Living in Wilhering

In Wilhering, unemployment is 2.5% (2024).

The foreign population count was 572 at the start of 2026. For Wilhering, the unemployment rate was 2.5% at the end of 2024. The population of Wilhering, in Austria, was 6,215 at the start of 2025.

Last checked 2026-09-2421 sources

Population6,215people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,404EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent6.9EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate2.5%country median 4.8% — 47% belowOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime4,855incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2023District figureOfficial source · Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables

PM2.5, annual mean13µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Lower unemployment than 95% of Austrian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 95% of Austrian cities that publish it.

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

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 citiesWilhering 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)	6.9 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	461.4 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Wilhering a good place to live?

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Remote worker63%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 52–74%

Skilled employee67%strong on work, weak on education · range 57–77%

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

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–76%

Retirement54%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 40–68%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Wilhering?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Wilhering is 2.5%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Wilhering 2.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	78.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,404 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	2.5 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Wilhering?

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

Left over each month€2,053of €2,507 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.	€2,507
Rent, 60 m²€6.90/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €414
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	€2,053

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Public employment service

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

Safety

How safe is Wilhering?

Police recorded about 4,855 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 tables¹¹

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	4,855 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹¹Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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

PM2.513WHO 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 Wilhering is 13.0 µg/m³. Of 118 cities with data, 38 have annual PM2.5 of 10 to under 11 µg/m³.

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Wilhering 13.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	13 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Population and city profile

How many people live in Wilhering?

The published population was 6,215 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport90.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	29.99 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	9.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official
Foreign residents	572 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	207.2 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	6,215 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Wilhering

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	6,235	100.0%
Austria	5,535	88.8%
Non-Austria	700	11.2%
Third countries	377	6.0%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	323	5.2%
EU Member States (26)	310	5.0%
Europe including Türkiye	248	4.0%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	175	2.8%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	135	2.2%
Germany	106	1.7%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	86	1.4%
Romania	59	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	49	0.8%
Ukraine	43	0.7%
Syria	34	0.5%
Hungary	33	0.5%
Africa	26	0.4%
Türkiye	23	0.4%
Croatia	22	0.4%
Serbia	21	0.3%
America	17	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	13	0.2%
Latin America	11	0.2%
North America	6	0.1%

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 group	People	Share
Population total	6,235	100.0%
Austria	5,663	90.8%
Non-Austria	572	9.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	292	4.7%
EU Member States (26)	287	4.6%
Third countries	280	4.5%
Europe including Türkiye	174	2.8%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	164	2.6%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	123	2.0%
Germany	90	1.4%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	75	1.2%
Romania	52	0.8%
Hungary	45	0.7%
Ukraine	43	0.7%
Syria	40	0.6%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	25	0.4%
Croatia	21	0.3%
Türkiye	18	0.3%
Africa	17	0.3%
America	12	0.2%
Latin America	8	0.1%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	5	0.1%
Serbia	5	0.1%
North America	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

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	2,607 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Wilhering

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.

Feldkirchen an der Donau as a Wilhering alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 2 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,215 Feldkirchen an der Donau vs 4,855 Wilhering−54%
Foreign residents: 5.3% Feldkirchen an der Donau vs 9.9% Wilhering−46%
Unemployment: 2.0% Feldkirchen an der Donau vs 2.5% Wilhering−20%
Residents: 5,580 Feldkirchen an der Donau vs 6,215 Wilhering−10%
Rent: €6.90/m² Feldkirchen an der Donau vs €6.90/m² Wilheringsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,404 Feldkirchen an der Donau vs €3,404 Wilheringsame level
Annual PM2.5: 13.0 µg/m³ Feldkirchen an der Donau vs 13.0 µg/m³ Wilheringsame level

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Cities near Wilhering

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Thalgau6,229 residents Alkoven6,172 residents Eibiswald6,154 residents Laa an der Thaya6,280 residents St. Florian6,318 residents Axams6,361 residents

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wilhering 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; Wilhering's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Is Wilhering part of Linz?

Wilhering is in the published commuting zone of Linz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Linz city profile

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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 Wilhering?

The published population was 6,215 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

Is the air quality good in Wilhering?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 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 Wilhering?

What is the unemployment rate in Wilhering?

The unemployment rate is 2.5 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Wilhering?

The median gross salary is 3,404 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

Is Wilhering a good place to live?

Wilhering 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.

Is Wilhering part of Linz?

Wilhering is in the published commuting zone of Linz; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Wilhering?

Linz, Gramastetten, Leonding, Pasching, Alkoven are near Wilhering. 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 Wilhering?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,235 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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