Photo taken 172 m from the locality centre: Nils Tesch · Public domain

area in Västerås Municipality

Södra Skallberget

2,043 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population2,043

area code1980R031

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 38% of areas2,043

Share 65+-7.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas12.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+7.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 93% of areas80.3 %

Share foreign background+16.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 90% of areas51.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-22 % vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas283 tkr

Share low economic standard+18.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 95% of areas32.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 32% of areas19.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 41% of areas64.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Västerås · higher than 85% of areas34.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-9.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas73.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-26.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 14% of areas14.8 %

Share rental housing+51.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 96% of areas84.2 %

Share single-family houses-28.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 17% of areas15.0 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 8% of areas586 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

1,025men

1,019women

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+

marital status

Unmarried1,276

62 %

Married452

22 %

Divorced275

13 %

Widowed41

2 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Södra Skallberget. 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 Sweden7 in 2011 → 4 in 2024percentile 4

Population 20251,707 in 20102,043

Economic standard, medianin 2024236 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

66.9 %turnout

S34.7 %

SD21.3 %

V12.5 %

M12.4 %

C4.8 %

MP4.7 %

KD3.7 %

L3.7 %

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. Here 61% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Västeråsurban area840 m Vrångasmall locality5.5 km Åkestasmall locality6.1 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area6.9 km Lyckstaurban area7.2 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality7.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Aroslund-Karlsdal720 m Norra Skallberget-Nordanby750 m Gideonsberg-Emaus820 m Vega-Tunby-Sydvästra Nordanby1.1 km Nordanby Gärde-Norra Gideonsberg1.1 km Blåsbo-Norrmalm1.2 km Herrgärdet-Kyrkbacken1.4 km Haga-Sandgärdet1.4 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