area in Gävle Municipality

Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster

2,885 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population2,885

area code2180R007

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 57% of areas2,885

Share 65++0.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 46% of areas21.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+1.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 72% of areas75.6 %

Share foreign background+25.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 89% of areas48.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-6 % vs Gävle · higher than 33% of areas328 tkr

Share low economic standard+12.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 47% of areas23.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-4.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 32% of areas62.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-94 % vs Gävle · higher than 79% of areas31.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 15% of areas79.5 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-37.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 7% of areas4.5 %

Share rental housing+27.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 90% of areas65.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 70% of areas25.2 %

Share single-family houses-47.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 12% of areas5.9 %

Share built before 1940-8.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 26% of areas4.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 41% of areas985 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

1,495men

1,401women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

132

25–29

117

30–34

102

120

35–39

109

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

115

123

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,511

52 %

Married875

30 %

Divorced383

13 %

Widowed121

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster. 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 Sweden5 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20251,840 in 20102,885

Economic standard, medianin 2024280 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

75.1 %turnout

S33.3 %

SD19.9 %

M18.5 %

V11.1 %

C4.7 %

L3.6 %

KD3.4 %

MP3.4 %

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 37% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gävleurban area940 m Forsbyurban area3.4 km Gråtnäsuddensmall locality3.9 km Alborgasmall locality6.3 km Hillesjöstrandsmall locality6.4 km Åbyggebyurban area6.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra Brynäs1.1 km Gävle centrum1.6 km Södra Brynäs2.0 km Stigslund-Gavlehov2.1 km Jonstorp-Lindbacka-Strömsbro2.1 km Norrtull-Nynäs2.4 km Gävle söder-Sörby2.5 km Villastaden-Fridhem3.5 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