Photo taken 246 m from the locality centre: Okänd/Tekniska museet TEKA0009334 · CC0

area in Gävle Municipality

Södra Brynäs

3,975 inhabitants · Average

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population3,975

area code2180R020

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 75% of areas3,975

Share 65++3.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 65% of areas25.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+4.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 85% of areas78.1 %

Share foreign background+6.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 72% of areas29.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-13 % vs Gävle · higher than 19% of areas305 tkr

Share low economic standard+7.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 85% of areas22.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-6.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 42% of areas22.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+5.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 75% of areas72.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-93 % vs Gävle · higher than 86% of areas34.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-5.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 15% of areas79.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-39.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 4% of areas1.9 %

Share rental housing+15.6 pp vs Gävle · higher than 83% of areas53.5 %

Share of housing co-ops+24.3 pp vs Gävle · higher than 88% of areas43.8 %

Share single-family houses-49.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 10% of areas4.3 %

Share built before 1940-6.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 33% of areas6.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 69% of areas1,489 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

2,011men

1,959women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

152

20–24

137

214

25–29

180

223

30–34

171

173

35–39

124

165

40–44

111

45–49

50–54

102

111

55–59

113

114

60–64

133

108

65–69

128

102

70–74

122

75–79

131

114

80+

192

marital status

Unmarried2,377

60 %

Married795

20 %

Divorced601

15 %

Widowed201

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Södra Brynäs. 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 Sweden18 in 2011 → 16 in 2024percentile 16

Population 20253,969 in 20103,975

Economic standard, medianin 2024267 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

78.4 %turnout

S36.1 %

SD22.9 %

M13.1 %

V11.0 %

C4.2 %

MP4.2 %

KD3.4 %

L2.9 %

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

Gävleurban area1.6 km Forsbyurban area5.4 km Gråtnäsuddensmall locality5.9 km Murarhällsharensmall locality6.2 km Alborgasmall locality6.2 km Sälgsjönurban area6.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Norra Brynäs1,000 m Gävle söder-Sörby1.6 km Hemlingby-Hemsta-Järvsta2.0 km Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster2.0 km Gävle centrum2.1 km Villastaden-Fridhem3.0 km Norrtull-Nynäs3.2 km Andersberg3.3 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