area in Gävle Municipality

Bergby-Norrsundet

3,500 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population3,500

area code2180R002

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 67% of areas3,500

Share 65++9.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 89% of areas31.3 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-9.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 17% of areas64.5 %

Share foreign background-14.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 11% of areas8.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-10 % vs Gävle · higher than 24% of areas313 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 58% of areas13.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-12.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 12% of areas15.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+4.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 69% of areas71.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Gävle · higher than 78% of areas31.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-0.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 34% of areas84.8 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+36.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 62% of areas78.1 %

Share rental housing-20.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 48% of areas17.5 %

Share of housing co-ops-16.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas3.4 %

Share single-family houses+28.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 62% of areas82.0 %

Share built before 1940+4.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 72% of areas17.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 85% of areas2,017 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

1,806men

1,701women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

117

30–34

106

35–39

40–44

45–49

101

50–54

103

122

55–59

149

163

60–64

148

145

65–69

116

153

70–74

124

132

75–79

112

163

80+

168

marital status

Unmarried1,774

51 %

Married1,129

32 %

Divorced412

12 %

Widowed194

6 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Bergby-Norrsundet. 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 Sweden21 in 2011 → 32 in 2024percentile 32

Population 20253,770 in 20103,500

Economic standard, medianin 2024299 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

85.4 %turnout

S33.1 %

SD32.0 %

M14.9 %

V5.5 %

KD4.6 %

C3.7 %

MP2.8 %

L2.0 %

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 89% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Norrsundeturban area7.9 km Småmurensmall locality9.1 km Axmarbysmall locality9.9 km Bergbyurban area13 km Hagstasmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Björke-Norrlandet19 km SkogSöderhamn22 km Hille-Åbyggeby26 km Jonstorp-Lindbacka-Strömsbro29 km LjusneSöderhamn29 km Stigslund-Gavlehov30 km Ockelbo tätortOckelbo30 km Sätra31 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityGävle 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 Gävle?

103,838population

394 tkrmedian income

42.6 yearsaverage age