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Eikeland

Eikeland (Bjørnafjorden) had 323 residents on 1 January 2026. 25% of residents were 67 or over, against 17% across the municipality, and 12% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 37 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 2.4% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46240505 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
323residents1 January 2026
25%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
29residents per km² of landdensity
21%green within 500 maverage
Eikeland · BjørnafjordenEikeland highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Bjørnafjorden with Eikeland 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 Bjørnafjorden.

12%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
9%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

2020331
2021322
2022320
2023315
2024311
2025323
2026323

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 Bjørnafjorden as a whole.

NOK 771,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 40,356/m²average price per m²2025
78%of households own their home2025
71%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

37 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 21% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops3
Bakeries0
Pharmacies1
Doctors1
Dentists1
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants0
Parks5
Playgrounds8
Sports pitches9
Gyms and sports centres1
Libraries1
Kindergartens1
Bus stops10
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
2schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
29residents per km² of land11.0 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). Within one kilometre.

The neighbourhood in figures.

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

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

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

More neighbourhoods in Bjørnafjorden.