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area in Gävle Municipality

Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta

4,236 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population4,236

area code2180R011

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 78% of areas4,236

Share 65++0.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 48% of areas22.0 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+3.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 80% of areas77.0 %

Share foreign background-7.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 38% of areas15.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+12 % vs Gävle · higher than 73% of areas392 tkr

Share low economic standard-7.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+5.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 72% of areas33.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-2.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 42% of areas64.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Gävle · higher than 26% of areas18.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 60% of areas88.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+0.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 29% of areas42.1 %

Share rental housing-12.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 57% of areas25.3 %

Share of housing co-ops+11.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 78% of areas31.0 %

Share single-family houses-1.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 35% of areas51.9 %

Share built before 1940-0.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 56% of areas12.6 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,865 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

2,090men

2,136women

menagewomen

130

0–4

118

117

5–9

133

110

10–14

108

105

15–19

20–24

106

132

25–29

110

166

30–34

164

35–39

152

134

40–44

128

124

45–49

104

128

50–54

155

126

55–59

129

119

60–64

153

121

65–69

126

70–74

107

75–79

111

110

80+

153

marital status

Unmarried2,429

57 %

Married1,203

28 %

Divorced416

10 %

Widowed192

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta. 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 Sweden75 in 2011 → 72 in 2024percentile 72

Population 20253,103 in 20104,236

Economic standard, medianin 2024358 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

87.6 %turnout

S33.1 %

SD21.3 %

M20.8 %

V5.6 %

C5.4 %

MP4.8 %

KD4.2 %

L3.8 %

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 52% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gävleurban area3.5 km Syltorpsmall locality5.5 km Sälgsjönurban area5.5 km Murarhällsharensmall locality5.9 km Grindugasmall locality5.9 km Alborgasmall locality6.7 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Södra Brynäs2.0 km Gävle söder-Sörby2.5 km Norra Brynäs2.9 km Andersberg3.0 km Södra Bomhus3.4 km Gävle centrum3.7 km Villastaden-Fridhem3.7 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster4.0 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