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area in Sundsvall Municipality

Bredsand

2,342 inhabitants · Socio-economic challenges

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the register

Facts

municipalitySundsvall

population2,342

area code2281R006

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 46% of areas2,342

Share 65++0.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 56% of areas23.4 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-0.6 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 80% of areas77.1 %

Share foreign background+21.9 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 82% of areas37.8 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-19 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 15% of areas296 tkr

Share low economic standard+14.0 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 90% of areas26.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-10.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 22% of areas17.6 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-1.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 50% of areas66.9 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Sundsvall · higher than 76% of areas30.6 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament-6.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 14% of areas79.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-18.4 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 24% of areas31.7 %

Share rental housing+27.0 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 82% of areas51.0 %

Share of housing co-ops-8.9 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 54% of areas14.8 %

Share single-family houses-19.4 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 26% of areas31.7 %

Share built before 1940-10.5 pp vs Sundsvall · higher than 13% of areas1.1 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 39% of areas948 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

1,146men

1,190women

menagewomen

0–4

5–9

10–14

15–19

20–24

25–29

30–34

35–39

40–44

45–49

50–54

55–59

101

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

119

marital status

Unmarried1,298

56 %

Married608

26 %

Divorced313

13 %

Widowed119

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Bredsand. 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 Sweden5 in 2011 → 6 in 2024percentile 6

Population 20252,359 in 20102,342

Economic standard, medianin 2024262 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

77.6 %turnout

S43.2 %

SD23.3 %

M12.6 %

V5.7 %

KD4.9 %

C3.3 %

MP3.0 %

L2.9 %

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. Here 66% of the votes came from districts fully inside the area.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Stockvikurban area280 m Vapelnässmall locality2.0 km Svartvikurban area3.4 km Kvisslebyurban area5.5 km Backarnasmall locality5.5 km Bänkåsvikensmall locality5.6 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Skönsmon3.5 km Essvik-Svartvik4.4 km Södermalm-Östermalm4.6 km Kvissleby5.8 km Sidsjö-Böle5.8 km Stenstan5.9 km Sallyhill6.3 km Västermalm6.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySundsvall 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 Sundsvall?

99,048population

410 tkrmedian income

43.5 yearsaverage age