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Beinestad vest

Beinestad vest (Kristiansand) had 51 residents on 1 January 2026. 6% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 30 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 6.1% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42041813 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
51residents1 January 2026
6%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
212residents per km² of landdensity
3%green within 500 maverage
Beinestad vest · KristiansandBeinestad vest highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansand with Beinestad vest 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 Kristiansand.

18%
aged under 16
22%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
6%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202049
202155
202248
202346
202446
202545
202652

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 Kristiansand as a whole.

NOK 657,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 43,843/m²average price per m²2025
71%of households own their home2025
66%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

30 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 3% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches11
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops25
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
4.3 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
212residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Beinestad vest and the nearest neighbourhoods in Kristiansand, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Andøya1,30810%23%1,86925%23
Augland16614%17%4396%0
Augland terrasse1,31514%21%1,93436%84
Auglandslia90810%20%2,92916%59
Aurebekk-Rypestøl4713%17%795%1
Ausviga6298%24%88673%12
Beinestad vest516%18%2123%30
Beinestad øst5312%32%1,29535%16
Berge6519%20%749%8

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

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