area in Borås Municipality

Sjöbo centrum

1,979 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population1,979

area code1490R033

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 36% of areas1,979

Share 65++4.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 64% of areas24.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-3.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 38% of areas69.8 %

Share foreign background+13.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 88% of areas47.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-17 % vs Borås · higher than 11% of areas286 tkr

Share low economic standard+8.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.7 pp vs Borås · higher than 38% of areas21.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 77% of areas73.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Borås · higher than 94% of areas39.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-4.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 10% of areas76.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-25.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 18% of areas20.5 %

Share rental housing-0.5 pp vs Borås · higher than 71% of areas37.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+27.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 86% of areas41.6 %

Share single-family houses-27.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 20% of areas20.5 %

Share built before 1940+16.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 94% of areas29.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 24% of areas774 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

1,001men

975women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

103

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,069

54 %

Married515

26 %

Divorced313

16 %

Widowed88

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Sjöbo centrum. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden18 in 2011 → 15 in 2024percentile 15

Population 20251,865 in 20101,979

Economic standard, medianin 2024256 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

70.2 %turnout

S36.3 %

SD25.1 %

M11.5 %

V11.4 %

KD5.1 %

MP3.4 %

C3.2 %

L1.6 %

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

Rydasmall locality730 m Boråsurban area2.3 km Örekullensmall locality2.5 km Östergårdensmall locality3.5 km Ebbaredsmall locality4.1 km Hagabergsmall locality5.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sjöbo-Johannelund430 m Sjöbo norra670 m Ryda-Alideberg-Knalleland690 m Norrmalm norr1.2 km Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst2.1 km Södra Öresjö2.4 km Lugnet2.5 km Ekås-Hestra2.5 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