area in Göteborg Municipality

Torpa

3,886 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population3,886

area code1480R139

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 74% of areas3,886

Share 65++2.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 29% of areas18.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 73% of areas75.8 %

Share foreign background-15.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 64% of areas24.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+2 % vs Göteborg · higher than 64% of areas375 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 80% of areas39.0 %

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 76% of areas30.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 40% of areas85.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+18.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 30% of areas42.4 %

Share rental housing+0.3 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 80% of areas47.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-17.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 40% of areas9.0 %

Share single-family houses+16.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 30% of areas42.6 %

Share built before 1940+26.2 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 98% of areas35.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 58% of areas1,255 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

1,895men

1,986women

menagewomen

0–4

119

5–9

132

105

10–14

137

128

15–19

112

20–24

25–29

146

30–34

144

165

35–39

152

40–44

159

128

45–49

145

120

50–54

122

118

55–59

115

60–64

130

121

65–69

103

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,225

57 %

Married1,115

29 %

Divorced436

11 %

Widowed104

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Torpa. 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 Sweden67 in 2011 → 44 in 2024percentile 44

Population 20253,712 in 20103,886

Economic standard, medianin 2024336 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

86.5 %turnout

S30.2 %

SD15.3 %

M14.6 %

V12.0 %

MP8.8 %

L6.6 %

C6.4 %

KD4.2 %

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 80% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Lerbäcksmall locality7.3 km Nordöstra Göteborgurban area7.3 km Brunnegårdsmall locality7.5 km Angeredurban area7.6 km Kåhögurban area7.6 km Göteborgurban area8.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Kålltorp Vidkärr490 m Kålltorp Munkebäckstorget960 m Bagaregården1.1 km Björkekärr Rosendal1.3 km Gamlestaden Kviberg1.5 km Björkekärr Östra sjukhuset1.5 km Redbergslid1.7 km Kålltorp södra1.7 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