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area in Västerås Municipality

Sydvästra Bjurhovda

2,221 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population2,221

area code1980R028

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 43% of areas2,221

Share 65+-5.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 11% of areas14.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 80% of areas77.0 %

Share foreign background+14.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 90% of areas49.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Västerås · higher than 24% of areas314 tkr

Share low economic standard+5.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 79% of areas19.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 33% of areas20.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 55% of areas67.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Västerås · higher than 80% of areas32.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-8.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas73.9 %

Housing

Share rental housing-23.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 35% of areas9.9 %

Share of housing co-ops+64.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 99% of areas89.8 %

Share single-family houses-43.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 4% of areas0.1 %

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

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 33% of areas876 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

1,156men

1,063women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

114

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,272

57 %

Married584

26 %

Divorced305

14 %

Widowed64

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Sydvästra Bjurhovda. 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 Sweden8 in 2011 → 19 in 2024percentile 19

Population 20252,220 in 20102,221

Economic standard, medianin 2024269 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

73.4 %turnout

S36.8 %

SD26.6 %

M12.8 %

V10.1 %

KD3.3 %

MP3.1 %

L2.6 %

C2.4 %

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 74% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Vrångasmall locality2.4 km Västeråsurban area3.5 km Badelunda Myrbysmall locality4.5 km Irstaurban area5.4 km Kyllasmall locality5.4 km Älbysmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skiljeboplatsen840 m Malmaberg970 m Norra Brandthovda-Tibble1.1 km Skiljebo-Södra Brandthovda-Hälla1.7 km Hemdal-Klockartorpet1.8 km Finnslätten-Norra Bjurhovda2.0 km Haga-Sandgärdet2.0 km Östra Viksäng2.2 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