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Buggeland

Buggeland (Sandnes) had 911 residents on 1 January 2026. 2% of residents were 67 or over, against 13% across the municipality, and 30% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 186 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population is almost unchanged since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11080615 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
911residents1 January 2026
2%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,847residents per km² of landdensity
25%green within 500 maverage
Buggeland · SandnesBuggeland highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sandnes with Buggeland 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 Sandnes.

30%
aged under 16
14%
aged 16–24
44%
aged 25–49
10%
aged 50–66
2%
aged 67 and over
0%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020913
2021912
2022916
2023911
2024922
2025921
2026911

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 Sandnes as a whole.

NOK 756,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 45,361/m²average price per m²2025
76%of households own their home2025
70%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

186 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 25% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops1
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds121
Sports pitches32
Gyms and sports centres2
Libraries0
Kindergartens11
Bus stops16
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
2.2 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,847residents per km² of land0.3 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Altona1,85015%18%4,5125%264
Aspermyra1,95923%16%2,33247%50
Austrått 178616%22%3,5734%219
Austrått 21,92312%20%1,3934%83
Austrått 34626%17%6813%89
Austrått 41,14013%20%3,45512%115
Austrått øst71613%20%2,38729%99
Austråttbakken1,15814%18%2,1857%225
Buggeland9112%30%2,84725%186

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

More neighbourhoods in Sandnes.