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Vestmarka 1, 2 og 3

Vestmarka 1, 2 og 3 (Sortland - Suortá) had 571 residents on 1 January 2026. 12% of residents were 67 or over, against 19% across the municipality, and 21% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 63 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 2.5% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 18700208 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
571residents1 January 2026
12%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,298residents per km² of landdensity
13%green within 500 maverage
Vestmarka 1, 2 og 3 · Sortland - SuortáVestmarka 1, 2 og 3 highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sortland - Suortá with Vestmarka 1, 2 og 3 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 Sortland - Suortá.

21%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
35%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
12%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016557
2017548
2018563
2019563
2020567
2021592
2022568
2023579
2024569
2025572
2026571

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 Sortland - Suortá as a whole.

NOK 656,100median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 28,691/m²average price per m²2025
70%of households own their home2025
68%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

63 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 13% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors2
Dentists5
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants4
Parks3
Playgrounds4
Sports pitches15
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries1
Kindergartens3
Bus stops8
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
1,298residents 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.

Vestmarka 1, 2 og 3 and the nearest neighbourhoods in Sortland - Suortá, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Blokken7744%4%19%1
Brekka1,04616%18%4293%63
Bremnes4813%17%242%0
Bø22819%17%2222%3
Frøskeland13325%14%630%0
Godfjord6727%19%054%0
Hognfjord15617%14%395%0
Holand25419%14%195%3
Vestmarka 1, 2 og 357112%21%1,29813%63

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

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