area in Avesta Municipality

Avesta södra-Avesta östra-Bengtsbo

6,049 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityAvesta

population6,049

area code2084R003

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 areas6,049

Share 65+-1.1 pp vs Avesta · higher than 73% of areas26.6 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.7 pp vs Avesta · higher than 29% of areas67.9 %

Share foreign background+13.4 pp vs Avesta · higher than 80% of areas35.3 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Avesta · higher than 20% of areas307 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 87% of areas23.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.2 pp vs Avesta · higher than 15% of areas16.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+8.5 pp vs Avesta · higher than 74% of areas72.3 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-80 % vs Avesta · higher than 78% of areas31.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-1.1 pp vs Avesta · higher than 16% of areas80.0 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-33.3 pp vs Avesta · higher than 20% of areas25.3 %

Share rental housing+15.8 pp vs Avesta · higher than 72% of areas38.8 %

Share of housing co-ops+17.9 pp vs Avesta · higher than 81% of areas34.6 %

Share single-family houses-35.0 pp vs Avesta · higher than 23% of areas26.2 %

Share built before 1940-2.6 pp vs Avesta · higher than 61% of areas13.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,758 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

3,034men

3,030women

menagewomen

161

0–4

115

171

5–9

159

164

10–14

147

143

15–19

142

200

20–24

161

222

25–29

190

235

30–34

216

198

35–39

184

177

40–44

163

150

45–49

148

171

50–54

148

178

55–59

159

160

60–64

189

176

65–69

182

149

70–74

173

168

75–79

192

211

80+

362

marital status

Unmarried3,333

55 %

Married1,521

25 %

Divorced809

13 %

Widowed385

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Avesta södra-Avesta östra-Bengtsbo. 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden15 in 2011 → 11 in 2024percentile 11

Population 20255,714 in 20106,049

Economic standard, medianin 2024269 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

77.2 %turnout

S40.3 %

SD26.0 %

M13.4 %

V5.8 %

KD4.2 %

C3.7 %

L2.5 %

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 72% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Avestaurban area2.9 km Södra Kyrkbynsmall locality4.5 km Övrabynsmall locality5.0 km Hyttansmall locality5.2 km Nordanöurban area5.3 km Jularbosmall locality6.9 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Avesta norra-Avesta västra-Karlbo3.2 km Krylbo-Isaksbo-Mästerbo4.4 km Norberg omlandNorberg10 km Norberg norraNorberg13 km Hedemora landsbygdHedemora14 km Norberg östraNorberg14 km Avesta omland16 km Norberg västraNorberg16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityAvesta 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 Avesta?

22,417population

389 tkrmedian income

45.5 yearsaverage age