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area in Falun Municipality

Falu centrum södra

4,658 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityFalun

population4,658

area code2080R007

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 83% of areas4,658

Share 65++5.4 pp vs Falun · higher than 83% of areas29.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+2.4 pp vs Falun · higher than 56% of areas73.0 %

Share foreign background+6.6 pp vs Falun · higher than 54% of areas20.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-9 % vs Falun · higher than 33% of areas329 tkr

Share low economic standard+4.0 pp vs Falun · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.4 pp vs Falun · higher than 69% of areas32.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.5 pp vs Falun · higher than 85% of areas75.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Falun · higher than 40% of areas22.0 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+0.8 pp vs Falun · higher than 49% of areas87.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-42.2 pp vs Falun · higher than 14% of areas14.8 %

Share rental housing+25.8 pp vs Falun · higher than 84% of areas55.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+16.9 pp vs Falun · higher than 73% of areas27.3 %

Share single-family houses-44.0 pp vs Falun · higher than 18% of areas16.4 %

Share built before 1940+11.6 pp vs Falun · higher than 88% of areas24.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 82% of areas1,915 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

2,233men

2,433women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

115

15–19

122

217

20–24

223

225

25–29

175

191

30–34

164

139

35–39

132

136

40–44

116

114

45–49

131

105

50–54

133

55–59

60–64

111

100

65–69

126

137

70–74

179

158

75–79

177

185

80+

300

marital status

Unmarried2,649

57 %

Married1,140

24 %

Divorced632

14 %

Widowed235

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Falu centrum södra. 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 20244 · Good conditions

Relative position in Sweden42 in 2011 → 38 in 2024percentile 38

Population 20254,036 in 20104,658

Economic standard, medianin 2024303 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

86.2 %turnout

S33.8 %

M18.4 %

SD16.0 %

V7.8 %

C7.3 %

MP6.2 %

L4.5 %

KD4.4 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Falunurban area970 m Gamla Berget och Korsgårdenurban area3.4 km Österå, Uggelviken och Hökvikenurban area5.2 km Klippuddensmall locality6.5 km Höjensmall locality6.5 km Skuggarvetsmall locality6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Falu centrum norra960 m Nedre Norslund1.7 km Pilbo-Samuelsdal-Gruvriset2.2 km Herrhagen2.4 km Bojsenburg2.5 km Slätta-Gamla Berget2.7 km Kvarnberget-Främby-Källviken2.9 km Övre Norslund-Hälsinggården-Korsnäs3.6 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityFalun 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 Falun?

59,945population

403 tkrmedian income

43.2 yearsaverage age