Living in St. Andrä

In St. Andrä, unemployment is 3.7% (2024).

The unemployment rate was 3.7% at the end of 2024. At the start of 2025, St. Andrä had a population of 9,840.

Last checked 2026-09-2415 sources

Population9,840people1 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 rate3.7%country median 4.8% — 22% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,211incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 78% of Austrian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 82% of Austrian cities that publish it.

Which Austria-wide rules apply when you move to St. Andrä?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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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 citiesSt. Andrä 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)	5.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	394.8 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is St. Andrä a good place to live?

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

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student57%strong on cost, weak on education · range 45–69%

Family60%strong on family, weak on education · range 48–72%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in St. Andrä?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in St. Andrä is 3.7%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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St. Andrä 3.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	74.7 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,268 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	3.7 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities⁹Official

What does a salary buy in St. Andrä?

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

Left over each month€2,042of €2,435 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.	€2,435
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 St. Andrä. 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 St. Andrä. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is St. Andrä?

Police recorded about 3,211 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	3,211 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 St. Andrä. 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 St. Andrä?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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

PM2.511WHO 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 St. Andrä is 11.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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St. Andrä 11.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in St. Andrä?

The published population was 9,840 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.4%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	113.6 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	6.1 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official
Foreign residents	652 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	86.63 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	9,840 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in St. Andrä

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	9,836	100.0%
Austria	9,085	92.4%
Non-Austria	751	7.6%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	447	4.5%
EU Member States (26)	428	4.4%
Third countries	304	3.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	236	2.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	192	2.0%
Europe including Türkiye	186	1.9%
Germany	166	1.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	99	1.0%
Asia	71	0.7%
Romania	71	0.7%
Hungary	55	0.6%
Croatia	29	0.3%
Türkiye	29	0.3%
Africa	25	0.3%
Ukraine	23	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	19	0.2%
Syria	17	0.2%
America	13	0.1%
Latin America	10	0.1%
Serbia	9	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	8	0.1%
North America	3	0.0%
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	9,836	100.0%
Austria	9,184	93.4%
Non-Austria	652	6.6%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	434	4.4%
EU Member States (26)	418	4.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	282	2.9%
Third countries	218	2.2%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	136	1.4%
Europe including Türkiye	115	1.2%
Germany	110	1.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Romania	75	0.8%
Asia	67	0.7%
Croatia	65	0.7%
Hungary	60	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	50	0.5%
Türkiye	26	0.3%
Africa	25	0.3%
Syria	21	0.2%
Ukraine	18	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	16	0.2%
America	8	0.1%
Latin America	5	0.1%
North America	3	0.0%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	0.0%
Oceania	1	0.0%
Serbia	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	4,060 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on St. Andrä

Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with St. Andrä from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.

Cities near St. Andrä

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Sierning9,867 residents St. Johann in Tirol9,891 residents Laakirchen9,766 residents Purkersdorf9,970 residents Altmünster9,998 residents Wiener Neudorf9,647 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in St. Andrä 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; St. Andrä'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 St. Andrä?

The published population was 9,840 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in St. Andrä?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 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 St. Andrä?

What is the unemployment rate in St. Andrä?

The unemployment rate is 3.7 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around St. Andrä?

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

Is St. Andrä a good place to live?

St. Andrä 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 St. Andrä?

Wolfsberg, Völkermarkt, Eberndorf are near St. Andrä. 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 St. Andrä?

The official country of birth distribution records 9,836 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). St. Andrä, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living [ImmigrationDB compilation; version a8b0c4b2d5e080d6831a4e067cadc7ab]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/st-andra/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {St. Andrä, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {a8b0c4b2d5e080d6831a4e067cadc7ab},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/st-andra/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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