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Kvalvika

Kvalvika (Bodø) had 167 residents on 1 January 2026. 16% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 12% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 19 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 1.2% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18040418 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
167residents1 January 2026
16%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
217residents per km² of landdensity
29%green within 500 maverage
Kvalvika · BodøKvalvika highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bodø with Kvalvika 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 Bodø.

12%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
16%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016169
2017165
2018165
2019167
2020162
2021158
2022158
2023166
2024169
2025161
2026167

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 Bodø as a whole.

NOK 689,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 48,899/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

19 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 29% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks1
Playgrounds4
Sports pitches1
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops4
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
217residents per km² of land0.8 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
A. G. Johnsons vei30415%22%6,0804%176
Alsgård 11,20712%24%3,77216%114
Alsgård 21684%20%2,40011%112
Alstad 193516%18%2,33814%97
Alstad 23387%16%4,22520%93
Aspmyra9427%7%1,3437%220
Aspåsen25322%13%1,4886%218
Bertnes1,7038%16%67822%99
Kvalvika16716%12%21729%19

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

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