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area in Västerås Municipality

Västra Bäckby-Nordöstra Skälby

6,754 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population6,754

area code1980R038

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 94% of areas6,754

Share 65++2.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 48% of areas22.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 66% of areas74.6 %

Share foreign background+21.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 92% of areas56.1 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Västerås · higher than 30% of areas324 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 62% of areas14.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 47% of areas23.7 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-7.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 14% of areas56.8 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 58% of areas26.1 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 18% of areas81.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+27.4 pp vs Västerås · higher than 51% of areas68.2 %

Share rental housing-17.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 44% of areas15.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 56% of areas16.3 %

Share single-family houses+29.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 51% of areas72.3 %

Share built before 1940-8.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 7% of areas0.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 96% of areas2,951 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

3,360men

3,397women

menagewomen

162

0–4

173

222

5–9

224

276

10–14

231

275

15–19

252

199

20–24

182

160

25–29

149

169

30–34

190

184

35–39

191

200

40–44

241

179

45–49

187

217

50–54

220

213

55–59

215

191

60–64

178

146

65–69

128

124

70–74

117

179

75–79

245

264

80+

274

marital status

Unmarried3,155

47 %

Married2,699

40 %

Divorced614

9 %

Widowed291

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Västra Bäckby-Nordöstra Skälby. 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 Sweden52 in 2011 → 24 in 2024percentile 24

Population 20255,914 in 20106,754

Economic standard, medianin 2024295 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

80.4 %turnout

S37.0 %

SD18.3 %

M17.4 %

V8.7 %

KD5.6 %

C4.9 %

L4.0 %

MP2.2 %

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 75% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Hustahöjdenurban area4.1 km Örtagårdenurban area4.2 km Dingtunaurban area5.1 km Västeråsurban area5.2 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area5.5 km Lospånga bysmall locality5.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Västra Skälby1.0 km Östra Bäckby1.3 km Erikslund-Eriksborg-Hagaberg1.4 km Västra Råby1.7 km Östra Råby-Norra Vetterstorp2.4 km Hacksta-Stohagen2.4 km Västra Hammarby2.4 km Västerås västra landsbygd2.7 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