area in Sandviken Municipality

Sandviken södra tätorten

7,633 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySandviken

population7,633

area code2181R005

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 areas7,633

Share 65+-3.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 49% of areas22.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-2.2 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 28% of areas67.8 %

Share foreign background-3.7 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 51% of areas19.6 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+12 % vs Sandviken · higher than 63% of areas373 tkr

Share low economic standard-4.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 52% of areas12.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+4.4 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 51% of areas24.8 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.8 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 42% of areas65.0 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Sandviken · higher than 50% of areas24.3 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+2.6 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 44% of areas86.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+6.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 46% of areas62.6 %

Share rental housing-10.6 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 48% of areas18.2 %

Share of housing co-ops+5.4 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 59% of areas17.9 %

Share single-family houses+12.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 51% of areas72.4 %

Share built before 1940-4.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 58% of areas13.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 99% of areas4,189 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

3,800men

3,811women

menagewomen

175

0–4

180

235

5–9

206

257

10–14

274

218

15–19

236

196

20–24

136

133

25–29

142

233

30–34

249

248

35–39

274

236

40–44

224

209

45–49

220

265

50–54

307

309

55–59

277

246

60–64

228

212

65–69

225

211

70–74

183

200

75–79

201

217

80+

249

marital status

Unmarried4,129

54 %

Married2,392

31 %

Divorced810

11 %

Widowed302

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (4 statistical areas) that make up Sandviken södra tätorten. 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 Sweden57 in 2011 → 44 in 2024percentile 44

Population 20257,551 in 20107,633

Economic standard, medianin 2024320 tkr

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

86.0 %turnout

S38.8 %

SD23.6 %

M16.5 %

V5.4 %

C4.4 %

KD4.0 %

L3.9 %

MP2.4 %

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 60% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sandvikenurban area3.4 km Östanåurban area5.9 km Rödjängstorpsmall locality6.3 km Hillsta och Seurban area6.6 km Brunnsviksmall locality6.8 km Årsundaurban area7.4 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sandviken centrum4.2 km Sandviken västra tätorten4.4 km Sandviken östra tätort4.6 km Sandviken nordöstra tätorten6.8 km Årsunda7.2 km Kungsgården8.2 km Storvik12 km Forsbacka-ÖverhärdeGävle14 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySandviken 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 Sandviken?

38,360population

392 tkrmedian income

44.8 yearsaverage age