area in Luleå Municipality

Lövskatan-Svartöstaden

1,537 inhabitants · Good conditions
the register

Facts

municipalityLuleå
population1,537
area code2580R016

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 19% of areas1,537
Share 65++2.6 pp vs Luleå · higher than 61% of areas24.3 %
Share foreign-born (20-64)-4.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 48% of areas71.7 %
Share foreign background-3.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 29% of areas13.2 %
Economy
Median income (earned)+3 % vs Luleå · higher than 70% of areas386 tkr
Share low economic standard0.0 pp vs Luleå · higher than 41% of areas10.0 %
Education
Share post-secondary 3+ years-4.8 pp vs Luleå · higher than 64% of areas30.0 %
Labour market
Share employed 20-24+0.9 pp vs Luleå · higher than 41% of areas64.8 %
Health
Ill-health rate (20-64)-96 % vs Luleå · higher than 40% of areas22.0 dgr
Elections
Voter turnout parliament-0.5 pp vs Luleå · higher than 40% of areas85.8 %
Housing
Share owner-occupied housing-11.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 26% of areas35.6 %
Share rental housing-12.7 pp vs Luleå · higher than 50% of areas20.0 %
Share of housing co-ops+23.3 pp vs Luleå · higher than 85% of areas39.7 %
Share single-family houses-6.2 pp vs Luleå · higher than 30% of areas42.7 %
Share built before 1940+4.1 pp vs Luleå · higher than 52% of areas11.3 %
Transport
Passenger cars in usehigher than 26% of areas797 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

815men
724women
menagewomen
36
0–4
31
31
5–9
38
41
10–14
24
36
15–19
27
56
20–24
45
47
25–29
31
70
30–34
40
53
35–39
57
52
40–44
38
53
45–49
36
43
50–54
61
52
55–59
59
60
60–64
52
63
65–69
52
42
70–74
53
41
75–79
41
39
80+
39
marital status
Unmarried909
59 %
Married425
28 %
Divorced157
10 %
Widowed44
3 %

Population 2025 from Statistics Sweden for the DeSO (one statistical area) that make up Lövskatan-Svartöstaden. 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 Sweden60 in 2011 → 58 in 2024percentile 58
Population 20251,564 in 20101,537
Economic standard, medianin 2024344 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

84.0 %turnout
S35.9 %
SD19.5 %
V12.8 %
M12.0 %
MP6.1 %
C4.9 %
KD4.6 %
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

nearest

Neighbouring areas

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.

79,645population
421 tkrmedian income
42.8 yearsaverage age