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area in Borås Municipality

Borås centrum sydöst

5,966 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population5,966

area code1490R003

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 92% of areas5,966

Share 65++1.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 47% of areas21.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 79% of areas76.8 %

Share foreign background-10.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 64% of areas24.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+5 % vs Borås · higher than 56% of areas362 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 47% of areas11.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 55% of areas26.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 59% of areas68.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 33% of areas20.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 45% of areas86.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-23.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 19% of areas22.9 %

Share rental housing+21.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 87% of areas59.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 55% of areas15.5 %

Share single-family houses-23.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 22% of areas24.4 %

Share built before 1940+10.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 85% of areas23.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,368 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

2,936men

3,048women

menagewomen

152

0–4

110

125

5–9

121

10–14

122

141

15–19

158

226

20–24

282

275

25–29

269

259

30–34

218

211

35–39

189

40–44

156

162

45–49

172

137

50–54

164

165

55–59

213

192

60–64

173

131

65–69

146

139

70–74

137

118

75–79

164

193

80+

283

marital status

Unmarried3,366

56 %

Married1,560

26 %

Divorced765

13 %

Widowed280

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Borås centrum sydöst. 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 Sweden68 in 2011 → 55 in 2024percentile 55

Population 20255,266 in 20105,966

Economic standard, medianin 2024324 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

82.0 %turnout

S26.2 %

M24.7 %

SD20.6 %

KD7.3 %

V5.7 %

C5.2 %

L5.1 %

MP3.6 %

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. Here 36% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area1.5 km Rydasmall locality4.0 km Kråkeredsmall locality4.4 km Gånghester och Målsrydurban area5.6 km Granmadsmall locality6.0 km Örekullensmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Stadskärnan-Druvefors910 m Östermalm930 m Trandared centrum960 m Salängen1.0 km Kristineberg öst-Hedvigsborg1.4 km Lugnet1.4 km Hässleholmen väst1.7 km Hulta syd-Trandared norr-Brotorp1.8 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBorås 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 Borås?

114,872population

383 tkrmedian income

41.4 yearsaverage age