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area in Borås Municipality

Göta centrum-Kristineberg väst

3,418 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population3,418

area code1490R015

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 66% of areas3,418

Share 65+-6.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 9% of areas13.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 77% of areas76.6 %

Share foreign background+31.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 95% of areas66.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-23 % vs Borås · higher than 6% of areas267 tkr

Share low economic standard+19.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 95% of areas34.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 26% of areas18.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-10.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 13% of areas56.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Borås · higher than 99% of areas46.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-11.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 5% of areas69.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-40.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 8% of areas5.5 %

Share rental housing+52.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 98% of areas90.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-12.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 12% of areas1.9 %

Share single-family houses-42.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 12% of areas5.7 %

Share built before 1940+12.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 88% of areas24.8 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 40% of areas969 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

1,740men

1,665women

menagewomen

0–4

107

5–9

105

10–14

124

15–19

102

134

20–24

162

170

25–29

144

177

30–34

152

144

35–39

115

40–44

115

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

104

marital status

Unmarried1,996

58 %

Married818

24 %

Divorced488

14 %

Widowed113

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Göta centrum-Kristineberg väst. 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 Sweden7 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20253,291 in 20103,418

Economic standard, medianin 2024228 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

70.7 %turnout

S35.3 %

SD19.4 %

M14.3 %

V11.7 %

KD4.7 %

C4.3 %

MP3.4 %

L3.4 %

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 39% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area3.4 km Kråkeredsmall locality3.6 km Funningen och Bosnäsurban area4.1 km Granmadsmall locality4.8 km Rydasmall locality5.0 km Sjömarken och Viaredurban area5.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Regementet860 m Dammsvedjan1.8 km Stadskärnan-Druvefors1.9 km Byttorp-Parkstaden2.1 km Kristineberg öst-Hedvigsborg2.4 km Borås centrum sydöst2.5 km Trandared centrum2.5 km Norrby2.5 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