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Osterøy

Osterøy had 8,231 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 710,700 in 2024, in line with the county level. Homes sold for NOK 24,791/m² on average in 2025 (99 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 1.6% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4630 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
8,231residents1 January 2026
NOK 710,700median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 24,791/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
53%green within 500 maverage
Osterøy by neighbourhood
Map of Osterøy: 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 30 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
Birkeland23023%20%2174%0
Bleikli5816%26%1772%0
Bruvik24427%11%1236%2
Bysheim19318%16%5990%0
Fitje14021%20%3779%0
Fotland35721%17%7047%4
Gatland4730%11%3857%0
Gjerstad39717%18%8736%3
Hamre29020%20%6628%1
Hartveit10323%20%868%0
Hauge1,06017%19%8246%17
Hausvik59223%17%53832%5
Heldal11025%25%2681%0
Hjellvik30016%21%4564%5
Hovden6120%23%60%0
Lonevåg78517%19%23436%16
Mjelde13224%17%2560%0
Mjøsdalen30920%19%3450%4
Myking10226%9%986%0
Mæle14621%14%3030%0
Raknes16221%15%4180%5
Skafta7822%21%1687%0
Solstrand13718%18%2047%1
Svenheim3336%9%680%0
Tysse10833%14%2148%3
Valestrand nord49919%18%7183%2
Valestrand sør44819%20%8193%2
Valestrandsfossen69514%22%61526%22
Veset7416%20%1758%0
Votlo25317%16%4172%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.

18%
aged under 16
10%
aged 16–24
30%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
19%
aged 67 and over
6%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20208,098
20218,080
20228,131
20238,152
20248,200
20258,172
20268,231

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 710,700
median household income after tax
71%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary45%
Vocational college4%
University or college, short19%
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.

3,935 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Co-operative or share owner1%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house77%
Two-dwelling house6%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats4%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings1%
NOK 19,106/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 26,221/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 36,921/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
99sales2025

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.

7 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 53% green space within 500 metres.

9schoolsOpenStreetMap
7kindergartensOpenStreetMap
34residents per km² of land244.0 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 Osterøy, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

MF Ole Bull
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MF Ole Bull
Photo: Desoda · CC BY-SA 3.0
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DS «Stord» Bergen – Garnes Fjordsteam 2018 (104836)
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DS «Stord» Bergen – Garnes Fjordsteam 2018 (104836)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Ytre Arna Fjordsteam 2018 (104744)
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Ytre Arna Fjordsteam 2018 (104744)
Photo: Tore Sætre · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Other municipalities in Vestland.