area in Skövde Municipality

Västra fältet

1,313 inhabitants · Good conditions
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Facts

municipalitySkövde
population1,313
area code1496R018

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 12% of areas1,313
Share 65++5.6 pp vs Skövde · higher than 69% of areas25.7 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.0 pp vs Skövde · higher than 27% of areas67.4 %
Share foreign background-7.7 pp vs Skövde · higher than 36% of areas15.0 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+3 % vs Skövde · higher than 68% of areas384 tkr
Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Skövde · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.0 pp vs Skövde · higher than 73% of areas34.1 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+13.5 pp vs Skövde · higher than 95% of areas80.9 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Skövde · higher than 54% of areas25.2 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+3.1 pp vs Skövde · higher than 49% of areas87.1 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-6.7 pp vs Skövde · higher than 31% of areas43.1 %
Share rental housing-13.5 pp vs Skövde · higher than 50% of areas20.0 %
Share of housing co-ops+20.5 pp vs Skövde · higher than 83% of areas36.1 %
Share single-family houses-1.6 pp vs Skövde · higher than 37% of areas53.4 %
Share built before 1940-0.9 pp vs Skövde · higher than 54% of areas12.0 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 15% of areas669 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

646men
657women
menagewomen
26
0–4
25
22
5–9
23
40
10–14
32
32
15–19
32
59
20–24
39
40
25–29
52
63
30–34
44
45
35–39
24
32
40–44
43
20
45–49
33
30
50–54
35
47
55–59
48
31
60–64
49
37
65–69
34
33
70–74
39
44
75–79
37
45
80+
68
marital status
Unmarried738
56 %
Married337
26 %
Divorced150
11 %
Widowed85
6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Västra fältet. 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 Sweden65 in 2011 → 77 in 2024percentile 77
Population 20251,367 in 20101,313
Economic standard, medianin 2024350 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

84.9 %turnout
S32.6 %
SD21.5 %
M21.1 %
KD7.0 %
C5.4 %
L4.7 %
V4.6 %
MP2.0 %

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

Skövdeurban area150 mSmedsgårdensmall locality4.2 kmFjälletsmall locality5.7 kmRyttmästarboställetsmall locality6.3 kmSkultorpurban area6.9 kmHerrekvarnsmall locality6.9 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Högskolan-Trängen360 mNorrmalm-Rosenhaga1.1 kmSkövde centrumkärna1.1 kmDälderna-Havstena1.3 kmBillingsluttningen-Kullen1.7 kmEkängen-Aspö-Ulveket1.7 kmLunden-Trädgårdsstaden1.8 kmKällegården2.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySkövde 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 Skövde?
57,995population
415 tkrmedian income
41.3 yearsaverage age
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