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area in Göteborg Municipality

Svartedalen

4,630 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population4,630

area code1480R061

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 82% of areas4,630

Share 65+-0.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 15% of areas15.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 69% of areas75.1 %

Share foreign background+36.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 97% of areas77.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-24 % vs Göteborg · higher than 9% of areas282 tkr

Share low economic standard+11.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-21.7 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 30% of areas19.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 43% of areas65.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 53% of areas25.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-20.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 2% of areas62.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-21.6 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 5% of areas2.6 %

Share rental housing+6.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 84% of areas54.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+14.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 86% of areas41.3 %

Share single-family houses-20.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas5.3 %

Share built before 1940-5.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 25% of areas4.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,130 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

2,358men

2,286women

menagewomen

150

0–4

168

141

5–9

124

144

10–14

128

122

15–19

143

159

20–24

145

239

25–29

199

198

30–34

210

191

35–39

175

190

40–44

134

138

45–49

122

115

50–54

107

129

55–59

127

133

60–64

106

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

168

marital status

Unmarried2,406

52 %

Married1,398

30 %

Divorced644

14 %

Widowed188

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Svartedalen. 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 Sweden7 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20253,614 in 20104,630

Economic standard, medianin 2024255 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

62.5 %turnout

S40.3 %

V18.1 %

SD14.9 %

M9.9 %

MP3.5 %

C3.0 %

KD2.0 %

L1.6 %

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 69% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Smedjeholmsmall locality4.7 km Lerbäcksmall locality5.6 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area5.9 km Nolvikurban area6.2 km Kvillehedsmall locality6.5 km Bärbysmall locality7.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Länsmansgården södra830 m Jättesten västra950 m Jättesten östra1.2 km Länsmansgården norra1.3 km Kärrdalen1.3 km Norra Biskopsgården1.5 km Slättadamm1.8 km Södra Biskopsgården östra1.8 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