Living in Oberwaltersdorf

In Oberwaltersdorf, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

Oberwaltersdorf, a city in Austria, had a population of 5,290 at the start of 2025. At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 698.

Last checked 2026-09-2420 sources

Population5,290people1 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 rate4.7%country median 4.8% — about the sameOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime5,353incidents 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)

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

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 Oberwaltersdorf.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 citiesOberwaltersdorf 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 Oberwaltersdorf a good place to live?

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Remote worker59%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–70%

Skilled employee62%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–72%

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

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 44–68%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Oberwaltersdorf?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Oberwaltersdorf is 4.7%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Oberwaltersdorf 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	77 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,495 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.7 %country median 4.8% — about the same	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁹Official

What does a salary buy in Oberwaltersdorf?

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 Oberwaltersdorf. 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 Oberwaltersdorf. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Oberwaltersdorf?

Police recorded about 5,353 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 tables¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	5,353 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹⁰Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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)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

PM2.58WHO 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 Oberwaltersdorf 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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Oberwaltersdorf 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)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

The city covered 13.6 km² in 2025. Population density was 389.9 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Oberwaltersdorf?

The published population was 5,290 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.8%
Foreign residents13.2%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	13.57 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	12.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official
Foreign residents	698 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	389.9 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	5,290 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Oberwaltersdorf

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	5,353	100.0%
Austria	4,398	82.2%
Non-Austria	955	17.8%
Third countries	554	10.3%
Europe including Türkiye	450	8.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	401	7.5%
EU Member States (26)	383	7.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	245	4.6%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	138	2.6%
Germany	109	2.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Türkiye	94	1.8%
Hungary	72	1.3%
Asia	69	1.3%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	69	1.3%
Serbia	68	1.3%
Ukraine	63	1.2%
Romania	53	1.0%
Croatia	19	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	18	0.3%
America	17	0.3%
Africa	12	0.2%
Latin America	12	0.2%
Syria	7	0.1%
North America	5	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	4	0.1%
Oceania	2	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	5,353	100.0%
Austria	4,655	87.0%
Non-Austria	698	13.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	361	6.7%
EU Member States (26)	350	6.5%
Third countries	337	6.3%
Europe including Türkiye	272	5.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	224	4.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	126	2.4%
Germany	97	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Hungary	64	1.2%
Türkiye	59	1.1%
Ukraine	52	1.0%
Asia	47	0.9%
Romania	47	0.9%
Serbia	41	0.8%
Croatia	29	0.5%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	20	0.4%
America	12	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	11	0.2%
North America	7	0.1%
Syria	7	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
Africa	3	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	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	2,330 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Oberwaltersdorf

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.

Traiskirchen as an Oberwaltersdorf alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 1 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Residents: 18,925 Traiskirchen vs 5,290 Oberwaltersdorf+258%
Foreign residents: 19.5% Traiskirchen vs 12.9% Oberwaltersdorf+51%
Unemployment: 5.7% Traiskirchen vs 4.7% Oberwaltersdorf+21%
Rent: €6.70/m² Traiskirchen vs €6.70/m² Oberwaltersdorfsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,495 Traiskirchen vs €3,495 Oberwaltersdorfsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 5,353 Traiskirchen vs 5,353 Oberwaltersdorfsame level

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Cities near Oberwaltersdorf

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Rohrbach-Berg5,291 residents Böheimkirchen5,294 residents Stadl-Paura5,307 residents Schrems5,272 residents Leobendorf5,265 residents Lenzing5,252 residents

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

The published population was 5,290 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Oberwaltersdorf?

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 Oberwaltersdorf?

What is the unemployment rate in Oberwaltersdorf?

The unemployment rate is 4.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Oberwaltersdorf?

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

Is Oberwaltersdorf a good place to live?

Oberwaltersdorf 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 Oberwaltersdorf?

Traiskirchen, Ebreichsdorf, Baden, Kottingbrunn, Guntramsdorf are near Oberwaltersdorf. 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 Oberwaltersdorf?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,353 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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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
European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-06
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

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