area in Borås Municipality

Hässleholmen öst norr

3,469 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population3,469

area code1490R020

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 67% of areas3,469

Share 65+-2.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 27% of areas18.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 65% of areas74.4 %

Share foreign background+36.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 96% of areas70.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-18 % vs Borås · higher than 9% of areas281 tkr

Share low economic standard+15.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 93% of areas30.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-3.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 44% of areas22.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 38% of areas64.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 67% of areas28.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 6% of areas71.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-9.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 27% of areas36.5 %

Share rental housing+9.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 79% of areas46.6 %

Share of housing co-ops+1.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 56% of areas16.2 %

Share single-family houses-4.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 31% of areas44.1 %

Share built before 1940-12.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 11% of areas0.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 53% of areas1,162 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

1,763men

1,694women

menagewomen

120

0–4

106

146

5–9

128

138

10–14

105

136

15–19

110

20–24

104

129

25–29

100

104

30–34

123

137

35–39

111

107

40–44

121

105

45–49

101

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

110

marital status

Unmarried1,821

53 %

Married1,128

33 %

Divorced398

11 %

Widowed121

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hässleholmen öst norr. 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 Sweden4 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20253,235 in 20103,469

Economic standard, medianin 2024240 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

69.2 %turnout

S37.7 %

M18.6 %

SD12.6 %

V9.7 %

C5.0 %

KD4.8 %

MP4.1 %

L4.1 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area1.8 km Rydasmall locality3.5 km Örekullensmall locality4.6 km Gånghester och Målsrydurban area5.8 km Östergårdensmall locality6.4 km Kråkeredsmall locality6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hässleholmen väst850 m Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst1.1 km Östermalm1.6 km Hulta centrum-Sörmarken1.7 km Salängen1.8 km Norrmalm norr1.9 km Brämhult2.1 km Svensgärde2.3 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