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Øygarden

Øygarden had 40,641 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 778,200 in 2024, 10% above the county level. Homes sold for NOK 36,106/m² on average in 2025 (528 sales). 22% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.1% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4626 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
40,641residents1 January 2026
NOK 778,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 36,106/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
7%green within 500 maverage
Øygarden by neighbourhood
Map of Øygarden: 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 63 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
Algrøy42411%22%562%1
Alvheim8438%7%150%11
Angeltveit1,5296%26%5221%25
Anglevik-Våge47311%22%1615%2
Arefjord-Bratholmen/Snekkevik2,58514%18%8087%91
Austre Blomvåg26321%20%442%1
Bakken17031%10%782%3
Bildøy65119%17%3704%78
Bjelkarøy-Lerøy5931%10%143%0
Bjorøy1,30211%20%2984%8
Breivik55312%19%5114%1
Børnes-Førde-Førdestraumen36121%17%5914%0
Ebbesvik2358%23%1733%73
Ekerhovd39518%17%594%0
Fjell92811%23%1142%12
Fjereide8512%18%262%0
Foldnes aust88713%22%4603%0
Foldnes sør1,04815%20%1,0804%74
Foldnes vest41314%17%24213%5
Forland69316%19%1822%11
Glesnes-Golta48320%15%572%1
Hammersland-Tveit63914%21%17411%0
Hatten20625%13%2918%0
Høyland-Kleppe95013%23%14834%1
Kallestad34416%17%3510%14
Kausland27012%24%684%0
Klokkarvik62921%18%23948%3
Knappskog1,18212%19%38317%3
Knarrevik1,84515%21%8620%9
Kolltveit1,42612%21%45912%8
Kårtveit-Eide66612%18%846%0
Lie49113%18%1181%1
Lokøy10925%8%310%0
Misje33016%21%2172%1
Morland-Morlandstø45212%20%801%0
Nesse38321%19%9218%0
Rong1,39017%19%2237%20
Sangolt-Skaga-Dommedal39420%19%624%0
Sekkingstad25221%15%931%0
Selstø-Nipa27217%20%378%3
Skoge59822%16%2176%14
Skoge-Møvik98115%20%1955%6
Skålvik6008%23%1824%5
Solsvik-Landro91813%20%1165%2
Spjeld3348%26%1797%2
Steinsland-Hamre-Bakke-Berge47019%17%752%10
Storhilleren-Straume2,67829%11%1,5134%98
Syltøy11523%10%440%0
Sæle10240%10%190%0
Tellnes56712%20%668%1
Tjeldstø47422%14%1153%11
Toftarøyna-Vardøyna-Vikso43018%17%364%2
Toftøy89714%20%14323%3
Torsvik48014%23%2871%0
Turøy15114%18%496%3
Tyssøy10511%25%360%0
Ulveseth4269%24%1173%7
Valen99214%21%1,1811%8
Vestre Blomvåg35217%22%690%0
Vindenes63310%19%1950%0
Vorland-Eidesund-Eide-Spilde64212%22%906%7
Ågotnes1,30318%21%2787%25
Øvretveit-Telle-Midttveit46818%20%450%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.

19%
aged under 16
11%
aged 16–24
32%
aged 25–49
22%
aged 50–66
15%
aged 67 and over
4%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202038,316
202138,664
202239,032
202339,368
202439,768
202540,105
202640,641

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 778,200
median household income after tax
68%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school26%
Upper secondary41%
Vocational college5%
University or college, short21%
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.

17,564 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner76%
Co-operative or share owner2%
Renting22%

Homes by type of building

Detached house68%
Two-dwelling house8%
Terraced and other small houses12%
Block of flats10%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings2%
NOK 27,938/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 34,279/m²Small housesprice per m², 2025
NOK 48,226/m²Flatsprice per m², 2025
528sales2025

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.

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

26schoolsOpenStreetMap
39kindergartensOpenStreetMap
135residents per km² of land300.0 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 Øygarden, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

Straumen - panoramio - trolvag (1)
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Straumen - panoramio - trolvag (1)
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Arefjordvatnet
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Arefjordvatnet
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Arefjordvatnet - panoramio - trolvag
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Arefjordvatnet - panoramio - trolvag
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