area in Sandviken Municipality

Sandviken västra tätorten

6,602 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySandviken

population6,602

area code2181R006

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 94% of areas6,602

Share 65+-6.2 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 32% of areas19.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-1.8 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 30% of areas68.2 %

Share foreign background+18.9 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 85% of areas42.2 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-8 % vs Sandviken · higher than 21% of areas308 tkr

Share low economic standard+11.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 91% of areas27.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+0.9 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 38% of areas21.3 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-6.2 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 24% of areas60.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-90 % vs Sandviken · higher than 69% of areas28.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-3.9 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 16% of areas79.9 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-13.7 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 30% of areas42.9 %

Share rental housing+17.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 78% of areas45.8 %

Share of housing co-ops-2.5 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 43% of areas10.0 %

Share single-family houses-12.7 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 33% of areas47.8 %

Share built before 1940-6.8 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 49% of areas10.4 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 95% of areas2,799 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

3,325men

3,306women

menagewomen

155

0–4

157

242

5–9

226

251

10–14

280

261

15–19

226

228

20–24

178

187

25–29

152

195

30–34

202

192

35–39

259

234

40–44

202

162

45–49

202

222

50–54

196

221

55–59

182

187

60–64

162

147

65–69

159

135

70–74

165

132

75–79

154

174

80+

204

marital status

Unmarried3,676

56 %

Married2,011

31 %

Divorced638

10 %

Widowed264

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (5 statistical areas) that make up Sandviken västra 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 20242 · Socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden8 in 2011 → 8 in 2024percentile 8

Population 20256,377 in 20106,602

Economic standard, medianin 2024266 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

79.2 %turnout

S41.3 %

SD23.3 %

M14.7 %

V6.6 %

C4.2 %

KD3.6 %

MP2.6 %

L2.5 %

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 74% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Sandvikenurban area1.8 km Östanåurban area4.0 km Rödjängstorpsmall locality4.7 km Hillsta och Seurban area5.2 km Jäderforsurban area5.2 km Ol-Matssmall locality5.3 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sandviken centrum1.9 km Sandviken östra tätort3.7 km Sandviken nordöstra tätorten4.2 km Sandviken södra tätorten4.4 km Kungsgården6.8 km Sandvikens norra omland10 km Årsunda11 km Storvik12 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