area in Skara Municipality

Skara tätort sydvästra

1,748 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges
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Facts

municipalitySkara
population1,748
area code1495R007

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 27% of areas1,748
Share 65+-5.1 pp vs Skara · higher than 29% of areas18.6 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.2 pp vs Skara · higher than 89% of areas79.2 %
Share foreign background+32.1 pp vs Skara · higher than 92% of areas54.7 %
Economy
Median income (earned)-10 % vs Skara · higher than 22% of areas311 tkr
Share low economic standard+10.0 pp vs Skara · higher than 89% of areas25.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-7.5 pp vs Skara · higher than 6% of areas13.3 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-1.3 pp vs Skara · higher than 40% of areas64.6 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-89 % vs Skara · higher than 94% of areas40.0 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-7.5 pp vs Skara · higher than 10% of areas76.3 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-29.5 pp vs Skara · higher than 21% of areas26.0 %
Share rental housing-4.3 pp vs Skara · higher than 56% of areas23.6 %
Share of housing co-ops+35.7 pp vs Skara · higher than 90% of areas49.3 %
Share single-family houses-34.2 pp vs Skara · higher than 23% of areas26.0 %
Share built before 1940-14.6 pp vs Skara · higher than 26% of areas4.5 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 20% of areas727 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

959men
796women
menagewomen
69
0–4
49
52
5–9
62
77
10–14
55
48
15–19
37
44
20–24
46
90
25–29
68
83
30–34
53
63
35–39
57
65
40–44
47
51
45–49
40
54
50–54
35
54
55–59
52
44
60–64
43
49
65–69
41
37
70–74
31
42
75–79
26
37
80+
54
marital status
Unmarried987
56 %
Married541
31 %
Divorced163
9 %
Widowed59
3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skara tätort sydvästra. 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 Sweden8 in 2011 → 9 in 2024percentile 9
Population 20251,625 in 20101,748
Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

81.7 %turnout
S34.6 %
SD24.3 %
M18.5 %
KD6.0 %
C5.2 %
V5.1 %
L3.2 %
MP2.1 %

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

Skaraurban area1.9 kmArdalaurban area4.5 kmMyråsensmall locality8.3 kmStora Ekebergsmall locality8.5 kmAxvallurban area9.7 kmHasslösasmall locality10 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skara tätort centrala västra1.8 kmSkara tätort centrala södra1.8 kmSkara tätort sydöstra1.8 kmSkara tätort nordvästra2.2 kmSkara tätort centrala östra2.5 kmSkara tätort nordöstra3.5 kmSkara östra omland-Hornborgasjön6.4 kmSkara västra omland-Ardala6.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySkara 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 Skara?
18,707population
390 tkrmedian income
43.7 yearsaverage age
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