area in Borås Municipality

Lugnet

2,586 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population2,586

area code1490R023

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 52% of areas2,586

Share 65++5.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 42% of areas70.6 %

Share foreign background-4.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 73% of areas29.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-3 % vs Borås · higher than 37% of areas336 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 66% of areas30.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 48% of areas66.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Borås · higher than 73% of areas29.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 33% of areas84.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-42.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 6% of areas3.4 %

Share rental housing+27.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 89% of areas65.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+15.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 77% of areas29.7 %

Share single-family houses-44.5 pp vs Borås · higher than 10% of areas3.6 %

Share built before 1940+14.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 92% of areas27.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 32% of areas856 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

1,215men

1,370women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

121

20–24

139

124

25–29

118

106

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

202

marital status

Unmarried1,467

57 %

Married637

25 %

Divorced335

13 %

Widowed147

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Lugnet. 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 Sweden72 in 2011 → 50 in 2024percentile 50

Population 20252,348 in 20102,586

Economic standard, medianin 2024304 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

83.7 %turnout

S28.1 %

M23.6 %

SD18.2 %

V7.3 %

C6.7 %

KD6.0 %

L5.1 %

MP3.8 %

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 area490 m Rydasmall locality2.6 km Örekullensmall locality5.0 km Ebbaredsmall locality5.0 km Östergårdensmall locality5.1 km Kråkeredsmall locality5.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Salängen630 m Norrby840 m Stadskärnan-Druvefors1.1 km Östermalm1.1 km Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst1.4 km Borås centrum sydöst1.4 km Norrmalm norr1.6 km Byttorp-Parkstaden1.6 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