Living in Elsbethen

In Elsbethen, unemployment is 2.1% (2024).

At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 2.1%. The population of Elsbethen, in Austria, was 5,453 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 726 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population5,453people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,113EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent9.5EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate2.1%country median 4.8% — 56% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,871incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than any other Austrian city that publishes it and cleaner air than 88% of Austrian cities that publish it.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Elsbethen?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in AustriaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Elsbethen.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30

Mobile plan, 10 GB€10

Net rent across major citiesElsbethen highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90

Innsbruck€7.58

Salzburg€6.92

Graz€6.33

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	29.9 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	A1 Internet 100¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	9.9 EUR/month	30 Apr 2026	bob Flex 100GB⁴Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)	9.5 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	610.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁷Official · regional context

Is Elsbethen a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on safety · range 52–74%

Skilled employee68%strong on work, weak on education · range 58–78%

Student40%strong on legal route, weak on education · range 28–52%

Family65%strong on family, weak on education · range 53–77%

Retirement54%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Elsbethen?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Elsbethen is 2.1%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–12

Elsbethen 2.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	78.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,113 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.1 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Elsbethen?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,738of €2,347 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.	€2,347
Rent, 60 m²€9.50/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €570
Internet€30 · official · A1 Internet 100 · 2026-09-30	− €30
Mobile plan€10 · official · bob Flex 100GB · 2026-04-30	− €10
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,738

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Elsbethen Salary needed to live in Elsbethen

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Elsbethen. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service

Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich (AMS)

Job Search

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Elsbethen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Elsbethen?

Police recorded about 3,871 incidents per 100,000 (2023). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,871 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Elsbethen. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For migrants and newcomers.

GermanIn Person, Online

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ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course

Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)

For eligible migrants.

GermanIn PersonSubsidised

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Elsbethen.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Elsbethen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)⁸

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.58WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in AustriaAnnual PM2.5 in Elsbethen is 8.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Elsbethen 8.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	8 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.4 · Feb 6.2 · Mar 10.2 · Apr 15.7 · May 19.3 · Jun 23.2 · Jul 24.3 · Aug 24 · Sep 19.9 · Oct 14.4 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 4 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.6 · Feb -2.8 · Mar 0.7 · Apr 4.3 · May 8.3 · Jun 12.5 · Jul 13.8 · Aug 13.6 · Sep 10.1 · Oct 5.6 · Nov 0.9 · Dec -2.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1.6 · Mar 5.7 · Apr 10.1 · May 14.4 · Jun 17.9 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 19.4 · Sep 15 · Oct 10.4 · Nov 4.8 · Dec 0.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Traunreut (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Trostberg (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Ebersbach an der Fils (Germany) ±0.5 °C, Holzgerlingen (Germany) ±0.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Elsbethen?

The published population was 5,453 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.7%
Foreign residents13.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	23.96 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry¹⁰Official
Foreign-resident share	13.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	726 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	227.6 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.¹⁰Official
Population	5,453 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Elsbethen

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	5,417	100.0%
Austria	4,537	83.8%
Non-Austria	880	16.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	563	10.4%
EU Member States (26)	528	9.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	371	6.8%
Third countries	317	5.9%
Germany	316	5.8%
Europe including Türkiye	161	3.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	157	2.9%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	80	1.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	70	1.3%
America	46	0.8%
Romania	38	0.7%
Hungary	37	0.7%
Serbia	36	0.7%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	35	0.6%
Latin America	27	0.5%
Africa	22	0.4%
North America	19	0.4%
Croatia	17	0.3%
Ukraine	15	0.3%
Oceania	8	0.1%
Syria	8	0.1%
Türkiye	7	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Citizenship

Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex · 2026-01-01

Published group	People	Share
Population total	5,417	100.0%
Austria	4,691	86.6%
Non-Austria	726	13.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	512	9.5%
EU Member States (26)	482	8.9%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	363	6.7%
Germany	298	5.5%
Third countries	214	4.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	119	2.2%
Europe including Türkiye	112	2.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	61	1.1%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	49	0.9%
Hungary	38	0.7%
Romania	34	0.6%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	30	0.6%
Serbia	26	0.5%
America	25	0.5%
Croatia	14	0.3%
Latin America	14	0.3%
Africa	12	0.2%
North America	11	0.2%
Ukraine	10	0.2%
Syria	9	0.2%
Oceania	4	0.1%
Türkiye	3	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	2,542 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Elsbethen

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Bergheim as an Elsbethen alternative in the same region

10 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Unemployment: 2.5% Bergheim vs 2.1% Elsbethen+19%
Foreign residents: 17.4% Bergheim vs 13.2% Elsbethen+32%
Annual PM2.5: 7.0 µg/m³ Bergheim vs 8.0 µg/m³ Elsbethen−13%
Residents: 5,717 Bergheim vs 5,453 Elsbethen+5%
Rent: €9.50/m² Bergheim vs €9.50/m² Elsbethensame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,113 Bergheim vs €3,113 Elsbethensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,871 Bergheim vs 3,871 Elsbethensame level

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Villach as an Elsbethen alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 140 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 5,453 Elsbethen+1106%
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 2.1% Elsbethen+300%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €9.50/m² Elsbethen−38%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 13.2% Elsbethen+83%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,871 Elsbethenno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,113 Elsbethen+5%

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Elsbethen

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Salzburg Commuting Zone · 4.9 km away

Rent: 6.92 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2005-12-31

Freilassing Germany · 11.6 km away

Rent: 7.49 EUR/m²/monthAverage net rent (nettokalt) · 2022-05-15

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Elsbethen, nearest in population first.

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Krieglach5,438 residents Schwertberg5,476 residents Sollenau5,477 residents Vomp5,479 residents Zistersdorf5,487 residents Pettenbach5,409 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Elsbethen when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 15. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Übergangsstufen (transition classes for pupils with insufficient German). How to enrol a child (bmbwf.gv.at).

A country-wide rule for Austria; Elsbethen's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Elsbethen part of Salzburg?

Elsbethen is in the published commuting zone of Salzburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Salzburg city profile

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Elsbethen?

The published population was 5,453 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Elsbethen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Elsbethen?

What is the unemployment rate in Elsbethen?

The unemployment rate is 2.1 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Elsbethen?

The median gross salary is 3,113 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Elsbethen a good place to live?

Elsbethen may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Elsbethen part of Salzburg?

Elsbethen is in the published commuting zone of Salzburg; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Elsbethen?

Salzburg, Grödig, Wals-Siezenheim, Bergheim, Hallein are near Elsbethen. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Population total live in Elsbethen?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,417 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2026-01-01. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Elsbethen, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
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