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Skibberheia

Skibberheia (Arendal) had 508 residents on 1 January 2026. 19% of residents were 67 or over, against 20% across the municipality, and 15% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 164 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.3% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42035209 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
508residents1 January 2026
19%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
3,629residents per km² of landdensity
12%green within 500 maverage
Skibberheia · ArendalSkibberheia highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Arendal with Skibberheia 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.

15%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
34%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020492
2021495
2022499
2023506
2024496
2025507
2026508

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.

164 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 12% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops12
Bakeries7
Pharmacies6
Doctors4
Dentists9
Cafés and pubs23
Restaurants25
Parks6
Playgrounds15
Sports pitches11
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens6
Bus stops34
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
980 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
3,629residents per km² of land0.1 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.

Skibberheia 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
Skibberheia50819%15%3,62912%164

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

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