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Brakahaug

Brakahaug (Haugesund) had 961 residents on 1 January 2026. 9% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 26 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 11% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11060713 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
961residents1 January 2026
9%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,045residents per km² of landdensity
4%green within 500 maverage
Brakahaug · HaugesundBrakahaug highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Haugesund with Brakahaug 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 Haugesund.

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
29%
aged 50–66
9%
aged 67 and over
0%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,080
20171,084
20181,052
20191,021
20201,020
20211,015
2022988
2023975
2024993
2025969
2026963

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 Haugesund as a whole.

NOK 636,300median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 32,922/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 4% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds1
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens5
Bus stops22
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
4kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2,045residents per km² of land0.5 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Austmannablokkene42819%12%6,1149%52
Bjørgene22514%23%4,5009%47
Bleikemyr49121%19%6,13811%29
Brakahaug9619%18%2,0454%26
Bråvallagata38310%17%2,9462%88
Dam1,10917%22%2,7053%71
Djupaskar38313%19%3,8305%97
Fjellstemmen vest37216%20%3,1009%62
Fjellstemmen øst51126%15%85222%70

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

More neighbourhoods in Haugesund.