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Vårgårda

Vårgårda had 12,472 residents on 31 December 2025. Average net income for residents aged 20 and over was SEK 336,000 in 2024, 6% below the county average. A house for permanent living cost SEK 2,661,000 on average in 2025 (78 sales). The population has grown by 10% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1442 · SCB · Updated 24 October 2026
12,472residents31 December 2025
SEK 336,000average net incomeaged 20+, 2024
30%rental homesof all homes
27%green within 500 maverage
Vårgårda by DeSO area
Map of Vårgårda: 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
Vårgårda landsbygd nordväst-Fly-Södra Härene2,402SEK 351,0002%4%94%20%89%28%6
Vårgårda landsbygd sydost-Skogsbygden-Asklanda2,184SEK 341,0002%0%98%23%89%45%13
Vårgårda landsbygd väst-Hol-Horla1,523SEK 356,0002%0%99%22%89%40%12
Vårgårda tätort nordost-Lund-Fagrabo1,158SEK 370,0006%15%80%24%91%20%102
Vårgårda tätort sydväst-Hallaberget-Hjultorp1,881SEK 335,00058%12%31%25%80%11%109
Vårgårda tätort sydöst-Algutstorp-Fridhem1,154SEK 348,00016%26%58%19%88%32%79
Vårgårda tätort väst-Centrum-Hoberg2,172SEK 279,00075%8%16%20%74%11%111

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.

25%
aged under 20
16%
aged 20–34
37%
aged 35–64
22%
aged 65 and over
6%
aged 80 and over
2.29
residents per household

5,452 households

Couples with children26%
Couples without children28%
Single parents7%
Living alone or single without children35%
Other households5%

Population on 31 December

201611,295
201711,490
201811,658
201911,810
202011,946
202112,180
202212,268
202312,384
202412,474
202512,472

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

Income and work.

Incomes and employment in 2024, from Statistics Sweden registers.

SEK 336,000
average net income, aged 20 and over
12%
have a low economic standard
4%
have a high economic standard
85%
of residents aged 20–65 are in work
3.9%
of the labour force are unemployed

Education, aged 25–65

Compulsory school only12%
Upper secondary52%
Post-secondary, under 3 years15%
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.

5,333 homes by tenure, 2025.

Rental (hyresrätt)30%
Tenant-owned co-op (bostadsrätt)8%
Freehold (äganderätt)63%
531cars per 1,000 residentsin use, 2025
SEK 2.66maverage house sale priceaverage, 2025
78houses sold2025

Average sale price of houses for permanent living

2021SEK 2.48m
2022SEK 2.84m
2023SEK 2.71m
2024SEK 2.68m
2025SEK 2.66m

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.

57 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 27% green space within 500 metres.

14schoolsOpenStreetMap
9preschoolsOpenStreetMap
28residents per km²443.5 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 Vårgårda, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3
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Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 3
Photo: Harri Blomberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 5
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Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 5
Photo: Harri Blomberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 6
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Kullings-Skövde kyrka, den 16 juni 2006, bild 6
Photo: Harri Blomberg · CC BY-SA 3.0
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