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Gaustad

Gaustad (Oslo) had 951 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 12% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 169 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 10% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 03014609 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
951residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,268residents per km² of landdensity
21%green within 500 maverage
Gaustad · OsloGaustad highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Oslo with Gaustad 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 Oslo.

18%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
33%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016864
2017890
2018895
2019891
2020896
2021891
2022899
2023928
2024949
2025968
2026951

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 Oslo as a whole.

NOK 635,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 98,381/m²average price per m²2025
66%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

169 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops5
Bakeries3
Pharmacies1
Doctors5
Dentists3
Cafés and pubs11
Restaurants3
Parks8
Playgrounds23
Sports pitches28
Gyms and sports centres3
Libraries2
Kindergartens14
Bus stops25
Tram and metro stops6
Railway stations3
1schoolOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
590 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,268residents 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Akebakkeskogen1,17721%19%5,6058%167
Bakke1,39210%16%5,56814%406
Berg1,39214%23%4,80014%227
Bjølsen rode 98611%29%4,30016%354
Blindern3475%3%56916%266
Brekke2,76810%20%8,92926%91
Brekkestranda84927%17%2,83030%84
Disen1,80710%20%6,23113%177
Gaustad95121%18%1,26821%169

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

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