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area in Gävle Municipality

Stigslund-Gavlehov

5,264 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalityGävle

population5,264

area code2180R017

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 88% of areas5,264

Share 65+-6.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 14% of areas15.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 58% of areas73.2 %

Share foreign background+18.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 85% of areas41.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-14 % vs Gävle · higher than 17% of areas302 tkr

Share low economic standard+16.0 pp vs Gävle · higher than 94% of areas31.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-1.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 56% of areas26.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+1.8 pp vs Gävle · higher than 60% of areas69.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Gävle · higher than 31% of areas19.7 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.5 pp vs Gävle · higher than 12% of areas77.6 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-24.1 pp vs Gävle · higher than 16% of areas17.5 %

Share rental housing+20.2 pp vs Gävle · higher than 86% of areas58.1 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 68% of areas23.9 %

Share single-family houses-26.4 pp vs Gävle · higher than 24% of areas27.3 %

Share built before 1940-10.7 pp vs Gävle · higher than 17% of areas2.2 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 75% of areas1,663 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

2,622men

2,640women

menagewomen

156

0–4

142

181

5–9

167

161

10–14

169

194

15–19

173

233

20–24

247

235

25–29

211

255

30–34

211

205

35–39

202

146

40–44

129

123

45–49

143

133

50–54

141

119

55–59

125

124

60–64

136

65–69

70–74

75–79

111

80+

183

marital status

Unmarried3,251

62 %

Married1,318

25 %

Divorced498

9 %

Widowed199

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Stigslund-Gavlehov. 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 Sweden8 in 2011 → 7 in 2024percentile 7

Population 20254,640 in 20105,264

Economic standard, medianin 2024252 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

75.9 %turnout

S35.7 %

SD19.2 %

M18.9 %

V7.1 %

C5.1 %

MP4.1 %

KD4.0 %

L3.9 %

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

Forsbyurban area1.8 km Gråtnäsuddensmall locality2.3 km Gävleurban area2.5 km Åbyggebyurban area4.5 km Mårdängsmall locality5.8 km Hillesjöstrandsmall locality5.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Gävle Strand-Näringen-Öster2.1 km Sätra2.2 km Norrtull-Nynäs2.3 km Jonstorp-Lindbacka-Strömsbro2.5 km Gävle centrum2.6 km Norra Brynäs3.2 km Hille-Åbyggeby3.8 km Gävle söder-Sörby3.9 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