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Living in Pinkafeld

In Pinkafeld, unemployment is 8.2% (2024).

At the start of 2026, the foreign population was 734. Pinkafeld had a population of 5,890 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population5,890people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence
Median gross salary (region)3,552EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024
Average net rent5.8EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3
Unemployment rate8.2%country median 4.8% — 73% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities
Recorded crime3,364incidents 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 Pinkafeld?

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 Pinkafeld.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

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

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€30
Mobile plan, 10 GB€10
Net rent across major citiesPinkafeld highlighted among comparable cities
Net rent across major cities with Pinkafeld 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)5.8 EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)455.3 EUR/month31 Dec 2025Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 36Official · regional context

Is Pinkafeld a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 44–66%
Skilled employee57%strong on work, weak on education · range 47–67%
Student59%strong on cost, weak on education · range 47–71%
Family50%strong on family, weak on education · range 38–62%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Pinkafeld?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities11

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Pinkafeld is 8.2%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate71.2 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria13Official
Median gross salary (regional)3,552 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 20245Official · regional context
Unemployment rate8.2 %country median 4.8%31 Dec 2024Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities11Official

What does a salary buy in Pinkafeld?

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

regional median gross pay: €3,552 (Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024, 2024-12-31).
Left over each month€2,202of €2,590 take-home
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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.€2,590
Rent, 60 m²€5.80/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31− €348
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€2,202
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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Pinkafeld?

Police recorded 3,364 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 tables12

MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,364 incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables12Official · county

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Destinations from nearest airport11 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights9Official
Nearest airportGRZ3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official
Distance to nearest airport67 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports10Official

Language courses and integration

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

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Climate and air quality

MetricValuePeriodSource
Monthly extreme high temperatureJan 14.66 · Feb 17.85 · Mar 20.45 · Apr 26.65 · May 32.18 · Jun 34.52 · Jul 36.44 · Aug 38.17 · Sep 33.56 · Oct 25.18 · Nov 19.83 · Dec 14.71 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official
Monthly extreme low temperatureJan -22.01 · Feb -18.47 · Mar -20.89 · Apr -6.28 · May -1.05 · Jun 1.97 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 6.08 · Sep 1.32 · Oct -8.78 · Nov -9.7 · Dec -18 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official
Average temperature by monthJan -1.92 · Feb -0.51 · Mar 3.77 · Apr 9.26 · May 13.98 · Jun 18.37 · Jul 20.46 · Aug 19.89 · Sep 14.54 · Oct 9.31 · Nov 4.14 · Dec -0.75 °C31 Dec 2001NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center8Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 27.4 km² in 2025.

How many people live in Pinkafeld?

The published population was 5,890 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 area27.41 km²1 Jan 2025Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry7Official
Foreign-resident share12.6 %31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria13Official
Foreign residents734 people1 Jan 2026Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten3Official
Population density214.8 people/km²1 Jan 2025Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.7Official
Population5,890 people1 Jan 2025Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence2Official

International community in Pinkafeld

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 total5,881100.0%
Austria4,98384.7%
Non-Austria89815.3%
Third countries5238.9%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)3756.4%
EU Member States (26)3656.2%
Europe including Türkiye2904.9%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)2644.5%
Asia1993.4%
Hungary1121.9%
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Published groupPeopleShare
EU Member States before 2004 (13)1011.7%
Germany901.5%
Syria891.5%
Ukraine841.4%
Bosnia and Herzegovina821.4%
Romania721.2%
Croatia300.5%
Serbia270.5%
Türkiye200.3%
America170.3%
Latin America120.2%
Africa110.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom100.2%
North America50.1%
Oceania30.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless30.1%

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 total5,881100.0%
Austria5,14787.5%
Non-Austria73412.5%
Third countries4167.1%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)3185.4%
EU Member States (26)3145.3%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)2414.1%
Europe including Türkiye2143.6%
Asia1823.1%
Hungary1172.0%
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Published groupPeopleShare
Syria911.5%
Ukraine851.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)731.2%
Germany651.1%
Romania561.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina420.7%
Croatia280.5%
Serbia240.4%
Türkiye130.2%
Africa100.2%
America60.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom40.1%
Latin America40.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless40.1%
North America20.0%

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

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Households2,522 households31 Dec 2024Statistik Austria13Official

Alternatives for people set on Pinkafeld

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.

Klagenfurt am Wörthersee as a Pinkafeld alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 162 km, better on 3 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 5,890 Pinkafeld+1687%
  • Foreign residents: 21.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 12.6% Pinkafeld+69%
  • Nearest airport: 3.0 km Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 67.0 km Pinkafeld−96%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,994 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 3,364 Pinkafeldno percentage
  • Unemployment: 7.3% Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs 8.2% Pinkafeld−11%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €3,552 Pinkafeld−8%
  • Rent: €5.90/m² Klagenfurt am Wörthersee vs €5.80/m² Pinkafeldsame level
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Cities near Pinkafeld

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

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Pöllau5,890 residentsBärnbach5,894 residentsBad Hall5,868 residentsTimelkam5,913 residentsHaag5,851 residentsHopfgarten im Brixental5,847 residents

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

The published population was 5,890 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Pinkafeld?

Police recorded 3,364 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 Pinkafeld?

The unemployment rate is 8.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Pinkafeld?

The median gross salary is 3,552 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Pinkafeld?

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

Is Pinkafeld a good place to live?

Pinkafeld 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 Pinkafeld?

Gfangen, Oberwart, Hartberg, Pöllau are near Pinkafeld. 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 Pinkafeld?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,881 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). Pinkafeld, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version e716b921c3f66cf152b9e8fe6c2dc166]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/pinkafeld/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Pinkafeld, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {e716b921c3f66cf152b9e8fe6c2dc166},
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  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
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  2. Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
  3. Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
  4. bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
  5. Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
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  7. Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
  8. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-03
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  10. OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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  1. Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
  2. Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables bundeskanzleramt.gv.at · checked 2026-09-24
  3. Statistik Austria data.statistik.gv.at · checked 2026-08-07
  4. Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
  5. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q257428 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
  6. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q368598 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05
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  8. Wikidata identity and coordinates — Q673333 Wikidata identity and coordinates · wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-05

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