area in Örebro Municipality

Varberga-Oxhagen

5,544 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityÖrebro

population5,544

area code1880R028

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 89% of areas5,544

Share 65+-8.6 pp vs Örebro · higher than 4% of areas10.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.4 pp vs Örebro · higher than 74% of areas75.9 %

Share foreign background+55.0 pp vs Örebro · higher than 98% of areas83.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-34 % vs Örebro · higher than 2% of areas228 tkr

Share low economic standard+34.0 pp vs Örebro · higher than 99% of areas50.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-19.2 pp vs Örebro · higher than 6% of areas13.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.3 pp vs Örebro · higher than 32% of areas62.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Örebro · higher than 66% of areas27.9 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-21.4 pp vs Örebro · higher than 2% of areas62.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-34.7 pp vs Örebro · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %

Share rental housing+52.8 pp vs Örebro · higher than 99% of areas99.2 %

Share single-family houses-42.2 pp vs Örebro · higher than 6% of areas0.8 %

Share built before 1940-15.8 pp vs Örebro · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 63% of areas1,339 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

2,873men

2,680women

menagewomen

220

0–4

218

213

5–9

218

228

10–14

180

201

15–19

192

220

20–24

198

258

25–29

214

217

30–34

259

253

35–39

213

218

40–44

176

199

45–49

145

135

50–54

138

132

55–59

131

105

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried3,158

57 %

Married1,514

27 %

Divorced719

13 %

Widowed155

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Varberga-Oxhagen. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden1 in 2011 → 1 in 2024percentile 1

Population 20255,432 in 20105,544

Economic standard, medianin 2024197 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

61.0 %turnout

S39.4 %

V18.0 %

SD13.1 %

M7.8 %

KD7.7 %

C3.5 %

MP2.4 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Örebrourban area2.2 km Runnabyurban area2.8 km Södra Runnabysmall locality2.9 km Norra Runnabysmall locality4.1 km Tjusebotorpsmall locality5.2 km Ekersbysmall locality5.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Markbacken-Västra Mark1.0 km Nya Hjärsta-Nyponlunden1.3 km Holmen-Hjärsta1.6 km Västhaga-Solhaga1.7 km Rosta-Örnsro1.7 km Baronbackarna1.7 km Örebro väster1.9 km Vivalla1.9 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityÖrebro 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 Örebro?

160,140population

378 tkrmedian income

40.5 yearsaverage age