Living in Laakirchen

In Laakirchen, unemployment is 4.4% (2024).

At the end of 2024, the unemployment rate was 4.4%. At the start of 2025, Laakirchen had a population of 9,766.

Last checked 2026-09-2425 sources

Population9,766people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,404EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate4.4%country median 4.8% — 7% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,606incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean9µg/m³country median 10.0 — 10% belowOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Lower unemployment than 61% of Austrian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 Laakirchen.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 citiesLaakirchen 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)	6.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	461.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Laakirchen a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 50–70%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

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

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–69%

Retirement54%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 42–66%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Laakirchen?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹²

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Laakirchen is 4.4%. 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

Laakirchen 4.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77.6 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 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 Laakirchen?

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

Left over each month€2,053of €2,507 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.	€2,507
Rent, 60 m²€6.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €414
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	€2,053

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

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Laakirchen. 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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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Laakirchen. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Laakirchen?

Police recorded about 3,606 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	3,606 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹³Official · county

Mobility and administration

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Destinations from nearest airport	8 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁰Official
Nearest airport	LNZ	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official
Distance to nearest airport	39 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹¹Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Laakirchen. 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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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Laakirchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁷

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

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

138

111

151

105

172

202

231

203

176

130

126

145

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Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

105

111

141

174

185

177

196

202

156

148

107

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hours

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

PM2.59WHO 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 Laakirchen is 9.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Laakirchen 9.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	9 µg/m³country median 10.0	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency⁷Official
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 12.21 · Feb 16.2 · Mar 23.38 · Apr 27.29 · May 31.38 · Jun 34.72 · Jul 35.83 · Aug 35.59 · Sep 32.04 · Oct 28.51 · Nov 19.79 · Dec 13.24 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -20.86 · Feb -19 · Mar -20.77 · Apr -6.4 · May -1.38 · Jun 2.69 · Jul 6.04 · Aug 5.81 · Sep -0.59 · Oct -7.44 · Nov -13.56 · Dec -21.57 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average temperature by month	Jan -2.24 · Feb -1.25 · Mar 2.96 · Apr 8.22 · May 12.58 · Jun 16.62 · Jul 18.36 · Aug 18.07 · Sep 13.27 · Oct 8.75 · Nov 3.55 · Dec -0.81 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁹Official
Average precipitation by month	Jan 138.2 · Feb 110.9 · Mar 151.2 · Apr 105.2 · May 171.6 · Jun 201.7 · Jul 230.8 · Aug 202.8 · Sep 175.6 · Oct 130.2 · Nov 126.3 · Dec 144.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official
Average sunshine by month	Jan 104.8 · Feb 110.6 · Mar 141.2 · Apr 173.7 · May 185.4 · Jun 176.5 · Jul 195.6 · Aug 201.7 · Sep 155.6 · Oct 148.3 · Nov 107.4 · Dec 95.8 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official

Annual PM2.5 over time10 published observations, 2015–2024

8.7

10.2

11.8

13.3

9.020152017201920212024

Annual PM2.5 fell 25.0% between 2015 and 2024, from 12.0 to 9.0.

Population and city profile

How many people live in Laakirchen?

The published population was 9,766 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport80.9%
Foreign residents19.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	32.46 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	18.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official
Foreign residents	1,869 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	300.9 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	9,766 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Laakirchen

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	9,726	100.0%
Austria	7,754	79.7%
Non-Austria	1,972	20.3%
Third countries	1,189	12.2%
Europe including Türkiye	1,010	10.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	783	8.1%
EU Member States (26)	775	8.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	569	5.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	555	5.7%
Serbia	230	2.4%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	220	2.3%
Romania	188	1.9%
Germany	182	1.9%
Hungary	179	1.8%
Asia	123	1.3%
Türkiye	88	0.9%
Ukraine	70	0.7%
Croatia	62	0.6%
America	27	0.3%
Latin America	24	0.2%
Syria	24	0.2%
Africa	22	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	8	0.1%
Oceania	6	0.1%
North America	3	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

Citizenship

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

Published group	People	Share
Population total	9,726	100.0%
Austria	7,857	80.8%
Non-Austria	1,869	19.2%
Third countries	1,030	10.6%
Europe including Türkiye	923	9.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	839	8.6%
EU Member States (26)	835	8.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	646	6.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	461	4.7%
Serbia	290	3.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	229	2.4%
Romania	196	2.0%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	189	1.9%
Germany	161	1.7%
Croatia	105	1.1%
Asia	76	0.8%
Ukraine	73	0.8%
Türkiye	62	0.6%
Syria	29	0.3%
America	19	0.2%
Latin America	15	0.2%
Africa	11	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	4	0.0%
North America	4	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	4,156 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁴Official

Alternatives for people set on Laakirchen

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.

Gmunden as a Laakirchen alternative in the same region

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

Residents: 13,231 Gmunden vs 9,766 Laakirchen+35%
Foreign residents: 20.5% Gmunden vs 18.5% Laakirchen+11%
Nearest airport: 46.0 km Gmunden vs 39.0 km Laakirchen+18%
Rent: €6.90/m² Gmunden vs €6.90/m² Laakirchensame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Gmunden vs €3,404 Laakirchensame level
Unemployment: 4.4% Gmunden vs 4.4% Laakirchensame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,606 Gmunden vs 3,606 Laakirchensame level

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Cities near Laakirchen

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

St. Andrä9,840 residents Sierning9,867 residents Wiener Neudorf9,647 residents St. Johann in Tirol9,891 residents Judenburg9,607 residents Purkersdorf9,970 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Laakirchen 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; Laakirchen'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 Laakirchen?

The published population was 9,766 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Laakirchen?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 9 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.

How safe is Laakirchen?

What is the unemployment rate in Laakirchen?

The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Laakirchen?

The median gross salary is 3,404 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Laakirchen a good place to live?

Laakirchen 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 Laakirchen?

Ohlsdorf, Gmunden, Vorchdorf, Attnang-Puchheim, Altmünster are near Laakirchen. 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 Laakirchen?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,726 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 = {Laakirchen, Austria: population, rent, salary, jobs, safety},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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