area in Borås Municipality

Hulta centrum-Sörmarken

2,992 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population2,992

area code1490R017

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 59% of areas2,992

Share 65+-1.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 27% of areas18.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 50% of areas72.1 %

Share foreign background+42.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 97% of areas77.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Borås · higher than 7% of areas273 tkr

Share low economic standard+17.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 95% of areas32.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 24% of areas18.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+2.5 pp vs Borås · higher than 60% of areas68.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Borås · higher than 81% of areas32.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 6% of areas72.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-26.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 17% of areas19.8 %

Share rental housing+15.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 83% of areas52.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+9.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 68% of areas23.8 %

Share single-family houses-28.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 20% of areas19.8 %

Share built before 1940-11.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 15% of areas1.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 38% of areas932 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

1,465men

1,528women

menagewomen

112

0–4

101

5–9

111

10–14

109

101

15–19

102

107

20–24

101

25–29

107

30–34

115

35–39

107

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

116

marital status

Unmarried1,507

50 %

Married1,035

35 %

Divorced311

10 %

Widowed138

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hulta centrum-Sörmarken. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden4 in 2011 → 5 in 2024percentile 5

Population 20252,517 in 20102,992

Economic standard, medianin 2024238 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

72.2 %turnout

S41.6 %

M14.9 %

V12.8 %

SD12.2 %

C4.5 %

KD4.3 %

MP2.9 %

L2.7 %

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 61% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Boråsurban area2.6 km Gånghester och Målsrydurban area4.1 km Rydasmall locality5.0 km Kråkeredsmall locality5.4 km Örekullensmall locality6.3 km Dalsjöforsurban area7.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Svensgärde1.2 km Hässleholmen väst1.4 km Hulta syd-Trandared norr-Brotorp1.4 km Hässleholmen öst norr1.7 km Östermalm1.8 km Borås centrum sydöst2.2 km Trandared centrum2.2 km Salängen2.3 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