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Alvheim

Alvheim (Øygarden) had 84 residents on 1 January 2026. 38% of residents were 67 or over, against 15% across the municipality, and 7% were under 16. From the area’s service centre, 11 everyday shops and services are within a 15-minute walk. The population has fallen by 13% since 2020.

Neighbourhood (grunnkrets) · Code 46260802 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
84residents1 January 2026
38%aged 67 and over1 January 2026
15residents per km² of landdensity
0%green within 500 maverage
Alvheim · ØygardenAlvheim highlighted; the rest of the municipality in grey
Map of Øygarden with Alvheim 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 Øygarden.

7%
aged under 16
4%
aged 16–24
14%
aged 25–49
37%
aged 50–66
38%
aged 67 and over
11%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

202094
202196
202283
202384
202487
202583
202682

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 Øygarden as a whole.

NOK 778,200median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 36,106/m²average price per m²2025
78%of households own their home2025
68%employed, aged 15–742025

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

Everyday life.

11 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk; 0% green space within 500 metres.

Supermarkets and convenience shops0
Bakeries0
Pharmacies0
Doctors0
Dentists0
Cafés and pubs0
Restaurants1
Parks0
Playgrounds0
Sports pitches1
Gyms and sports centres0
Libraries0
Kindergartens0
Bus stops6
Tram and metro stops0
Railway stations0
0schoolsOpenStreetMap
0kindergartensOpenStreetMap
15residents per km² of land5.5 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.

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

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

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

More neighbourhoods in Øygarden.