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Austbø

Austbø (Alstahaug) had 69 residents on 1 January 2026. 38% of residents were 67 or over, against 21% across the municipality, and 10% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 2 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 9.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18200102 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
69residents1 January 2026
38%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
11residents per km² of landdensity
36%green within 500 maverage
Austbø · AlstahaugAustbø highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Alstahaug with Austbø 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 Alstahaug.

10%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
15%
aged 25–49
33%
aged 50–66
38%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

201676
201779
201877
201971
202078
202180
202271
202368
202471
202571
202669

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 Alstahaug as a whole.

NOK 651,000median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,300/m²average price per m²2025
75%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

2 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 36% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches1
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops1
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
11residents per km² of land6.3 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Austbø6938%10%1136%2
Belsvåg-Hamnes4831%10%132%2
Botn5024%16%35%3
Hestøy3429%0%20%0
Horvnes25120%16%14715%43
Kleiva-Breimo22320%17%1554%0
Lyngåsen32928%13%76554%10
Matstia-Høgåsen39115%23%65260%38
Mindland6324%10%470%1

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

More neighbourhoods in Alstahaug.