Living in Gänserndorf

In Gänserndorf, unemployment is 7.8% (2024).

Gänserndorf is a city in Austria, with a population of 12,285 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 7.8% at the end of 2024. The foreign population count was 2,141 at the start of 2026. For Gänserndorf, annual PM10 was 14.6 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The city covered 30.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 401.8 people per km² in 2025. Annual NO₂ was 7.13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2426 sources

Population12,285people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,495EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.7EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate7.8%country median 4.8% — 64% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,419incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean10µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Groß-Enzersdorf - Glinzendorf)

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

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 Gänserndorf.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 citiesGänserndorf 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)	6.7 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	473.3 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Gänserndorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker62%strong on work, weak on safety · range 53–71%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–71%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement65%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 54–76%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Gänserndorf?

The unemployment rate is 7.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Gänserndorf is 7.8%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Gänserndorf 7.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	73.4 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,495 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.8 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Gänserndorf?

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

Left over each month€2,120of €2,562 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.	€2,562
Rent, 60 m²€6.70/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €402
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	€2,120

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Gänserndorf. 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 Gänserndorf. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Gänserndorf?

Police recorded about 3,419 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	3,419 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁶Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	137 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹³Official
Nearest airport	VIE	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official
Distance to nearest airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁴Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Gänserndorf. 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 Gänserndorf.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Gänserndorf?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 10 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Groß-Enzersdorf - Glinzendorf)⁷

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

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

PM2.510WHO 5 · EU 25

PM1014.6WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂7.1WHO 10 · EU 40

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 Gänserndorf is 10.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	7.13 µg/m³country median 14.2	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹⁰Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.¹²Official
PM10 — annual mean	14.61 µg/m³country median 15.6	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.¹¹Official
PM2.5 — annual mean	10 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	EEA air quality statistics — AT PM2.5 annual mean 2024 (station Groß-Enzersdorf - Glinzendorf)⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 14.75 · Feb 16.71 · Mar 21.11 · Apr 29.39 · May 32.16 · Jun 36.16 · Jul 38.47 · Aug 39.84 · Sep 34.63 · Oct 26.91 · Nov 20.12 · Dec 15 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -27.17 · Feb -20.51 · Mar -14.55 · Apr -5.98 · May -0.57 · Jun 3.78 · Jul 7.81 · Aug 6.58 · Sep 1.69 · Oct -6.63 · Nov -9.27 · Dec -20.63 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.12 · Feb -0.19 · Mar 4.3 · Apr 10.11 · May 15 · Jun 19.52 · Jul 21.79 · Aug 21.24 · Sep 15.66 · Oct 9.68 · Nov 4.5 · Dec -0.8 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official

Population and city profile

How many people live in Gänserndorf?

The published population was 12,285 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.6%
Foreign residents17.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	30.57 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	16.8 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official
Foreign residents	2,141 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	401.8 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁸Official
Population	12,285 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Gänserndorf

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	12,348	100.0%
Austria	9,653	78.2%
Non-Austria	2,695	21.8%
Third countries	1,746	14.1%
Europe including Türkiye	1,400	11.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	949	7.7%
EU Member States (26)	928	7.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	644	5.2%
Türkiye	486	3.9%
Serbia	337	2.7%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	284	2.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	279	2.3%
Asia	269	2.2%
Germany	230	1.9%
Romania	125	1.0%
Hungary	118	1.0%
Ukraine	93	0.8%
Croatia	50	0.4%
Africa	38	0.3%
America	33	0.3%
Latin America	22	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	21	0.2%
Syria	15	0.1%
North America	11	0.1%
Oceania	6	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	12,348	100.0%
Austria	10,207	82.7%
Non-Austria	2,141	17.3%
Third countries	1,207	9.8%
Europe including Türkiye	1,044	8.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	934	7.6%
EU Member States (26)	918	7.4%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	656	5.3%
Türkiye	360	2.9%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	262	2.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Serbia	258	2.1%
Germany	205	1.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	171	1.4%
Asia	139	1.1%
Hungary	131	1.1%
Croatia	130	1.1%
Romania	130	1.1%
Ukraine	93	0.8%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	16	0.1%
America	13	0.1%
Syria	12	0.1%
Africa	10	0.1%
Latin America	7	0.1%
North America	6	0.0%
Oceania	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	5,318 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Gänserndorf

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.

Groß-Enzersdorf as a Gänserndorf alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 5.6% Groß-Enzersdorf vs 7.8% Gänserndorf−28%
Nearest airport: 10.0 km Groß-Enzersdorf vs 28.0 km Gänserndorf−64%
Foreign residents: 13.6% Groß-Enzersdorf vs 16.8% Gänserndorf−19%
Residents: 12,088 Groß-Enzersdorf vs 12,285 Gänserndorf−2%
Rent: €6.70/m² Groß-Enzersdorf vs €6.70/m² Gänserndorfsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,495 Groß-Enzersdorf vs €3,495 Gänserndorfsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,419 Groß-Enzersdorf vs 3,419 Gänserndorfsame level

Full comparison More about Groß-Enzersdorf

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Gänserndorf alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 264 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 12,285 Gänserndorf+757%
Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 28.0 km Gänserndorf−89%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €6.70/m² Gänserndorf−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,419 Gänserndorfno percentage
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 16.8% Gänserndorf+27%
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,495 Gänserndorf−7%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 7.8% Gänserndorf−6%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Gänserndorf

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Seiersberg-Pirka12,289 residents Brunn am Gebirge12,310 residents St. Veit an der Glan12,234 residents Strasshof an der Nordbahn12,202 residents Enns12,184 residents Götzis12,405 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Gänserndorf 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; Gänserndorf's school authority applies it locally.

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

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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 Gänserndorf?

The published population was 12,285 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Gänserndorf?

How safe is Gänserndorf?

What is the unemployment rate in Gänserndorf?

The unemployment rate is 7.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Gänserndorf?

The median gross salary is 3,495 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Gänserndorf a good place to live?

Gänserndorf 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 Gänserndorf?

Strasshof an der Nordbahn, Deutsch-Wagram, Wolkersdorf im Weinviertel, Gerasdorf bei Wien, Zistersdorf are near Gänserndorf. 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 Gänserndorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,348 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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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}

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