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Strømsteinen

Strømsteinen (Stavanger) had 1,525 residents on 1 January 2026. 12% of residents were 67 or over, against 14% across the municipality, and 5% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 426 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 8.4% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11030202 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
1,525residents1 January 2026
12%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
11,731residents per km² of landdensity
6%green within 500 maverage
Strømsteinen · StavangerStrømsteinen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Stavanger with Strømsteinen 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 Stavanger.

5%
aged under 16
9%
aged 16–24
56%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
12%
aged 67 and over
2%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,407
20171,391
20181,394
20191,408
20201,452
20211,478
20221,456
20231,476
20241,519
20251,514
20261,525

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 Stavanger as a whole.

NOK 732,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 53,449/m²average price per m²2025
72%of households own their home2025
69%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

426 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 6% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops23
Bakeries9
Pharmacies6
Doctors11
Dentists15
Cafés and pubs77
Restaurants84
Parks33
Playgrounds32
Sports pitches26
Gyms and sports centres5
Libraries1
Kindergartens7
Bus stops52
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
880 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
11,731residents per km² of land0.1 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Bergeland6618%9%9,4438%472
Birkelandsgt-Vikedalsgt44115%12%8,8207%485
Blåsenborg73310%7%10,4715%455
Breivik2,47111%16%10,2969%154
Johannes9686%18%8,8006%429
Lervik 16767%12%9,6576%204
Lervik 24647%7%5,1566%376
Midjord1,60612%18%2,47113%182
Strømsteinen1,52512%5%11,7316%426

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

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