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Vindafjord

Vindafjord had 9,181 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 715,400 in 2024, 3% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 19,879/m² on average in 2025 (77 sales). 26% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 4.5% since 2016.

Municipality · Code 1160 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
9,181residents1 January 2026
NOK 715,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 19,879/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
31%green within 500 maverage
Vindafjord by neighbourhood
Map of Vindafjord: Share of land within 500 m that is green space
0%30%+
Share of land within 500 m that is green space

Sources: Statistics Norway (SSB), StatBank (CC BY 4.0) · © Norwegian Mapping Authority, basic statistical units (CC BY 4.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

All 34 neighbourhoods.

Colour shows where each one sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Alendal9016%17%727%0
Austbø24119%25%98%6
Austrheim13518%28%832%1
Egge62816%22%8549%17
Eide11914%21%967%0
Ersland26616%18%1735%0
Gjerdesdal3517%17%458%0
Hauge4916%0%64%0
Haugen56718%26%7227%17
Husebø6534%14%483%0
Ilsvåg7423%15%537%0
Indreland10619%15%699%0
Innbjoa31123%14%1376%4
Krakk21721%21%2553%3
Kvaløy4730%19%234%1
Kyrkjekrinsen1,08017%18%812%24
Kårhus42322%19%2021%4
Mo20316%16%812%1
Oppsal8718%22%1788%0
Osen83617%18%3714%19
Spåtveit11428%21%929%0
Stokkedal808%15%498%0
Strand-Kverven42819%21%2576%0
Søndene56021%18%6116%15
Utbjoa7127%9%70%0
Vaka10715%8%1083%0
Veastad19518%13%2646%6
Velde22117%18%1035%1
Vestbø31114%24%396%6
Vik30324%14%846%6
Vågen 149411%23%5117%11
Vågen 238314%17%1910%11
Årvik5618%21%474%0
Ølmedal20422%15%742%3

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

People.

Age on 1 January 2026, next to the figure for Rogaland.

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
31%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
18%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20168,788
20178,828
20188,793
20198,743
20208,714
20218,705
20228,775
20238,844
20248,938
20259,069
20269,181

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

Income and work.

Income in 2024, employment in late 2025 and education in 2025.

NOK 715,400
median household income after tax
74%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school22%
Upper secondary47%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short21%
University or college, long6%
Unknown or none completed0%

Income after tax is a household’s total income minus tax and negative transfers, for private households in 2024. The median is the middle value, so a few high incomes do not pull it up.

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

Homes.

4,635 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner74%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting26%

Homes by type of building

Detached house85%
Two-dwelling house4%
Terraced and other small houses4%
Block of flats1%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings4%
NOK 17,196/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 23,886/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 29,892/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
77sales2025

The price per square metre is the average for homes sold in 2025, and depends on which homes happened to change hands.

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

Everyday life.

10 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 31% green space within 500 metres.

11schoolsOpenStreetMap
10kindergartensOpenStreetMap
15residents per km² of land599.0 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)

Around here.

Photographs taken near Vindafjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

West Alpha
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West Alpha
Photo: Frokor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ølensfjorden
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Ølensfjorden
Photo: Frokor · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photo of Ølen - administrative centre in Vindafjord municipality
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Photo of Ølen - administrative centre in Vindafjord municipality
Photo: Sveinegilokland · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Rogaland.