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area in Västerås Municipality

Irsta

3,029 inhabitants · Very good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population3,029

area code1980R017

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 59% of areas3,029

Share 65+-4.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 16% of areas15.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 13% of areas63.1 %

Share foreign background-23.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 20% of areas10.9 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+22 % vs Västerås · higher than 89% of areas441 tkr

Share low economic standard-12.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 0% of areas2.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 76% of areas36.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 44% of areas65.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Västerås · higher than 12% of areas14.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+11.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 96% of areas93.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+48.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 80% of areas89.4 %

Share rental housing-30.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas2.2 %

Share of housing co-ops-17.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 38% of areas8.1 %

Share single-family houses+49.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 80% of areas92.6 %

Share built before 1940-7.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 14% of areas1.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 74% of areas1,644 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

1,548men

1,491women

menagewomen

0–4

143

5–9

135

10–14

136

141

15–19

124

20–24

25–29

30–34

102

113

35–39

122

40–44

123

107

45–49

105

127

50–54

113

101

55–59

112

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,635

54 %

Married1,153

38 %

Divorced160

5 %

Widowed79

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Irsta. 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 20245 · Very good conditions

Relative position in Sweden97 in 2011 → 97 in 2024percentile 97

Population 20252,829 in 20103,029

Economic standard, medianin 2024380 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

93.5 %turnout

M29.3 %

S29.0 %

SD21.1 %

KD5.5 %

C5.2 %

L4.6 %

MP2.7 %

V1.7 %

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

Irstaurban area230 m Älbysmall locality1.9 km Kyllasmall locality4.0 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality4.6 km Vrångasmall locality4.7 km Ändestasmall locality5.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skiljebo-Södra Brandthovda-Hälla4.4 km Norra Brandthovda-Tibble4.6 km Framnäs-Talltorp-Hässlö4.9 km Sydvästra Bjurhovda5.6 km Skiljeboplatsen6.0 km Östra Viksäng6.0 km Västerås östra landsbygd6.5 km Malmaberg6.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityVästerås 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 Västerås?

160,634population

400 tkrmedian income

41.6 yearsaverage age