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area in Göteborg Municipality

Vasastaden västra

5,102 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalityGöteborg

population5,102

area code1480R144

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 86% of areas5,102

Share 65++2.9 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 32% of areas19.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 86% of areas78.3 %

Share foreign background-15.1 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+14 % vs Göteborg · higher than 83% of areas421 tkr

Share low economic standard-5.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+8.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 91% of areas49.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.4 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 10% of areas55.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-100 % vs Göteborg · higher than 11% of areas14.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+7.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %

Housing

Share rental housing+3.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 82% of areas51.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+16.5 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 87% of areas43.0 %

Share single-family houses-26.0 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 4% of areas0.2 %

Share built before 1940+31.8 pp vs Göteborg · higher than 99% of areas41.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 52% of areas1,148 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

2,548men

2,573women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

112

218

20–24

256

283

25–29

298

243

30–34

226

186

35–39

160

172

40–44

140

134

45–49

113

172

50–54

169

180

55–59

212

193

60–64

161

121

65–69

125

70–74

130

104

75–79

113

128

80+

160

marital status

Unmarried3,033

59 %

Married1,327

26 %

Divorced571

11 %

Widowed168

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Vasastaden 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden71 in 2011 → 70 in 2024percentile 70

Population 20254,951 in 20105,102

Economic standard, medianin 2024420 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

84.4 %turnout

M28.1 %

S19.4 %

SD13.7 %

L9.0 %

MP8.2 %

V7.6 %

C7.4 %

KD5.3 %

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 75% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Göteborgurban area3.9 km Västra Balltorpurban area8.3 km Lerbäcksmall locality8.4 km Östra Balltorpurban area8.6 km Smedjeholmsmall locality9.1 km Assmundtorp och Skändlaurban area9.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Landala norra570 m Haga580 m Lorensberg-Vasastaden övre760 m Heden västra850 m Inom Vallgraven870 m Landala södra890 m Olivedal Kommendantsängen950 m Olivedal Järntorget1.0 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