Regional Policy - Inforegio
Urban Audit: City Profiles
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Örebro

Örebro is a city in Närke in central Sweden. Örebro is the seat of Örebro Municipality and the capital of Örebro County. (Provisional text).

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

CITYQUINTILES
Comparison with UA cities
LUZ
LowHigh
INDICATORSYEARSCORE5th4th3rd2nd1stCASES YEARSCORERatio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY  
    
Total resident population2004126,288
3422004178,7481:1.42
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.  
    
Percentage of households that are 1-person households  
    
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households  
    
Average size of households  
    
SOCIAL ASPECTS  
    
Average price per m2 for an apartment  
    
Average price per m2 for a house2004€1,210
1572004€9611:0.79
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings  
    
Percentage of households living in social housing  
    
Average living area in m2 per person  
    
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population2004176.42
2232004150.891:0.86
ECONOMIC ASPECTS  
    
Unemployment rate20019%
30820049% 
Unemployment rate - female20018%
30720048% 
Employment rate200468%
157   
Activity rate200175%
307200474% 
GDP per head (€)2004€31,018
1482004€29,2931:0.94
Median disposable annual household income(€)2004€27,596
1182004€28,3001:1.03
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income  
    
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT  
    
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections200481%
193   
TRAINING AND EDUCATION  
    
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-42004645
14220046421:1
% of working age population with only primary education20040%
15520040%1:1.10
% of working age population with tertiary education20040%
13620040%1:0.88
ENVIRONMENT  
    
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3  
    
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3  
    
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum20040.51
237   
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill200431%
213   
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)  
    
Population density (residents per km2)200492
2652004541:0.59
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL  
    
Percentage of journeys to work by car200460%
108200462%1:1.03
Average time of journey to work (mins.)200421
1072004221:1.05

SUB CITY LEVEL

0 SUB-CITY DISTRICTSComparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORSYEARLOWESTCITY SCOREHIGHESTRATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY     
Percentage of total population aged 0-4     
Percentage of households that are 1-person households     
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households     
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households     
Average size of households     
SOCIAL ASPECTS     
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities     
ECONOMIC ASPECTS     
Unemployment rate     
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25     
TRAINING AND EDUCATION     
% of working age population with only primary education     
% of working age population with secondary education     
% of working age population with tertiary education     
ENVIRONMENT     
Population density (residents per km2)