area in Borås Municipality

Ekås-Hestra

3,963 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population3,963

area code1490R009

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 75% of areas3,963

Share 65++3.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 54% of areas23.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 60% of areas73.7 %

Share foreign background-12.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 58% of areas22.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+15 % vs Borås · higher than 74% of areas396 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+11.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 78% of areas37.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.5 pp vs Borås · higher than 50% of areas66.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 37% of areas21.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+8.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 66% of areas89.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+7.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 38% of areas53.4 %

Share rental housing-20.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 48% of areas17.4 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 62% of areas19.7 %

Share single-family houses+17.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 45% of areas65.3 %

Share built before 1940-2.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 47% of areas10.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 78% of areas1,757 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

1,943men

2,005women

menagewomen

0–4

110

5–9

125

139

10–14

107

154

15–19

155

110

20–24

25–29

121

30–34

102

35–39

132

140

40–44

143

117

45–49

133

145

50–54

144

149

55–59

133

111

60–64

115

113

65–69

124

70–74

75–79

100

123

80+

207

marital status

Unmarried2,008

51 %

Married1,404

35 %

Divorced370

9 %

Widowed179

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Ekås-Hestra. 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 Sweden78 in 2011 → 75 in 2024percentile 75

Population 20253,371 in 20103,963

Economic standard, medianin 2024356 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

88.3 %turnout

S30.4 %

M21.0 %

SD18.4 %

C6.8 %

KD6.0 %

L5.8 %

MP5.5 %

V5.1 %

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 67% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Rydasmall locality1.8 km Ebbaredsmall locality2.0 km Östergårdensmall locality2.3 km Boråsurban area3.3 km Hagabergsmall locality4.2 km Örekullensmall locality4.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ryda-Alideberg-Knalleland1.9 km Byttorp-Parkstaden2.2 km Norrby2.4 km Sjöbo centrum2.5 km Sjöbo-Johannelund2.8 km Norrmalm norr3.0 km Lugnet3.0 km Sjöbo norra3.1 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