area in Sandviken Municipality

Sandvikens södra omland

3,240 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalitySandviken

population3,240

area code2181R009

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 63% of areas3,240

Share 65++5.6 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 88% of areas30.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-7.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 12% of areas62.9 %

Share foreign background-15.4 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 7% of areas7.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+3 % vs Sandviken · higher than 42% of areas343 tkr

Share low economic standard-6.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-2.3 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 24% of areas18.1 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+6.7 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 78% of areas73.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-91 % vs Sandviken · higher than 59% of areas26.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.9 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 53% of areas87.7 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+32.1 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 79% of areas88.7 %

Share rental housing-19.5 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 33% of areas9.4 %

Share of housing co-ops-12.2 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 1% of areas0.3 %

Share single-family houses+29.6 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 74% of areas90.1 %

Share built before 1940+3.0 pp vs Sandviken · higher than 79% of areas20.3 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,330 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

1,696men

1,535women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

102

30–34

35–39

40–44

100

45–49

109

50–54

103

148

55–59

136

173

60–64

154

151

65–69

140

132

70–74

116

136

75–79

116

80+

117

marital status

Unmarried1,593

49 %

Married1,129

35 %

Divorced385

12 %

Widowed127

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Sandvikens södra omland. 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 Sweden41 in 2011 → 50 in 2024percentile 50

Population 20253,353 in 20103,240

Economic standard, medianin 2024330 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

SD30.0 %

S29.9 %

M16.0 %

C7.9 %

KD5.3 %

V4.6 %

L2.8 %

MP2.3 %

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 32% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Tallenssmall locality6.5 km Österbyggebosmall locality9.3 km Österfärnebourban area11 km Andersassmall locality13 km Årsundaurban area14 km Bodåssmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Hofors östra omlandHofors11 km Årsunda14 km HedesundaGävle16 km HorndalAvesta19 km Sandviken södra tätorten21 km Hofors västra omlandHofors22 km Storvik23 km Kungsgården24 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