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Bjørnafjorden

Bjørnafjorden had 26,753 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 771,700 in 2024, 9% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 40,356/m² on average in 2025 (412 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 7.4% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4624 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
26,753residents1 January 2026
NOK 771,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 40,356/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
43%green within 500 maverage
Bjørnafjorden by neighbourhood
Map of Bjørnafjorden: 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 49 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
Askvik22913%13%11645%3
Baldersheim17038%9%529%3
Bergegrend5639%9%1180%0
Bogstrand7217%24%2562%1
Bogøy17819%16%2788%1
Drange46515%22%8778%12
Eikeland32325%12%2921%37
Engjavik8430%8%992%0
Fusa27119%19%2161%17
Grindevoll7369%23%22833%52
Gåssand10317%18%787%0
Halhjem1,7909%23%58174%21
Hatvik23513%20%12486%2
Hauge1,32935%12%1,42943%112
Haugland48318%15%17426%11
Havsgård5112%29%777%0
Hegglandsdalen51612%22%3158%12
Helland51420%20%2214%37
Hetleflåten31517%18%16850%58
Hjelle9308%25%30956%40
Holdhus32515%18%970%9
Holmefjord32720%19%1045%4
Hovland38012%25%18378%35
Kuven62015%21%93936%149
Lepsøy20325%9%14133%7
Lunde1,44313%23%60947%42
Lysekloster49412%24%5144%18
Lyssand55119%18%13341%41
Lønningdal5817%12%387%0
Moberg indre81733%12%72342%115
Moberg ytre1,60712%19%98022%52
Nordtveit7640%11%891%1
Osøyro76516%18%1,56143%114
Røttinga99013%23%50534%8
Røykenes27112%22%8955%33
Skeie1,62311%25%73117%54
Skjørsand25228%15%5653%17
Skogseid3526%9%261%0
Strandvik53622%17%3117%13
Strøno62018%20%7284%15
Sundfjord3060%0%147%0
Sævareid16321%10%942%2
Søfteland2,24413%19%60212%39
Søvik71921%19%25137%31
Tøsdal97422%19%18157%127
Ulven5311%23%1161%14
Varåsen1,23419%20%1,24648%142
Vinnes31622%18%5231%3
Øvre Hålandsdal11826%12%228%0

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

People.

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

20%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
20%
aged 50–66
17%
aged 67 and over
5%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202024,908
202125,049
202225,213
202325,596
202426,080
202526,342
202626,753

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 771,700
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school23%
Upper secondary39%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short24%
University or college, long9%
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.

11,887 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner75%
Co-operative or share owner3%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house65%
Two-dwelling house10%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats10%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 31,711/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,528/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 49,758/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
412sales2025

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.

50 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 43% green space within 500 metres.

27schoolsOpenStreetMap
36kindergartensOpenStreetMap
55residents per km² of land487.0 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 Bjørnafjorden, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Bjåneset
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Bjåneset
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Solstrand. Os, Hordaland, Norway
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Solstrand. Os, Hordaland, Norway
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Solstrand dock
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Solstrand dock
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