → 40 in 2024percentile 40

Population 20254,929 in 20105,885

Economic standard, medianin 2024301 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

69.3 %turnout

S36.4 %

SD22.1 %

M14.3 %

V10.6 %

C4.0 %

KD4.0 %

MP3.0 %

L2.8 %

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. Here 76% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality2.5 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area4.0 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area4.6 km Smedjeholmsmall locality5.2 km Solhemsmall locality5.6 km Djupedal Södrasmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skälltorp Åketorp1.2 km Skälltorp Selma Lagerlöfs torg1.3 km Hjällbo västra1.6 km Backa centrala2.0 km Kortedala nordvästra2.2 km Skogome2.3 km Backa Röd2.3 km Backa östra2.3 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