area in Göteborg Municipality

Tofta

2,837 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population2,837

area code1480R138

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 56% of areas2,837

Share 65++12.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 81% of areas28.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 49% of areas71.9 %

Share foreign background+9.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 90% of areas49.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-26 % vs Göteborg · higher than 7% of areas274 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-18.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 42% of areas22.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 63% of areas69.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas45.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-11.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 6% of areas71.6 %

Housing

Share rental housing+44.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas92.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-19.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 35% of areas7.0 %

Share single-family houses-26.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 4% of areas0.1 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 19% of areas718 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

1,322men

1,518women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

115

75–79

102

80+

180

marital status

Unmarried1,393

49 %

Married726

26 %

Divorced558

20 %

Widowed150

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Tofta. 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 Sweden13 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20252,372 in 20102,837

Economic standard, medianin 2024254 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

69.4 %turnout

S33.9 %

SD22.7 %

V16.9 %

M9.3 %

MP4.3 %

L3.8 %

KD3.5 %

C3.1 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area2.8 km Västra Balltorpurban area5.7 km Östra Balltorpurban area6.7 km Asperöurban area7.3 km Sörönsmall locality7.3 km Brännöurban area8.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Frölunda torg östra520 m Järnbrott630 m Ängås820 m Frölunda torg västra1.0 km Skattegården1.3 km Grevegården1.4 km Kaverös1.5 km Flatås västra1.5 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