area in Uddevalla Municipality

Skogslyckan-Underås

4,044 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityUddevalla

population4,044

area code1485R014

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 76% of areas4,044

Share 65++2.6 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 67% of areas25.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.9 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 45% of areas71.3 %

Share foreign background+17.8 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 85% of areas41.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-23 % vs Uddevalla · higher than 6% of areas268 tkr

Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 92% of areas28.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.7 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 20% of areas17.2 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.5 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 46% of areas66.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Uddevalla · higher than 98% of areas45.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.1 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 8% of areas74.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-38.7 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 12% of areas11.9 %

Share rental housing+42.7 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 93% of areas73.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-1.7 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 51% of areas13.3 %

Share single-family houses-41.8 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 15% of areas11.9 %

Share built before 1940+2.9 pp vs Uddevalla · higher than 61% of areas14.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 70% of areas1,531 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

2,015men

2,026women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

108

10–14

15–19

104

128

20–24

130

180

25–29

151

176

30–34

124

159

35–39

124

108

40–44

105

120

45–49

103

105

50–54

101

127

55–59

105

109

60–64

102

65–69

108

70–74

116

75–79

130

129

80+

251

marital status

Unmarried2,167

54 %

Married979

24 %

Divorced618

15 %

Widowed274

7 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Skogslyckan-Underås. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden8 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20253,960 in 20104,044

Economic standard, medianin 2024243 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

72.9 %turnout

S37.1 %

SD28.8 %

M10.8 %

V8.1 %

KD4.3 %

C3.3 %

MP2.8 %

L1.9 %

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 88% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Uddevallaurban area700 m Kurverödurban area1.7 km Höjentorpsmall locality3.1 km Gustavsbergsmall locality3.3 km Lindesnässmall locality3.8 km Sundsstrandurban area4.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Hovhult-Ramneröd-Elseberg950 m Kurveröd-Fasseröd1.5 km Uddelvalla Söder-Södra centrum1.8 km Skansberget-Norra centrum-Sörvik1.9 km Östrabo-Hönseberget-Margretegärde2.0 km Norra Dalaberg-Norra Hovhult2.1 km Tureborg-Stenbacken2.4 km Helenedal-Södra Dalaberg-Bleket2.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityUddevalla 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 Uddevalla?

57,010population

392 tkrmedian income

42.8 yearsaverage age