area in Gävle Municipality

Södra Bomhus

7,419 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population7,419

area code2180R019

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 96% of areas7,419

Share 65+-1.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 36% of areas19.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 45% of areas71.2 %

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

Economy

Median income (earned)+11 % vs Gävle · higher than 71% of areas388 tkr

Share low economic standard-9.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 16% of areas6.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-0.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 59% of areas27.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 27% of areas61.2 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Gävle · higher than 34% of areas20.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+4.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 65% of areas89.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+26.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 51% of areas67.8 %

Share rental housing-21.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 47% of areas16.7 %

Share of housing co-ops-4.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 54% of areas14.8 %

Share single-family houses+43.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 93% of areas96.7 %

Share built before 1940-7.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 30% of areas5.5 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 98% of areas3,569 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

3,724men

3,703women

menagewomen

193

0–4

175

279

5–9

269

275

10–14

266

303

15–19

282

157

20–24

107

25–29

189

30–34

215

245

35–39

289

251

40–44

265

264

45–49

265

268

50–54

264

55–59

226

231

60–64

215

199

65–69

174

168

70–74

197

166

75–79

201

180

80+

194

marital status

Unmarried4,088

55 %

Married2,510

34 %

Divorced590

8 %

Widowed233

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Södra Bomhus. 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 Sweden69 in 2011 → 73 in 2024percentile 73

Population 20257,653 in 20107,419

Economic standard, medianin 2024326 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

89.6 %turnout

S36.7 %

SD25.4 %

M18.4 %

KD4.5 %

V4.4 %

C3.6 %

MP3.0 %

L3.0 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Murarhällsharensmall locality2.6 km Grindugasmall locality4.3 km Gävleurban area4.9 km Furuvikurban area5.1 km Syltorpsmall locality6.8 km Forsbyurban area7.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Holmsund-Sjöäng-Sörby Urfjäll2.1 km Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta3.4 km Södra Brynäs3.6 km Norra Brynäs3.7 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster4.7 km Gävle söder-Sörby5.1 km Jonstorp-Lindbacka-Strömsbro5.1 km Gävle centrum5.5 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