area in Borås Municipality

Södra Öresjö

2,529 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityBorås

population2,529

area code1490R041

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 51% of areas2,529

Share 65+-5.2 pp vs Borås · higher than 13% of areas14.8 %

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

Share foreign background+6.9 pp vs Borås · higher than 85% of areas41.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Borås · higher than 54% of areas360 tkr

Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 48% of areas23.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 55% of areas67.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Borås · higher than 74% of areas30.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.1 pp vs Borås · higher than 18% of areas80.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-2.4 pp vs Borås · higher than 31% of areas43.7 %

Share rental housing-16.8 pp vs Borås · higher than 52% of areas20.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+15.3 pp vs Borås · higher than 76% of areas29.6 %

Share single-family houses-1.0 pp vs Borås · higher than 33% of areas47.1 %

Share built before 1940-6.6 pp vs Borås · higher than 33% of areas6.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 52% of areas1,136 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

1,310men

1,235women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

119

20–24

113

102

25–29

127

30–34

115

102

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,435

57 %

Married777

31 %

Divorced262

10 %

Widowed58

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Södra Öresjö. 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 Sweden46 in 2011 → 38 in 2024percentile 38

Population 20251,831 in 20102,529

Economic standard, medianin 2024318 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

75.6 %turnout

S31.8 %

SD23.9 %

M17.6 %

V6.6 %

KD5.5 %

C4.9 %

MP3.8 %

L3.8 %

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

Örekullensmall locality2.0 km Rydasmall locality3.1 km Boråsurban area3.8 km Östergårdensmall locality5.4 km Ebbaredsmall locality6.4 km Fristadurban area6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sjöbo norra1.9 km Sjöbo-Johannelund2.2 km Sjöbo centrum2.4 km Norrmalm norr2.6 km Hässleholmen öst norr3.0 km Bergdalen-Norrmalm väst3.0 km Ryda-Alideberg-Knalleland3.1 km Brämhult3.4 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