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Vågsbygd sentrum

Vågsbygd sentrum (Kristiansand) had 999 residents on 1 January 2026. 37% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 10% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 76 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 3.3% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 42040308 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
999residents1 January 2026
37%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,854residents per km² of landdensity
14%green within 500 maverage
Vågsbygd sentrum · KristiansandVågsbygd sentrum highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Kristiansand with Vågsbygd sentrum 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.

10%
aged under 16
6%
aged 16–24
25%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
37%
aged 67 and over
19%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20201,033
20211,037
20221,014
20231,008
20241,012
2025991
2026999

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.

76 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 14% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries1
Pharmacies3
Doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs2
Restaurants6
Parks1
Playgrounds5
Sports pitches13
Gyms and sports centres4
Libraries1
Kindergartens8
Bus stops32
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
3schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2.8 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,854residents per km² of land0.4 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.

Vågsbygd sentrum 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
Vågsbygd sentrum99937%10%2,85414%76

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

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