Living in Laa an der Thaya

In Laa an der Thaya, unemployment is 5.8% (2024).

The foreign population count was 545 at the start of 2026. For Laa an der Thaya, the unemployment rate was 5.8% at the end of 2024. Its population was 6,280 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2414 sources

Population6,280people1 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 rate5.8%country median 4.8% — 22% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,732incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to Laa an der Thaya?

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 Laa an der Thaya.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 citiesLaa an der Thaya 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 Laa an der Thaya a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 45–67%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 49–69%

Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%

Family53%strong on family, weak on education · range 41–65%

Retirement56%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–70%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Laa an der Thaya?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁸

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Laa an der Thaya is 5.8%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Laa an der Thaya 5.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	72.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,495 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	5.8 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁸Official

What does a salary buy in Laa an der Thaya?

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
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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 Laa an der Thaya. 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)

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Safety

How safe is Laa an der Thaya?

Police recorded about 3,732 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 tables⁹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,732 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables⁹Official · county

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Laa an der Thaya. 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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Population and city profile

How many people live in Laa an der Thaya?

The published population was 6,280 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport91.3%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	72.89 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	8.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	545 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	86.16 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	6,280 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Laa an der Thaya

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	6,206	100.0%
Austria	5,570	89.8%
Non-Austria	636	10.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	347	5.6%
EU Member States (26)	340	5.5%
Third countries	289	4.7%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	274	4.4%
Europe including Türkiye	214	3.4%
Ukraine	79	1.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	66	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	64	1.0%
Germany	53	0.9%
Asia	52	0.8%
Romania	20	0.3%
Syria	19	0.3%
Serbia	18	0.3%
Türkiye	18	0.3%
America	12	0.2%
Africa	10	0.2%
Hungary	10	0.2%
Croatia	9	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	7	0.1%
Latin America	6	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%
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	6,206	100.0%
Austria	5,661	91.2%
Non-Austria	545	8.8%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	291	4.7%
EU Member States (26)	287	4.6%
Third countries	254	4.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	231	3.7%
Europe including Türkiye	200	3.2%
Ukraine	77	1.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	70	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	56	0.9%
Germany	48	0.8%
Asia	46	0.7%
Romania	27	0.4%
Hungary	21	0.3%
Syria	21	0.3%
Serbia	19	0.3%
Türkiye	10	0.2%
Croatia	7	0.1%
America	6	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	4	0.1%
Latin America	3	0.0%
North America	3	0.0%
Africa	2	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	2,920 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Laa an der Thaya

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.

Poysdorf as a Laa an der Thaya alternative in the same region

19 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Foreign residents: 11.6% Poysdorf vs 8.7% Laa an der Thaya+33%
Unemployment: 5.4% Poysdorf vs 5.8% Laa an der Thaya−7%
Residents: 5,600 Poysdorf vs 6,280 Laa an der Thaya−11%
Rent: €6.70/m² Poysdorf vs €6.70/m² Laa an der Thayasame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,495 Poysdorf vs €3,495 Laa an der Thayasame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,732 Poysdorf vs 3,732 Laa an der Thayasame level

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Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Laa an der Thaya alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 281 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 105,256 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 6,280 Laa an der Thaya+1576%
Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8.7% Laa an der Thaya+145%
Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 5.8% Laa an der Thaya+26%
Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €6.70/m² Laa an der Thaya−12%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,732 Laa an der Thayano percentage
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,495 Laa an der Thaya−7%

Full comparison More about Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

Cities near Laa an der Thaya

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

Alternative cities in Austria

Other cities in Austria to compare with Laa an der Thaya, nearest in population first.

All Austria cities

St. Florian6,318 residents Thalgau6,229 residents Wilhering6,215 residents Axams6,361 residents Alkoven6,172 residents Eibiswald6,154 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Laa an der Thaya 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; Laa an der Thaya'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 Laa an der Thaya?

The published population was 6,280 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Laa an der Thaya?

What is the unemployment rate in Laa an der Thaya?

The unemployment rate is 5.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Laa an der Thaya?

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

How many foreign residents live in Laa an der Thaya?

545 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Laa an der Thaya a good place to live?

Laa an der Thaya 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 Laa an der Thaya?

Poysdorf, Mikulov, Mistelbach are near Laa an der Thaya. 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 Laa an der Thaya?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,206 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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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Laa an der Thaya, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5c84ad9dec5c67e129517d9f89d3464a]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/laa-an-der-thaya/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Laa an der Thaya, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/laa-an-der-thaya/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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A1 Internet 100 a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
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
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07

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Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q660428 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q661260 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q661283 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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