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Barbugård

Barbugård (Arendal) had 566 residents on 1 January 2026. 15% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 16% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 140 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42035301 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
566residents1 January 2026
15%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,264residents per km² of landdensity
41%green within 500 maverage
Barbugård · ArendalBarbugård highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Arendal with Barbugård highlighted

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Arendal.

16%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
23%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020557
2021555
2022544
2023553
2024558
2025570
2026566

Basic statistical units (grunnkretser) are Statistics Norway’s smallest fixed areas. They usually follow housing estates, parts of towns and rural communities and have a few hundred residents. Income, house prices and education are not published for them; figures for the whole municipality are shown below.

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

The whole municipality.

Figures for Arendal as a whole.

NOK 642,800median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 30,341/m²average price per m²2025
77%of households own their home2025
62%employed, aged 15–742025

Source: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0)

Everyday life.

140 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 41% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries5
Pharmacies2
Doctors1
Dentists6
Cafés and pubs9
Restaurants12
Parks6
Playgrounds5
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries1
Kindergartens4
Bus stops45
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
410 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,264residents per km² of land0.3 km²

Services and green space are measured from each area’s service centre: the point inside it with the most shops and services within 500 metres. District, municipal and county figures are averages weighted by population.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

Barbugård and the nearest neighbourhoods in Arendal, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alve-Sandå-Åmdal45716%17%11190%6
Alvika29911%16%23593%4
Asdal-Vrengen2,92816%18%46839%20
Barbugård56615%16%2,26441%140
Bendiksklev-Langbryggen30626%10%7,6506%145
Bie83820%16%34236%23
Birkenlund33615%23%1,60023%25
Bjørnebo27715%19%12655%26
Blødekjær51215%13%6,40015%162

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

More neighbourhoods in Arendal.