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Living in Paternion

In Paternion, unemployment is 4.8% (2024).

Paternion had 5,778 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. For Paternion, the foreign population was 480 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population5,778people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence
Median gross salary (region)3,268EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024
Average net rent5.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3
Unemployment rate4.8%country median 4.8% — about the sameOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities
Recorded crime3,524incidents 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 Paternion?

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 Paternion.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Paternion recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€10
Net rent across major citiesPaternion highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Paternion highlighted

net rent, € / m² / month

Vienna€7.90
Innsbruck€7.58
Salzburg€6.92
Graz€6.33
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited29.9 EUR/month30 Sept 2026A1 Internet 1001Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB9.9 EUR/month30 Apr 2026bob Flex 100GB4Official · national market
Average net rent (nettokalt)5.9 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)394.8 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context

Is Paternion 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.

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Remote worker58%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 47–69%
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%
Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Paternion?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Paternion is 4.8%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate74.5 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria15Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,268 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context
Unemployment rate4.8 %country median 4.8% — about the same31 Dec 2024Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities13Official

What does a salary buy in Paternion?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,268 (Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,042of €2,435 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
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Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions.€2,435
Rent, 60 m²€5.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31− €354
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€2,042
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Paternion?

Police recorded about 3,524 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 tables14

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,524 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables14Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours
MetricValuePeriodSource
Average daytime high by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -3.7 · Mar -1.2 · Apr 1.9 · May 6.3 · Jun 10.8 · Jul 12.4 · Aug 12.4 · Sep 8.2 · Oct 4.8 · Nov 0.7 · Dec -2.3 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO8Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.8 · Feb -9.1 · Mar -6 · Apr -2.9 · May 1.4 · Jun 5.3 · Jul 6.9 · Aug 7.3 · Sep 3.6 · Oct 0.5 · Nov -3.6 · Dec -6.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO9Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by monthJan -5.6 · Feb -6 · Mar -3.7 · Apr -0.5 · May 4 · Jun 8.1 · Jul 10 · Aug 10.2 · Sep 5.9 · Oct 2.7 · Nov -1.5 · Dec -4.8 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO10Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by monthJan 69 · Feb 63.2 · Mar 74.7 · Apr 92 · May 109 · Jun 131.3 · Jul 150.1 · Aug 168.7 · Sep 128.9 · Oct 123.5 · Nov 138.6 · Dec 97.4 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO11Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by monthJan 150.6 · Feb 158 · Mar 185.1 · Apr 166.1 · May 188.9 · Jun 203.9 · Jul 233.8 · Aug 224.9 · Sep 175.8 · Oct 166 · Nov 118.8 · Dec 137.7 hours31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO12Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. Elsewhere: Jönköping (Sweden) ±4.8 °C, Bad Aibling (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Kolbermoor (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Miesbach (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Titisee-Neustadt (Germany) ±3.0 °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 105.5 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Paternion?

The published population was 5,778 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

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

MetricValuePeriodSource
City area105.5 km²1 Jan 2025Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry7Official
Foreign-resident share8 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria15Official
Foreign residents480 people1 Jan 2026Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official
Population density54.79 people/km²1 Jan 2025Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.7Official
Population5,778 people1 Jan 2025Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official

International community in Paternion

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total5,762100.0%
Austria5,23190.8%
Non-Austria5319.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)3095.4%
EU Member States (26)2895.0%
Third countries2223.9%
Europe including Türkiye1903.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)1632.8%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1332.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)1262.2%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Germany1142.0%
Serbia420.7%
Croatia300.5%
Hungary300.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom200.3%
Asia180.3%
Romania180.3%
Africa80.1%
Türkiye70.1%
America60.1%
Latin America30.1%
North America30.1%
Ukraine10.0%

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 groupPeopleShare
Population total5,762100.0%
Austria5,28291.7%
Non-Austria4808.3%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)3185.5%
EU Member States (26)3055.3%
Third countries1622.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)1532.7%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)1522.6%
Europe including Türkiye1412.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1081.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Germany1051.8%
Croatia581.0%
Hungary380.7%
Serbia200.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom130.2%
Asia120.2%
Romania90.2%
Africa50.1%
Türkiye50.1%
America40.1%
North America30.1%
Latin America10.0%
Ukraine10.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source3

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,538 households31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria15Official

Alternatives for people set on Paternion

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.

Hermagor-Pressegger See as a Paternion alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 14.6% Hermagor-Pressegger See vs 8.0% Paternion+83%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,641 Hermagor-Pressegger See vs 3,524 Paternion−25%
  • Unemployment: 5.1% Hermagor-Pressegger See vs 4.8% Paternion+6%
  • Residents: 6,905 Hermagor-Pressegger See vs 5,778 Paternion+20%
  • Rent: €5.90/m² Hermagor-Pressegger See vs €5.90/m² Paternionsame level
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Hermagor-Pressegger See vs €3,268 Paternionsame level
Full comparisonMore about Hermagor-Pressegger See

Cities near Paternion

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities
Hart5,784 residentsTamsweg5,784 residentsWölfnitz5,794 residentsLieboch5,754 residentsWildon5,745 residentsRadenthein5,742 residents

How does Paternion compare?

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

The published population was 5,778 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Paternion?

Police recorded about 3,524 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 Paternion?

The unemployment rate is 4.8 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Paternion?

The median gross salary is 3,268 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Paternion?

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

Is Paternion a good place to live?

Paternion 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 Paternion?

Radenthein, Spittal an der Drau, Seeboden am Millstätter See, Villach, Arnoldstein are near Paternion. 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 Paternion?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,762 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). Paternion, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 5f8c57752d16679ed5afdfde76e51491]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/paternion/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Paternion, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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}
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