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area in Västerås Municipality

Västra Pettersberg-Södra Vallby-Källtorp

6,030 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityVästerås

population6,030

area code1980R041

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 92% of areas6,030

Share 65+-7.9 pp vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas11.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 52% of areas72.4 %

Share foreign background+45.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 98% of areas79.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-35 % vs Västerås · higher than 2% of areas236 tkr

Share low economic standard+29.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 98% of areas43.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-16.3 pp vs Västerås · higher than 14% of areas16.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-5.8 pp vs Västerås · higher than 16% of areas58.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-98 % vs Västerås · higher than 56% of areas25.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-19.5 pp vs Västerås · higher than 2% of areas62.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-37.7 pp vs Västerås · higher than 6% of areas3.1 %

Share rental housing+61.0 pp vs Västerås · higher than 98% of areas93.9 %

Share of housing co-ops-23.2 pp vs Västerås · higher than 13% of areas2.0 %

Share single-family houses-38.6 pp vs Västerås · higher than 11% of areas4.7 %

Share built before 1940-8.1 pp vs Västerås · higher than 10% of areas0.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 61% of areas1,312 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

2,972men

3,034women

menagewomen

178

0–4

202

270

5–9

270

255

10–14

241

287

15–19

246

212

20–24

236

253

25–29

218

221

30–34

210

204

35–39

240

201

40–44

202

162

45–49

169

174

50–54

147

135

55–59

119

101

60–64

130

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

165

marital status

Unmarried3,506

58 %

Married1,581

26 %

Divorced732

12 %

Widowed213

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Västra Pettersberg-Södra Vallby-Källtorp. 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 Sweden2 in 2011 → 1 in 2024percentile 1

Population 20255,083 in 20106,030

Economic standard, medianin 2024208 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

61.4 %turnout

S41.5 %

SD13.9 %

V13.8 %

M10.8 %

C4.7 %

KD4.7 %

L3.4 %

MP2.5 %

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 44% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Västeråsurban area2.1 km Åkestasmall locality5.8 km Enhagen-Ekbackenurban area6.2 km Örtagårdenurban area6.7 km Hustahöjdenurban area7.1 km Urväderstorpsmall locality7.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Vetterslund-Nordöstra Råby870 m Östra Pettersberg-Trumslagarbacken-Lustigkulla990 m Östra Råby-Norra Vetterstorp1.3 km Södra Jakobsberg1.5 km Blåsbo-Norrmalm1.5 km Vega-Tunby-Sydvästra Nordanby1.6 km Västra Råby1.7 km Hammarby Stadshage-Östra Hammarby-Södra Vetterstorp1.9 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