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Kvæfjord

Kvæfjord had 2,901 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 663,400 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 17,281/m² on average in 2025 (27 sales). 28% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 2.0% since 2024.

Municipality · Code 5510 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
2,901residents1 January 2026
NOK 663,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 17,281/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
33%green within 500 maverage
Kvæfjord by neighbourhood
Map of Kvæfjord: 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 15 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
Borkenes1,12324%14%77411%14
Elde6042%5%1444%0
Gåre indre9123%28%1564%1
Gåre ytre9925%15%886%0
Hemmestad7330%8%817%1
Indre Gullesfjord10527%12%170%1
Kveøy11726%14%1674%0
Molvik9126%17%60%0
Refsnes8924%12%110%0
Straumen5836%10%141%0
Trastad28013%18%9736%3
Utstrand20821%11%1688%0
Vik34016%22%1531%2
Vikeland4129%22%1290%0
Ytre Gullesfjord12226%12%236%2

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

People.

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

15%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
27%
aged 25–49
24%
aged 50–66
23%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20242,845
20252,852
20262,901

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 663,400
median household income after tax
62%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school27%
Upper secondary40%
Vocational college3%
University or college, short23%
University or college, long7%
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.

1,576 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner69%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting28%

Homes by type of building

Detached house76%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses9%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing4%
Other buildings2%
NOK 15,636/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
27sales2025

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.

6 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 33% green space within 500 metres.

4schoolsOpenStreetMap
2kindergartensOpenStreetMap
6residents per km² of land497.0 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 Kvæfjord, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

MF Kveøy på Kveøya 18.10.2010
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MF Kveøy på Kveøya 18.10.2010
Photo: TorbjørnS · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other municipalities in Troms.