area in Ockelbo Municipality

Ockelbo tätort

3,102 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityOckelbo

population3,102

area code2101R001

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 61% of areas3,102

Share 65+-3.3 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 80% of areas28.5 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.2 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 26% of areas67.3 %

Share foreign background+5.1 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 56% of areas21.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-1 % vs Ockelbo · higher than 18% of areas303 tkr

Share low economic standard+2.0 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 76% of areas18.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.8 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 15% of areas16.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.6 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 91% of areas78.4 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-49 % vs Ockelbo · higher than 82% of areas32.8 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.2 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 35% of areas85.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-16.8 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 39% of areas55.5 %

Share rental housing+15.5 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 73% of areas39.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+0.9 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 13% of areas2.1 %

Share single-family houses-13.4 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 46% of areas67.0 %

Share built before 1940-0.5 pp vs Ockelbo · higher than 81% of areas21.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 67% of areas1,440 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

1,549men

1,562women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

108

10–14

102

15–19

20–24

25–29

110

30–34

109

107

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

107

55–59

60–64

65–69

106

70–74

75–79

107

127

80+

177

marital status

Unmarried1,686

54 %

Married877

28 %

Divorced346

11 %

Widowed197

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Ockelbo tätort. 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 Sweden15 in 2011 → 16 in 2024percentile 16

Population 20252,963 in 20103,102

Economic standard, medianin 2024278 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

82.8 %turnout

S35.1 %

SD29.5 %

M13.6 %

C5.8 %

V5.1 %

KD4.6 %

MP3.5 %

L1.8 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Ockelbourban area800 m Stenbäckensmall locality2.4 km Ulvstasmall locality3.8 km Mosmall locality4.2 km Strömsborgsmall locality4.4 km Gammelfäbodarnasmall locality9.1 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Ockelbos omland16 km JärboSandviken21 km Sandvikens norra omlandSandviken26 km Hille-ÅbyggebyGävle29 km Sandviken nordöstra tätortenSandviken29 km SätraGävle30 km Bergby-NorrsundetGävle30 km Hagaström-LexeGävle31 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityOckelbo 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 Ockelbo?

5,715population

374 tkrmedian income

48.3 yearsaverage age