area in Skellefteå Municipality

Byske omland

1,440 inhabitants · Good conditions

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Facts

municipalitySkellefteå

population1,440

area code2482R008

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 15% of areas1,440

Share 65++8.9 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 92% of areas32.9 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-19.0 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 8% of areas60.6 %

Share foreign background-7.0 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 8% of areas8.0 %

Economy

Median income (earned)-11 % vs Skellefteå · higher than 35% of areas333 tkr

Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 35% of areas9.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years-13.3 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 10% of areas14.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+0.5 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 84% of areas75.7 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-95 % vs Skellefteå · higher than 76% of areas30.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.1 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 58% of areas88.3 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+36.4 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 94% of areas95.0 %

Share rental housing-20.1 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 11% of areas2.4 %

Share single-family houses+35.2 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 93% of areas96.5 %

Share built before 1940+3.7 pp vs Skellefteå · higher than 64% of areas14.9 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 43% of areas1,005 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

766men

668women

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

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80+

marital status

Unmarried670

46 %

Married548

38 %

Divorced145

10 %

Widowed79

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Byske 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 Sweden52 in 2011 → 56 in 2024percentile 56

Population 20251,590 in 20101,440

Economic standard, medianin 2024315 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

88.0 %turnout

S41.7 %

SD23.4 %

M12.7 %

C7.8 %

V5.5 %

KD4.1 %

MP2.0 %

L1.7 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Åbynsmall locality8.1 km Byskeurban area9.6 km Furuögrundsmall locality14 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Byske tätort10 km Kåge omland22 km Ersmark-Kåge tätort24 km Hortlax-Hemlunda-HemmingsmarkPiteå26 km Klubbgärdet-Munksund-SkuthamnPiteå31 km Norra Morö backe31 km BergsvikenPiteå32 km Sjungande dalen-Västra Norrböle32 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalitySkellefteå 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 Skellefteå?

78,150population

424 tkrmedian income

43.1 yearsaverage age