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Nordre Side

Nordre Side (Karmøy) had 434 residents on 1 January 2026. 26% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 14% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 45 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 3.8% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11490607 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
434residents1 January 2026
26%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,893residents per km² of landdensity
1%green within 500 maverage
Nordre Side · KarmøyNordre Side highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Karmøy with Nordre Side 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 Karmøy.

14%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
26%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
26%
aged 67 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2016418
2017413
2018430
2019430
2020421
2021426
2022437
2023437
2024437
2025430
2026434

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 Karmøy as a whole.

NOK 737,500median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 25,508/m²average price per m²2025
82%of households own their home2025
67%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

45 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 1% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors2
Dentists2
Cafés and pubs1
Restaurants0
Parks2
Playgrounds7
Sports pitches5
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries1
Kindergartens2
Bus stops14
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
2,893residents per km² of land0.2 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.

Nordre Side and the nearest neighbourhoods in Karmøy, side by side. Colour shows where each sits among the others in the table.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Aksnes16319%14%8027%8
Bjøllehaugen1,72511%19%2,57511%37
Breidablikk32523%20%1103%46
Brekke51213%18%25515%0
Bygnes17224%25%2539%16
Bø23118%17%1510%18
Eide7968%25%3468%36
Eike1,55011%23%38022%10
Nordre Side43426%14%2,8931%45

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

More neighbourhoods in Karmøy.