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Vaulen

Vaulen (Stavanger) had 2,057 residents on 1 January 2026. 21% of residents were 67 or over, against 14% across the municipality, and 18% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 101 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 7.0% since 2016.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 11031816 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,057residents1 January 2026
21%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
2,364residents per km² of landdensity
0%green within 500 maverage
Vaulen · StavangerVaulen highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Stavanger with Vaulen 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.

18%
aged under 16
12%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
21%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20161,922
20171,921
20181,936
20191,920
20201,928
20211,942
20221,976
20232,032
20242,049
20252,058
20262,057

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.

101 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 0% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops4
Bakeries0
Pharmacies2
Doctors2
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks5
Playgrounds46
Sports pitches17
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries0
Kindergartens2
Bus stops20
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations1
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
760 mto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
2,364residents per km² of land0.9 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.

Vaulen 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
Auglend 259118%23%1,40723%98
Boganes48218%22%1,66212%127
Boremarka6278%23%3,6889%157
Brekka47911%19%1,84213%161
Djupamyrå51513%21%2,86123%133
Folkvang43313%22%3,33125%116
Forus vest 26614%20%16117%125
Forus øst5179%23%6809%95
Vaulen2,05721%18%2,3640%101

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

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