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Brekktrøa

Brekktrøa (Melhus) had 305 residents on 1 January 2026. 10% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 22% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 12 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has grown by 27% since 2018.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 50280107 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
305residents1 January 2026
10%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
1,089residents per km² of landdensity
51%green within 500 maverage
Brekktrøa · MelhusBrekktrøa highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Melhus with Brekktrøa 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 Melhus.

22%
aged under 16
13%
aged 16–24
37%
aged 25–49
19%
aged 50–66
10%
aged 67 and over
3%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2018239
2019246
2020247
2021262
2022270
2023280
2024288
2025306
2026303

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 Melhus as a whole.

NOK 726,400median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 35,677/m²average price per m²2025
74%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

12 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 51% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks1
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches0
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens3
Bus stops5
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
1schoolOpenStreetMap
1kindergartenOpenStreetMap
1.7 kmto the nearest stationrail, tram or metro
1,089residents per km² of land0.3 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.

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

NeighbourhoodResidents67+Under 16Per km²Green 500 mServices 15 min
Brekktrøa30510%22%1,08951%12
Bøland35412%19%1737%3
Dal18415%21%4613%0
Eid27419%15%1034%6
Eidsåsen34714%25%36536%10
Flå11918%27%780%0
Foss21322%22%1228%10
Gaustad42125%16%1346%9
Gimse96517%23%1,55637%15

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

More neighbourhoods in Melhus.