Living in Wernberg

In Wernberg, unemployment is 4.2% (2024).

Wernberg is in Austria; its population was 5,662 at the start of 2025. The foreign population count was 533 at the start of 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population5,662people1 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 rate4.2%country median 4.8% — 12% belowOfficial 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 Wernberg?

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 Wernberg.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 citiesWernberg 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 Wernberg a good place to live?

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

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

Student58%strong on cost, weak on education · range 46–70%

Family58%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–70%

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

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wernberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Wernberg is 4.2%. 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

Wernberg 4.2%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	75.5 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,268 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	4.2 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹³Official

What does a salary buy in Wernberg?

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

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

Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Wernberg?

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,524 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 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 Wernberg. 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

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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-3°-8°

-4°-9°

-1°-6°

2°-3°

6°1°

11°5°

12°7°

8°4°

5°0°

1°-4°

-2°-7°

JFMAMJJASOND

Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

109

131

150

169

129

124

139

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

151

158

185

166

189

204

234

225

176

166

119

138

JFMAMJJASOND

hours

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average daytime high by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -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 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹⁰Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 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 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information / WMO¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 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 hours	31 Dec 1991	NOAA 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 26.4 km² in 2025. Population density was 214.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Wernberg?

The published population was 5,662 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.6%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	26.42 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	8.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official
Foreign residents	533 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	214.3 people/km²	1 Jan 2025	Reproducible Gemeinde density from archived official population_total 2025-01-01 divided by official 2025 Gemeinde geometry area.⁷Official
Population	5,662 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Wernberg

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	5,641	100.0%
Austria	5,037	89.3%
Non-Austria	604	10.7%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	387	6.9%
EU Member States (26)	357	6.3%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	254	4.5%
Third countries	217	3.8%
Germany	186	3.3%
Europe including Türkiye	126	2.2%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	103	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
Bosnia and Herzegovina	82	1.5%
Asia	41	0.7%
America	30	0.5%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	30	0.5%
Hungary	22	0.4%
Africa	16	0.3%
Latin America	16	0.3%
Romania	15	0.3%
Croatia	14	0.2%
North America	14	0.2%
Serbia	14	0.2%
Ukraine	7	0.1%
Oceania	3	0.1%
Syria	3	0.1%
Türkiye	1	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	5,641	100.0%
Austria	5,108	90.6%
Non-Austria	533	9.4%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	417	7.4%
EU Member States (26)	398	7.1%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	238	4.2%
Germany	173	3.1%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	160	2.8%
Third countries	116	2.1%
Croatia	79	1.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Europe including Türkiye	61	1.1%
Asia	34	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	26	0.5%
Hungary	25	0.4%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	19	0.3%
Serbia	16	0.3%
Africa	11	0.2%
Romania	11	0.2%
America	10	0.2%
Ukraine	8	0.1%
Latin America	7	0.1%
North America	3	0.1%
Syria	1	0.0%
Türkiye	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	2,340 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹⁵Official

Alternatives for people set on Wernberg

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.

Finkenstein am Faaker See as a Wernberg alternative in the same region

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

Foreign residents: 12.5% Finkenstein am Faaker See vs 8.9% Wernberg+40%
Residents: 9,466 Finkenstein am Faaker See vs 5,662 Wernberg+67%
Unemployment: 4.5% Finkenstein am Faaker See vs 4.2% Wernberg+7%
Rent: €5.90/m² Finkenstein am Faaker See vs €5.90/m² Wernbergsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Finkenstein am Faaker See vs €3,268 Wernbergsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,524 Finkenstein am Faaker See vs 3,524 Wernbergsame level

Full comparison More about Finkenstein am Faaker See

Cities near Wernberg

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Mühlau5,652 residents Ybbs an der Donau5,648 residents Sankt Ruprecht an der Raab5,681 residents Leopoldsdorf5,613 residents Pregarten5,608 residents Bergheim5,717 residents

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

The published population was 5,662 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Wernberg?

What is the unemployment rate in Wernberg?

The unemployment rate is 4.2 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wernberg?

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 Wernberg?

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

Is Wernberg a good place to live?

Wernberg 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 Wernberg?

Velden am Wörther See, Villach, Finkenstein am Faaker See, Feldkirchen in Kärnten, Arnoldstein are near Wernberg. 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 Wernberg?

The official country of birth distribution records 5,641 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 = {Wernberg, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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