area in Västerås Municipality

Södra Gryta

4,035 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population4,035

area code1980R029

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 76% of areas4,035

Share 65+-2.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 23% of areas17.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 34% of areas69.0 %

Share foreign background+2.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 81% of areas36.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Västerås · higher than 52% of areas357 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 70% of areas16.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+3.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 76% of areas36.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas54.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 65% of areas27.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 44% of areas86.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+12.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 37% of areas52.9 %

Share rental housing+6.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 73% of areas39.3 %

Share of housing co-ops-18.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 35% of areas7.2 %

Share single-family houses+19.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 43% of areas62.5 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 74% of areas1,637 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

2,013men

2,012women

menagewomen

113

0–4

107

157

5–9

151

188

10–14

155

205

15–19

166

104

20–24

25–29

105

30–34

116

114

35–39

154

111

40–44

143

148

45–49

160

145

50–54

125

139

55–59

128

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

107

80+

100

marital status

Unmarried2,083

52 %

Married1,494

37 %

Divorced346

9 %

Widowed108

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Södra Gryta. 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 20243 · Average

Relative position in Sweden40 in 2011 → 26 in 2024percentile 26

Population 20254,050 in 20104,035

Economic standard, medianin 2024312 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

85.7 %turnout

S35.9 %

M19.2 %

SD17.7 %

V6.7 %

L5.8 %

C5.3 %

KD4.6 %

MP3.6 %

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

Västeråsurban area2.6 km Åkestasmall locality4.6 km Lyckstaurban area5.5 km Vrångasmall locality5.8 km Tillbergaurban area6.5 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality7.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra Skallberget-Nordanby1.3 km Önsta-Norra Gryta-Stenby1.4 km Vega-Tunby-Sydvästra Nordanby1.6 km Södra Skallberget1.8 km Nordanby Gärde-Norra Gideonsberg1.8 km Rönnby-Billsta-Åshagen2.0 km Gideonsberg-Emaus2.4 km Aroslund-Karlsdal2.5 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