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Orust

Orust had 15,363 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 352,000 in 2024, in line with the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 3,351,000 on average in 2025 (164 sales). The population has grown by 1.8% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1421 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
15,363residents31 December 2025
SEK 352,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
21%rental homesof all homes
38%green within 500 maverage
Orust by DeSO area
Map of Orust: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · Statistics Sweden, DeSO and RegSO 2025 boundaries (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 7 neighbourhood areas.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

AreaResidentsIncomeRentedCo-op flatsOwned65+EmployedGreen 500 mServices 15 min
Ellös1,136SEK 340,00042%10%48%39%83%12%16
Henån2,551SEK 338,00043%9%48%31%82%41%21
Morlanda-Tegneby-Stala3,595SEK 357,0006%0%94%34%86%37%4
Svanesund2,192SEK 354,00036%3%61%30%83%39%22
Torp-Myckleby-Långelanda3,861SEK 342,0004%0%95%28%84%50%3
Varekil1,011SEK 350,00017%3%81%26%85%53%10
Västra Orust1,011SEK 415,00018%17%66%56%76%0%14

Sources: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age and households on 31 December 2025, next to the figure for Västra Götaland County.

19%
aged under 20
12%
aged 20–34
36%
aged 35–64
33%
aged 65 and over
10%
aged 80 and over
2.10
residents per household

7,322 households

Couples with children20%
Couples without children31%
Single parents6%
Living alone or single without children38%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

201615,093
201715,108
201815,110
201915,218
202015,315
202115,345
202215,415
202315,333
202415,352
202515,363

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 352,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
10%
have a low economic standard
6%
have a high economic standard
84%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.0%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only10%
Upper secondary52%
Post-secondary, under 3 years16%
Post-secondary, 3 years or more22%

Net income is the sum of all taxable and tax-free income minus tax, for registered residents aged 20 and over, at 2024 prices.

Low economic standard means a household’s disposable income per consumption unit is below 60 per cent of the national median; high economic standard means it is more than twice the median. It describes incomes, not what an area is like to live in.

Employment and unemployment come from Statistics Sweden’s annual register of labour-market status and can differ from the Labour Force Survey.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Homes.

7,416 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)21%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)5%
Freehold (äganderätt)74%
603cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 3.35maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
164houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 3.25m
2022SEK 3.36m
2023SEK 3.15m
2024SEK 3.25m
2025SEK 3.35m

Prices cover registered sales of houses for permanent living (one- and two-dwelling houses) during the year, and depend on which houses happen to be sold.

Source: Statistics Sweden (SCB), Statistical Database (CC0)

Everyday life.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 38% green space within 500 metres.

7schoolsOpenStreetMap
4preschoolsOpenStreetMap
17residents per km²888.2 km²

Services and green space are measured from each DeSO area’s service centre: the point inside the area with the most shops and facilities within 500 metres. Larger areas show a population-weighted average.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Orust, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Svanesund Orust Sweden buildings close to the ferry terminal April 2023 02
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Svanesund Orust Sweden buildings close to the ferry terminal April 2023 02
Photo: Sinikka Halme · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Svanesund Orust Sweden buildings close to the ferry terminal April 2023 01
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Svanesund Orust Sweden buildings close to the ferry terminal April 2023 01
Photo: Sinikka Halme · CC BY-SA 4.0
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