area in Gävle Municipality

Björke-Norrlandet

4,090 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population4,090

area code2180R003

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 77% of areas4,090

Share 65++3.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 64% of areas24.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-5.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 31% of areas68.5 %

Share foreign background-16.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 5% of areas7.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+21 % vs Gävle · higher than 84% of areas422 tkr

Share low economic standard-11.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 6% of areas4.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 63% of areas29.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 75% of areas72.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Gävle · higher than 21% of areas17.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+6.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 83% of areas91.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+53.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 94% of areas94.9 %

Share rental housing-36.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 6% of areas1.5 %

Share of housing co-ops-17.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 16% of areas2.4 %

Share single-family houses+43.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 95% of areas97.1 %

Share built before 1940-1.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 52% of areas11.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,371 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

2,109men

1,986women

menagewomen

110

0–4

109

121

5–9

112

122

10–14

122

127

15–19

102

20–24

25–29

102

30–34

115

135

35–39

135

113

40–44

126

144

45–49

114

150

50–54

156

166

55–59

159

157

60–64

139

149

65–69

143

121

70–74

116

144

75–79

121

127

80+

105

marital status

Unmarried2,043

50 %

Married1,584

39 %

Divorced322

8 %

Widowed143

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Björke-Norrlandet. 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 Sweden76 in 2011 → 86 in 2024percentile 86

Population 20253,259 in 20104,090

Economic standard, medianin 2024385 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

91.7 %turnout

M27.1 %

S26.2 %

SD23.2 %

KD5.9 %

C5.3 %

L4.5 %

MP3.8 %

V3.3 %

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

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Smörstensmall locality3.0 km Eskönsmall locality4.0 km Harkskär och Utvalnäsurban area4.9 km Trödjeurban area8.7 km Björkeurban area11 km Småmurensmall locality11 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hille-Åbyggeby15 km Holmsund-Sjöäng-Sörby Urfjäll15 km Jonstorp-Lindbacka-Strömsbro15 km Skutskär nordöstraÄlvkarleby16 km Skutskär centrala-Skutskär nordvästraÄlvkarleby16 km Södra Bomhus16 km Stigslund-Gavlehov17 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster17 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