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Tysnes

Tysnes had 3,053 residents on 1 January 2026. Median household income after tax was NOK 665,600 in 2024, 6% below the county level. Homes sold for NOK 20,411/m² on average in 2025 (25 sales). 23% of households rented their home. The population has grown by 6.4% since 2020.

Municipality · Code 4616 · SSB · Updated 26 October 2026
3,053residents1 January 2026
NOK 665,600median income after taxper household, 2024
NOK 20,411/m²average price per m²homes sold, 2025
42%green within 500 maverage
Tysnes by neighbourhood
Map of Tysnes: 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 16 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
Amland7427%12%791%0
Flatåker10734%13%455%0
Gjersvik19132%19%838%17
Gripne14623%17%1384%0
Humlevik30219%21%2053%11
Myklestad23727%17%3338%7
Neshamn12316%15%1398%0
Nord-Reksteren6450%9%350%1
Onarheim24221%19%827%5
Reiso12919%14%763%8
Skjellevik10531%12%460%0
Sør-Reksteren7442%8%574%0
Søreide20726%20%2639%4
Tveit17233%13%1462%0
Ve22129%15%470%0
Våge66018%23%22414%17

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
8%
aged 16–24
28%
aged 25–49
21%
aged 50–66
25%
aged 67 and over
7%
aged 80 and over

Population on 1 January

20202,869
20212,924
20222,883
20232,910
20242,922
20252,986
20263,053

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

Income and work.

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

NOK 665,600
median household income after tax
65%
of residents aged 15–74 are in work

Education, aged 16 and over

Compulsory school24%
Upper secondary43%
Vocational college6%
University or college, short22%
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.

1,995 homes in 2026.

Households by tenure, 2025

Freehold owner77%
Co-operative or share owner0%
Renting23%

Homes by type of building

Detached house81%
Two-dwelling house5%
Terraced and other small houses7%
Block of flats3%
Communal housing1%
Other buildings3%
NOK 14,446/m²Detached housesprice per m², 2025
25sales2025

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; 42% green space within 500 metres.

3schoolsOpenStreetMap
5kindergartensOpenStreetMap
12residents per km² of land245.0 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 Tysnes, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.

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