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area in Västerås Municipality

Östra hamnen-Öster Mälarstrand

10,129 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population10,129

area code1980R047

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 99% of areas10,129

Share 65++5.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 67% of areas25.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 67% of areas74.8 %

Share foreign background-2.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 76% of areas32.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+21 % vs Västerås · higher than 88% of areas435 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 23% of areas7.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+14.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 88% of areas46.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+10.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 81% of areas74.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-99 % vs Västerås · higher than 12% of areas14.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+7.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 69% of areas89.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-36.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas4.6 %

Share rental housing+10.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 76% of areas43.0 %

Share of housing co-ops+26.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 91% of areas52.0 %

Share single-family houses-41.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 8% of areas1.7 %

Share built before 1940-7.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 14% of areas1.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas4,003 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

4,973men

5,156women

menagewomen

206

0–4

222

202

5–9

171

152

10–14

138

176

15–19

161

252

20–24

254

404

25–29

431

517

30–34

465

397

35–39

368

304

40–44

260

219

45–49

242

305

50–54

314

342

55–59

373

321

60–64

347

263

65–69

302

266

70–74

314

297

75–79

350

80+

444

marital status

Unmarried4,782

47 %

Married3,670

36 %

Divorced1,195

12 %

Widowed480

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (7 statistical areas) that make up Östra hamnen-Öster Mälarstrand. 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 Sweden96 in 2011 → 81 in 2024percentile 81

Population 20252,421 in 201010,129

Economic standard, medianin 2024401 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

88.8 %turnout

M29.5 %

S26.6 %

SD16.0 %

C6.7 %

L6.6 %

KD5.0 %

V4.4 %

MP4.3 %

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

Västeråsurban area2.3 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area4.7 km Vrångasmall locality5.5 km Älbysmall locality6.5 km Barkaröurban area6.7 km Irstaurban area7.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet970 m Östra Viksäng1.3 km Kopparlunden-Östermalm1.5 km Hemdal-Klockartorpet1.6 km Annedal-Sydvästra centrum1.8 km Herrgärdet-Kyrkbacken1.9 km Västra centrum-Västermalm-Almelund2.0 km Gideonsberg-Emaus2.3 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