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Grunningen

Grunningen (Sandnes) had 81 residents on 1 January 2026. 27% of residents were 67 or over, against 13% across the municipality, and 11% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 15 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 7.7% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11080704 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
81residents1 January 2026
27%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
22residents per km² of landdensity
67%green within 500 maverage
Grunningen · SandnesGrunningen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Sandnes with Grunningen 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.

11%
aged under 16
7%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
26%
aged 50–66
27%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202091
202189
202285
202385
202483
202586
202684

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.

15 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 67% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks0
Playgrounds2
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops6
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
3.5 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
22residents per km² of land3.6 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.

Grunningen 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
Grunningen8127%11%2267%15

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

More neighbourhoods in Sandnes.