area in Mölndal Municipality

Eklanda

3,519 inhabitants · Very good conditions

show on the map about Mölndal Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityMölndal

population3,519

area code1481R005

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 68% of areas3,519

Share 65+-8.8 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 2% of areas7.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.0 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 66% of areas74.6 %

Share foreign background-6.1 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 55% of areas20.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+25 % vs Mölndal · higher than 98% of areas527 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+12.6 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 95% of areas55.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-15.6 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 9% of areas54.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Mölndal · higher than 10% of areas13.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+5.7 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 88% of areas92.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+4.5 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 36% of areas51.3 %

Share rental housing-7.6 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 48% of areas17.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+3.5 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 77% of areas29.8 %

Share single-family houses+32.3 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 67% of areas86.0 %

Share built before 1940-6.8 pp vs Mölndal · higher than 8% of areas0.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 51% of areas1,131 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

1,726men

1,773women

menagewomen

0–4

147

5–9

127

181

10–14

175

205

15–19

234

20–24

25–29

30–34

101

35–39

116

138

40–44

161

158

45–49

200

210

50–54

171

136

55–59

124

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried2,014

57 %

Married1,252

36 %

Divorced204

6 %

Widowed47

1 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Eklanda. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden98 in 2011 → 93 in 2024percentile 93

Population 20253,607 in 20103,519

Economic standard, medianin 2024426 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

91.9 %turnout

S26.2 %

M23.8 %

SD13.4 %

C10.0 %

L9.1 %

MP7.5 %

V4.8 %

KD4.7 %

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 area760 m Västra Balltorpurban area4.1 km Östra Balltorpurban area4.8 km Ambjörnhagensmall locality8.7 km Mölnlycke och Öjersjöurban area9.5 km Lahallsmall locality9.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högsbo-Flatås östraGöteborg1.1 km Bifrost-Pedagogen1.3 km Toltorp1.9 km JärnbrottGöteborg2.1 km Jungfruplatsen-Solängen2.1 km Flatås västraGöteborg2.2 km Bifrost2.3 km Åby-Stallbacken2.4 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