area in Mölndal Municipality

Åby

2,691 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityMölndal

population2,691

area code1481R021

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 54% of areas2,691

Share 65+-0.5 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 17% of areas16.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.2 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 79% of areas76.8 %

Share foreign background+13.9 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 84% of areas40.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Mölndal · higher than 64% of areas374 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.3 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 66% of areas31.0 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.2 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 68% of areas70.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-59 % vs Mölndal · higher than 68% of areas28.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.7 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 21% of areas81.8 %

Housing

Share rental housing+12.8 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 72% of areas38.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+35.2 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 95% of areas61.5 %

Share single-family houses-53.7 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 1% of areas0.0 %

Share built before 1940-7.0 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 36% of areas911 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

1,357men

1,330women

menagewomen

100

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

117

25–29

112

143

30–34

141

128

35–39

123

109

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,525

57 %

Married738

27 %

Divorced335

12 %

Widowed89

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Åby. 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 Sweden38 in 2011 → 51 in 2024percentile 51

Population 20252,440 in 20102,691

Economic standard, medianin 2024308 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

80.4 %turnout

S34.0 %

SD20.9 %

M16.9 %

V9.4 %

C4.8 %

MP4.2 %

L3.9 %

KD3.6 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Östra Balltorpurban area2.2 km Västra Balltorpurban area2.3 km Göteborgurban area3.6 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area6.8 km Lahallsmall locality6.8 km Stora Bråtasmall locality7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Mölndal centrum550 m Åby-Stallbacken740 m Forsåker1.0 km Jungfruplatsen-Solängen1.4 km Bosgården1.5 km Bifrost-Pedagogen1.8 km Bifrost2.0 km Lackarebäck västra2.4 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityMölndal 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 Mölndal?

71,420population

457 tkrmedian income

40.0 yearsaverage age