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area in Västerås Municipality

Skiljeboplatsen

1,826 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population1,826

area code1980R025

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 30% of areas1,826

Share 65++6.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 72% of areas26.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 54% of areas72.7 %

Share foreign background+6.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 84% of areas40.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-24 % vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas275 tkr

Share low economic standard+13.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-11.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 37% of areas20.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+7.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 71% of areas71.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Västerås · higher than 78% of areas31.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 13% of areas78.2 %

Housing

Share rental housing+16.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 81% of areas49.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+24.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 91% of areas50.1 %

Share single-family houses-42.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas0.9 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 0% of areas0.0 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 13% of areas657 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

859men

957women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

146

marital status

Unmarried1,003

55 %

Married383

21 %

Divorced300

16 %

Widowed141

8 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Skiljeboplatsen. 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 Sweden14 in 2011 → 9 in 2024percentile 9

Population 20251,412 in 20101,826

Economic standard, medianin 2024255 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

77.4 %turnout

S36.6 %

SD25.8 %

M15.5 %

V7.2 %

C4.0 %

KD3.3 %

L2.8 %

MP2.3 %

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 area2.9 km Vrångasmall locality3.2 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality5.3 km Irstaurban area5.8 km Älbysmall locality6.0 km Kyllasmall locality6.2 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sydvästra Bjurhovda840 m Malmaberg850 m Hemdal-Klockartorpet970 m Östra Viksäng1.5 km Haga-Sandgärdet1.5 km Västra Viksäng-Kungsängen-Ängsgärdet1.6 km Norra Brandthovda-Tibble1.7 km Skiljebo-Södra Brandthovda-Hälla1.7 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