area in Luleå Municipality

Gammelstad

3,839 inhabitants · Good conditions

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the register

Facts

municipalityLuleå

population3,839

area code2580R007

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 74% of areas3,839

Share 65++0.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 46% of areas21.7 %

Share foreign-born (20-64)-6.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 33% of areas68.8 %

Share foreign background-5.6 pp vs Luleå · higher than 19% of areas10.7 %

Economy

Median income (earned)+4 % vs Luleå · higher than 72% of areas390 tkr

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

Education

Share post-secondary 3+ years+2.6 pp vs Luleå · higher than 78% of areas37.4 %

Labour market

Share employed 20-24+13.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 89% of areas77.6 %

Health

Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Luleå · higher than 55% of areas25.5 dgr

Elections

Voter turnout parliament+1.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 57% of areas88.2 %

Housing

Share owner-occupied housing+14.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 45% of areas62.0 %

Share rental housing-3.2 pp vs Luleå · higher than 63% of areas29.5 %

Share of housing co-ops-10.4 pp vs Luleå · higher than 31% of areas6.0 %

Share single-family houses+16.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 45% of areas65.0 %

Share built before 1940-3.5 pp vs Luleå · higher than 23% of areas3.7 %

Transport

Passenger cars in usehigher than 81% of areas1,885 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

1,916men

1,931women

menagewomen

103

0–4

111

114

5–9

123

124

10–14

119

135

15–19

20–24

25–29

106

130

30–34

127

169

35–39

146

128

40–44

118

104

45–49

108

50–54

111

139

55–59

133

111

60–64

100

65–69

70–74

75–79

150

80+

178

marital status

Unmarried2,145

56 %

Married1,193

31 %

Divorced326

8 %

Widowed176

5 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (2 statistical areas) that make up Gammelstad. 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 Sweden64 in 2011 → 70 in 2024percentile 70

Population 20253,763 in 20103,839

Economic standard, medianin 2024342 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

87.2 %turnout

S44.3 %

M14.9 %

SD14.1 %

V6.4 %

KD5.8 %

C5.6 %

MP4.5 %

L3.4 %

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.

urban areas and small localities

Localities nearby

Gammelstadenurban area1.4 km Södra Sunderbynurban area3.7 km Lasssmall locality4.0 km Bälingeurban area4.0 km Nils-Anderssmall locality4.2 km Rutvikurban area4.5 km

nearest

Neighbouring areas

Sunderbyn3.2 km Gammelstad-Ektjärn3.3 km Mjölkudden-Notviken-Karlsvik4.7 km Porsön-Porsögården5.4 km Tuna5.6 km Porsön-Berget-Stranden6.2 km Porsön-Udden7.0 km Kallkällan7.4 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