area in Göteborg Municipality

Södra Biskopsgården västra

3,982 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population3,982

area code1480R135

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 76% of areas3,982

Share 65+-0.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 18% of areas16.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 68% of areas74.9 %

Share foreign background+40.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas80.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-27 % vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas271 tkr

Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas28.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-18.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 43% of areas22.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 48% of areas66.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 72% of areas29.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-21.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas61.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-14.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas9.3 %

Share rental housing+23.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 92% of areas70.6 %

Share of housing co-ops-6.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 62% of areas19.6 %

Share single-family houses-14.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 15% of areas12.0 %

Share built before 1940-9.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 35% of areas897 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

2,204men

1,794women

menagewomen

142

0–4

108

114

5–9

107

10–14

15–19

106

20–24

211

25–29

162

235

30–34

175

237

35–39

155

197

40–44

124

142

45–49

119

116

50–54

111

55–59

112

60–64

101

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

107

marital status

Unmarried2,041

51 %

Married1,176

29 %

Divorced633

16 %

Widowed138

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Södra Biskopsgården västra. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden6 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20253,555 in 20103,982

Economic standard, medianin 2024247 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

57.9 %turnout

S36.3 %

V22.3 %

SD14.8 %

M9.1 %

MP3.2 %

KD3.1 %

C2.4 %

L1.5 %

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 77% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Smedjeholmsmall locality6.9 km Göteborgurban area7.2 km Nolvikurban area7.5 km Lerbäcksmall locality8.1 km Kvillehedsmall locality8.2 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area8.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Biskopsgården östra700 m Norra Biskopsgården1.3 km Jättesten östra1.5 km Kyrkbyn Bräcke1.5 km Kyrkbyn östra1.7 km Jättesten västra2.0 km Länsmansgården södra2.1 km Eriksberg2.2 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