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Arnuna Ahlam

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  • Neighbourhood
  • Jerusalem
  • 920 residents

Community character — an estimate based on official public data about the area

Mainly religious area
Confidence: mediumonly one detailed source covers this place, or the sources differ somewhat.

In the CBS 2022 census, religious (dati) households, including religious-Zionist families, are the most common group in this area (for a city: in the areas where most residents live). Other groups can be large.

Jews and non-Jews — estimate

  • Jews (estimate)97%
  • Non-Jews (estimate)3%

Share of Israeli residents, foreign nationals not included; “Jews” includes residents the CBS classes as “others”. Non-binding estimate. How is this calculated?

CBS Census 2022: the main household lifestyle in statistical area 1337 is Religious / very religious · main religion: Jewish

In brief

Arnuna Ahlam is a neighbourhood of Jerusalem. Community character (an estimate from official data): Mainly religious area. Estimated share of Jews among Israeli residents: 97% (non-Jews: 3%).

The full profile adds the map, the distance to each synagogue, mikveh and school, and a side-by-side comparison.

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Median age

40

Israel: 30

Average household size

2.5

Israel: 3.0

Aged 0–19

27.3%

Israel: 35.4%

America & Oceania origin

23.0%

Israel: 4.8%

CBS socio-economic cluster (2021)

5 of 10

Cluster of the matching 2011 statistical area (1 = lowest, 10 = highest; area overlap 100%).

Who lives here

CBS Census 2022 · 920 residents in the census · every row beside the national average

Arnuna AhlamNational average

Main religionJewish
Most common household lifestyleReligious / very religious
Aged 0–1927.3%
Aged 20–6448.3%
Aged 65+24.3%
Households with children aged 0–515.2%
Average number of children born per woman (so far)2.1Israel: 2.2
Median annual wage of employees₪130,700Israel: ₪104,300
Academic degree (aged 15+)50.9%
Worked in the past year (aged 15+)61.4%
Households owning their home25.0%
Households renting72.6%
Households without a car27.5%

Source: CBS, Population and Housing Census 2022, statistical area 1337 (2022 boundaries).

Continent of origin (Jews & others, CBS categories)

Israel (born in Israel, father born in Israel)29.5%
Europe (incl. former USSR)29.6%
America & Oceania23.0%
Africa11.4%
Asia6.5%
46.2%Jews & others born abroad
≈ 22.5%Arrived 2002+ (≈ share of residents)
≈ 14.9%Arrived 2010+ (≈ share of residents)

Most common country of origin here: Israel

CBS “origin” = own country of birth for those born abroad, father's country of birth for those born in Israel. “America & Oceania” is a single CBS category covering North, Central and South America and Oceania. CBS does not publish a France-only share by area.

Sources: CBS Census 2022; Ministry of Aliyah and Integration (data.gov.il).

Jewish life nearby

Counted within 1.0 km of the neighbourhood centre, in a straight line (mikvaot: within 1.5 km).

21Synagogues
2Mikvaot
15Schools
64Kindergartens
1Yeshivot & kollelim (OSM)
1Ulpanim for olim

Schools by stream 15

State 7State-religious 6Haredi 1Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 1

Kindergartens by stream 64

State 27State-religious 18Haredi 12Arab, Druze and Bedouin (state) 7

Also: Daycare (ages 0–3): 21 · Kosher eateries tagged in OSM: 5 · Community centres (OSM): 0 · Other places of worship (OSM): 3

Sources: Ministry of Education (institutions, Oct 2026), Ministry of Religious Services (mikvaot, Aug 2026), Be'er Sheva municipality (synagogues), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). OSM coverage of synagogues and their nusach is incomplete.

Other neighbourhoods in Jerusalem

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Sources: official public data — CBS Census 2022 and socio-economic index 2021, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Religious Services, Ministry of Aliyah and Integration — and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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