Living in Fehring
In Fehring, unemployment is 4.4% (2024).
The foreign population count was 436 at the start of 2026. Fehring had a population of 7,146 at the start of 2025.
Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Fehring?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| 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) | 7.4 EUR/m²/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 474.2 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2025 | Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context |
Is Fehring 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.
Work and income
What is the unemployment rate in Fehring?
The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities12
Fehring 4.4%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 74.6 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria14Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 3,296 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2024 | Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context |
| Unemployment rate | 4.4 %country median 4.8% | 31 Dec 2024 | Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities12Official |
What does a salary buy in Fehring?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft 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. | €2,452 |
| Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31 | − €444 |
| 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 | €1,968 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Fehring. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Fehring. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Fehring?
Police recorded about 3,053 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 tables13
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,053 incidents per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables13Official · county |
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Fehring. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
ÖIF German-learning and integration centres — Welcome Program
Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)
For migrants and newcomers.
ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes — State Language Course
Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF)
For eligible migrants.
Climate and air quality
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 3.2 · Feb 6.3 · Mar 11.2 · Apr 16.6 · May 20.7 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 26.3 · Aug 26.1 · Sep 20.3 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 8.5 · Dec 3.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -3.3 · Feb -2.4 · Mar 1.3 · Apr 5.6 · May 9.4 · Jun 12.9 · Jul 14.5 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.4 · Oct 6.1 · Nov 2.2 · Dec -2.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -0.4 · Feb 1.5 · Mar 5.6 · Apr 10.5 · May 14.7 · Jun 18.3 · Jul 20 · Aug 19.7 · Sep 14.8 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 5 · Dec 0.2 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 26.3 · Feb 38.4 · Mar 39.7 · Apr 47.6 · May 73.7 · Jun 92.5 · Jul 94.2 · Aug 90.3 · Sep 87.4 · Oct 63.7 · Nov 61.2 · Dec 48.4 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±0.8 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.0 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.2 °C, Traunstein (Germany) ±1.2 °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
The city covered 87.2 km² in 2025.
How many people live in Fehring?
The published population was 7,146 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2
By nationality
National passport93.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 87.22 km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry7Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 6.2 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria14Official |
| Foreign residents | 436 people | 1 Jan 2026 | Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official |
| Population density | 81.93 people/km² | 1 Jan 2025 | Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.7Official |
| Population | 7,146 people | 1 Jan 2025 | Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official |
International community in Fehring
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 | 7,168 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 6,676 | 93.1% |
| Non-Austria | 492 | 6.9% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 298 | 4.2% |
| EU Member States (26) | 284 | 4.0% |
| Third countries | 194 | 2.7% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 179 | 2.5% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 143 | 2.0% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 105 | 1.5% |
| Germany | 94 | 1.3% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 84 | 1.2% |
| Romania | 69 | 1.0% |
| Hungary | 47 | 0.7% |
| Asia | 41 | 0.6% |
| Türkiye | 39 | 0.5% |
| Syria | 19 | 0.3% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 14 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 13 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 | 0.2% |
| America | 6 | 0.1% |
| Africa | 3 | 0.0% |
| Latin America | 3 | 0.0% |
| North America | 3 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 3 | 0.0% |
| Oceania | 1 | 0.0% |
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 | 7,168 | 100.0% |
| Austria | 6,732 | 93.9% |
| Non-Austria | 436 | 6.1% |
| EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom) | 260 | 3.6% |
| EU Member States (26) | 254 | 3.5% |
| Third countries | 176 | 2.5% |
| EU Member States since 2004 (13) | 167 | 2.3% |
| Europe including Türkiye | 137 | 1.9% |
| EU Member States before 2004 (13) | 87 | 1.2% |
| Ukraine | 82 | 1.1% |
Show 15 more groups
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 77 | 1.1% |
| Romania | 71 | 1.0% |
| Hungary | 48 | 0.7% |
| Türkiye | 36 | 0.5% |
| Asia | 34 | 0.5% |
| Syria | 21 | 0.3% |
| Croatia | 11 | 0.2% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 0.1% |
| EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom | 6 | 0.1% |
| America | 3 | 0.0% |
| North America | 2 | 0.0% |
| Africa | 1 | 0.0% |
| Latin America | 1 | 0.0% |
| Serbia | 1 | 0.0% |
| Unknown / unsettled / stateless | 1 | 0.0% |
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 | 3,014 households | 31 Dec 2024 | Statistik Austria14Official |
Alternatives for people set on Fehring
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.
Bad Gleichenberg as a Fehring alternative in the same region
11 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.
- Foreign residents: 9.9% Bad Gleichenberg vs 6.2% Fehring+60%
- Residents: 5,232 Bad Gleichenberg vs 7,146 Fehring−27%
- Rent: €7.40/m² Bad Gleichenberg vs €7.40/m² Fehringsame level
- Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Bad Gleichenberg vs €3,296 Fehringsame level
- Unemployment: 4.4% Bad Gleichenberg vs 4.4% Fehringsame level
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,053 Bad Gleichenberg vs 3,053 Fehringsame level
Villach as a Fehring alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 170 km, better on 2 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 7,146 Fehring+820%
- Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 6.2% Fehring+290%
- Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 4.4% Fehring+91%
- Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Fehring−20%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,053 Fehringno percentage
- Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Fehringsame level
Cities near Fehring
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Austria
Other cities in Austria to compare with Fehring, nearest in population first.
How does Fehring compare?
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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Fehring 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.
Open the official coverage guideSchool 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; Fehring's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Fehring?
The published population was 7,146 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.
How safe is Fehring?
Police recorded about 3,053 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 tables.
What is the unemployment rate in Fehring?
The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.
What is the typical salary around Fehring?
The median gross salary is 3,296 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.
How many foreign residents live in Fehring?
436 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.
Is Fehring a good place to live?
Fehring 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.
Which cities are near Fehring?
Feldbach, Bad Gleichenberg, Gnas, Szentgotthárd are near Fehring. 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 Fehring?
The official country of birth distribution records 7,168 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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- bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
- Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
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