area in Luleå Municipality

Björkskatan-Hällbacken

5,259 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLuleå

population5,259

area code2580R006

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 88% of areas5,259

Share 65+-3.5 pp vs Luleå · higher than 28% of areas18.2 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)+0.4 pp vs Luleå · higher than 75% of areas76.1 %

Share foreign background-3.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 29% of areas13.4 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+11 % vs Luleå · higher than 83% of areas417 tkr

Share low economic standard-2.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 29% of areas8.0 %

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+11.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 88% of areas45.9 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24-9.8 pp vs Luleå · higher than 9% of areas54.1 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-97 % vs Luleå · higher than 26% of areas18.4 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+3.8 pp vs Luleå · higher than 72% of areas90.1 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing-1.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 33% of areas46.4 %

Share rental housing-18.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 44% of areas14.7 %

Share of housing co-ops+4.4 pp vs Luleå · higher than 63% of areas20.8 %

Share single-family houses+1.4 pp vs Luleå · higher than 34% of areas50.3 %

Share built before 1940-6.5 pp vs Luleå · higher than 11% of areas0.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 91% of areas2,418 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

2,670men

2,567women

menagewomen

170

0–4

124

220

5–9

192

205

10–14

204

183

15–19

142

147

20–24

130

25–29

178

30–34

170

202

35–39

219

221

40–44

211

195

45–49

169

137

50–54

140

134

55–59

158

129

60–64

127

107

65–69

132

70–74

138

117

75–79

118

80+

143

marital status

Unmarried3,072

58 %

Married1,638

31 %

Divorced390

7 %

Widowed155

3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (3 statistical areas) that make up Björkskatan-Hällbacken. 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 Sweden84 in 2011 → 79 in 2024percentile 79

Population 20254,243 in 20105,259

Economic standard, medianin 2024345 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

90.3 %turnout

S41.6 %

M16.3 %

SD15.0 %

C6.4 %

V6.2 %

KD5.2 %

MP4.6 %

L4.0 %

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

Hällbacken och Sinksundeturban area750 m Oppibynsmall locality2.3 km Björsbynsmall locality3.2 km Bensbynurban area3.3 km Nils-Perssmall locality3.3 km Luleåurban area3.8 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Porsön-Udden1.8 km Lulsundet2.0 km Porsön-Berget-Stranden2.3 km Bergviken2.5 km Kallkällan2.7 km Kronan2.8 km Porsön-Porsögården3.3 km Lerbäcken-Bredviken3.3 km

Distance between the areas' name points.

applies to the whole municipalityLuleå 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 Luleå?

79,645population

421 tkrmedian income

42.8 yearsaverage age