Mjälga-CentrumPhoto taken 275 m from the locality centre: Pimvantend · CC BY-SA 3.0 · licence
area in Borlänge Municipality

Mjälga-Centrum

1,867 inhabitants · Average
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Facts

municipalityBorlänge
population1,867
area code2081R008

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 31% of areas1,867
Share 65+-2.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 32% of areas19.2 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.3 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 77% of areas76.5 %
Share foreign background-2.4 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 60% of areas23.0 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+6 % vs Borlänge · higher than 53% of areas357 tkr
Share low economic standard-3.0 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 66% of areas15.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years0.0 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 41% of areas21.9 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24-0.4 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 56% of areas68.2 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Borlänge · higher than 71% of areas29.2 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament+1.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 27% of areas83.5 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-11.0 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 28% of areas39.4 %
Share rental housing+6.3 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 73% of areas39.3 %
Share of housing co-ops+3.6 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 61% of areas19.3 %
Share single-family houses-8.5 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 32% of areas44.9 %
Share built before 1940+3.3 pp vs Borlänge · higher than 61% of areas14.0 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 32% of areas858 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

951men
911women
menagewomen
41
0–4
48
45
5–9
33
48
10–14
43
70
15–19
63
67
20–24
68
61
25–29
59
82
30–34
53
64
35–39
70
49
40–44
60
57
45–49
57
63
50–54
52
65
55–59
64
61
60–64
60
53
65–69
44
51
70–74
44
28
75–79
41
46
80+
52
marital status
Unmarried1,108
60 %
Married481
26 %
Divorced218
12 %
Widowed54
3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Mjälga-Centrum. 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 Sweden32 in 2011 → 27 in 2024percentile 27
Population 20251,804 in 20101,867
Economic standard, medianin 2024311 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

83.5 %turnout
S31.0 %
SD23.7 %
M19.2 %
V7.2 %
C6.4 %
KD4.5 %
L3.4 %
MP3.3 %

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 60% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Borlängeurban area750 mTallbackensmall locality4.1 kmPredikstolensmall locality4.8 kmKårbysmall locality4.9 kmBergsmall locality4.9 kmOrnäsurban area5.2 km
nearest

Neighbouring areas

Östermalm950 mKupolen-Norra Backa-Hagalund-Ringen1.6 kmForssa1.7 kmSödra Bullermyren-Norra Hagalund2.1 kmGylle-Åselby-Färjegårdarna-Hytting2.1 kmMedväga-Hönsarvet-Domnarvet-Barkagärdet-Islingby-Nyckelby2.2 kmJakobsgårdarna-Paradiset-Nygårdsdalen2.5 kmTjärna Ängar2.7 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBorlänge 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 Borlänge?
51,425population
378 tkrmedian income
42.2 yearsaverage age
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