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area in Kungälv Municipality

Komarken norra

4,640 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityKungälv

population4,640

area code1482R002

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 82% of areas4,640

Share 65+-2.9 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 27% of areas18.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 68% of areas75.0 %

Share foreign background+26.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 84% of areas41.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Kungälv · higher than 26% of areas317 tkr

Share low economic standard+12.0 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 29% of areas19.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.7 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 56% of areas68.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-82 % vs Kungälv · higher than 99% of areas47.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.9 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 15% of areas79.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-47.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 12% of areas11.8 %

Share rental housing+34.9 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 83% of areas53.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+13.4 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 81% of areas33.9 %

Share single-family houses-53.3 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 17% of areas14.3 %

Share built before 1940-3.1 pp vs Kungälv · higher than 28% of areas4.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,653 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

2,279men

2,334women

menagewomen

118

0–4

121

123

5–9

101

10–14

109

155

15–19

121

140

20–24

138

220

25–29

199

248

30–34

201

194

35–39

180

142

40–44

118

121

45–49

121

50–54

134

128

55–59

164

128

60–64

134

100

65–69

111

70–74

75–79

105

80+

186

marital status

Unmarried2,645

57 %

Married1,163

25 %

Divorced629

14 %

Widowed200

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Komarken norra. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden12 in 2011 → 18 in 2024percentile 18

Population 20254,102 in 20104,640

Economic standard, medianin 2024287 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

76.9 %turnout

S37.7 %

SD22.3 %

M13.8 %

V9.0 %

KD4.2 %

C3.9 %

L3.3 %

MP3.2 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Kungälvurban area820 m Gammaltorpsmall locality2.9 km Banken, Löstorp och Rävsalurban area3.9 km Rösbosmall locality4.1 km Bredstensmall locality4.3 km Tomtebackensmall locality4.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Komarken södra690 m Kungälv centrala1.8 km Ytterby centrala1.9 km Ytterby krans4.1 km Kungälv norra4.2 km BohusAle4.7 km Kungälv nordöstra landsbygden5.4 km Södra NödingeAle5.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityKungälv 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 Kungälv?

50,313population

450 tkrmedian income

42.1 yearsaverage age