area in Bollnäs Municipality

Gärdet

2,245 inhabitants · Major socio-economic challenges

show on the map about Bollnäs Municipality

the register

Facts

municipalityBollnäs

population2,245

area code2183R006

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 44% of areas2,245

Share 65+-8.7 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 32% of areas19.1 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+5.3 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 82% of areas77.4 %

Share foreign background+37.9 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 91% of areas52.5 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-21 % vs Bollnäs · higher than 3% of areas249 tkr

Share low economic standard+28.0 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 98% of areas45.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-8.2 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 1% of areas10.5 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-12.4 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 13% of areas56.5 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-92 % vs Bollnäs · higher than 92% of areas38.2 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-7.7 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 9% of areas75.4 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-54.9 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 10% of areas7.3 %

Share rental housing+37.7 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 90% of areas67.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+18.2 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 69% of areas24.3 %

Share single-family houses-59.7 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 13% of areas7.5 %

Share built before 1940-7.6 pp vs Bollnäs · higher than 61% of areas13.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 21% of areas740 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

1,147men

1,103women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

116

25–29

120

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried1,338

59 %

Married506

22 %

Divorced323

14 %

Widowed82

4 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Gärdet. 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 20241 · Major socio-economic challenges

Relative position in Sweden4 in 2011 → 1 in 2024percentile 1

Population 20252,146 in 20102,245

Economic standard, medianin 2024206 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

74.2 %turnout

S46.0 %

SD20.5 %

M9.6 %

V8.4 %

C4.7 %

KD4.1 %

MP3.5 %

L2.4 %

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 0% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Bollnäsurban area610 m Norrbornsmall locality3.3 km Hammarbackensmall locality4.5 km Frelugaurban area5.4 km Hertsjösmall locality6.3 km Lotteforsurban area7.0 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Bollnäs centrum1.1 km Höglunda-Brånan1.6 km Sävsberg-Heden1.7 km Björktjära-Framnäs2.0 km Ren2.8 km Säversta-Granberg-Hertsjö3.5 km Arbrå tätort14 km Rengsjö kommundel16 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityBollnäs 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 Bollnäs?

26,243population

364 tkrmedian income

45.5 yearsaverage age