Living in Zeltweg

In Zeltweg, unemployment is 7.6% (2024).

Zeltweg had 6,993 residents at the start of 2025 and is a city in Austria. The foreign population count was 1,235 at the start of 2026. The unemployment rate was 7.6% at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-09-2418 sources

Population6,993people1 Jan 2025Official source · Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence

Median gross salary (region)3,296EUR/month31 Dec 2024Official source · Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024

Average net rent7.4EUR/m²/month31 Dec 2025Regional figureOfficial source · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3

Unemployment rate7.6%country median 4.8% — 60% aboveOfficial source · Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities

Recorded crime3,819incidents 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 Zeltweg?

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 Zeltweg.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 citiesZeltweg 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)	7.4 EUR/m²/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	474.2 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3⁶Official · regional context

Is Zeltweg a good place to live?

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Remote worker60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student64%strong on cost, weak on education · range 53–75%

Family54%strong on family, weak on education · range 43–65%

Retirement62%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 51–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Zeltweg?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹

Unemployment across cities in AustriaUnemployment in Zeltweg is 7.6%. Of 278 cities with data, 65 have unemployment of 4 to under 5%.

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Zeltweg 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	70.2 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,296 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024⁵Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.6 %country median 4.8%	31 Dec 2024	Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities¹¹Official

What does a salary buy in Zeltweg?

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

Left over each month€1,968of €2,452 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.	€2,452
Rent, 60 m²€7.40/m² · official · Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 · 2025-12-31	− €444
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	€1,968

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Zeltweg. 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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Safety

How safe is Zeltweg?

Police recorded about 3,819 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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,819 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Sicherheitsbericht 2023 – Kriminalität, Vorbeugung und Bekämpfung, Anhang; Kriminalitätsbericht 2023, district frequency tables¹²Official · county

Language courses and integration

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

Annual NO₂ was 12.1 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Annual PM10 was 17.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

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

PM1017.7WHO 15 · EU 40

NO₂12.1WHO 10 · EU 40

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM10 across cities in AustriaWhere Zeltweg lands among 60 measured cities

6–79–1011–1212–1313–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2022–23

Zeltweg 17.7

annual PM10, µg/m³ · cities per band

Metric	Value	Period	Source
NO₂ — annual mean	12.12 µg/m³country median 14.2	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.⁸Official
NO₂ — latest reading	6 µg/m³	15 Jul 2026	Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean.¹⁰Official
PM10 — annual mean	17.72 µg/m³country median 15.6	31 Dec 2024	Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means.⁹Official

Population and city profile

The city covered 8.7 km² in 2025. Population density was 803.3 people per km² in 2025.

How many people live in Zeltweg?

The published population was 6,993 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport82.3%
Foreign residents17.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	8.7 km²	1 Jan 2025	Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	16.9 %	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official
Foreign residents	1,235 people	1 Jan 2026	Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten³Official
Population density	803.3 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	6,993 people	1 Jan 2025	Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence²Official

International community in Zeltweg

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	7,055	100.0%
Austria	5,772	81.8%
Non-Austria	1,283	18.2%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	678	9.6%
EU Member States (26)	666	9.4%
Third countries	605	8.6%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	550	7.8%
Europe including Türkiye	462	6.5%
Romania	368	5.2%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	130	1.8%

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Published group	People	Share
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	116	1.6%
Asia	111	1.6%
Germany	100	1.4%
Ukraine	82	1.2%
Hungary	59	0.8%
Croatia	57	0.8%
Syria	52	0.7%
Serbia	21	0.3%
Türkiye	21	0.3%
America	15	0.2%
Africa	14	0.2%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	12	0.2%
North America	8	0.1%
Latin America	7	0.1%
Unknown / unsettled / stateless	2	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	7,055	100.0%
Austria	5,820	82.5%
Non-Austria	1,235	17.5%
EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom)	754	10.7%
EU Member States (26)	743	10.5%
EU Member States since 2004 (13)	654	9.3%
Third countries	481	6.8%
Romania	409	5.8%
Europe including Türkiye	364	5.2%
Croatia	138	2.0%

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Published group	People	Share
Asia	102	1.4%
EU Member States before 2004 (13)	89	1.3%
Ukraine	84	1.2%
Germany	70	1.0%
Hungary	62	0.9%
Bosnia and Herzegovina	53	0.8%
Syria	51	0.7%
Türkiye	24	0.3%
EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom	11	0.2%
Serbia	9	0.1%
America	8	0.1%
Africa	7	0.1%
North America	6	0.1%
Latin America	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	3,569 households	31 Dec 2024	Statistik Austria¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Zeltweg

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.

Spielberg as a Zeltweg alternative in the same region

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

Unemployment: 4.0% Spielberg vs 7.6% Zeltweg−47%
Foreign residents: 6.2% Spielberg vs 16.9% Zeltweg−63%
Residents: 5,351 Spielberg vs 6,993 Zeltweg−23%
Rent: €7.40/m² Spielberg vs €7.40/m² Zeltwegsame level
Median gross pay, region: €3,296 Spielberg vs €3,296 Zeltwegsame level
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,819 Spielberg vs 3,819 Zeltwegsame level

Full comparison More about Spielberg

Villach as a Zeltweg alternative in the same country

95 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 65,749 Villach vs 6,993 Zeltweg+840%
Rent: €5.90/m² Villach vs €7.40/m² Zeltweg−20%
Foreign residents: 24.2% Villach vs 16.9% Zeltweg+43%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,321 Villach vs 3,819 Zeltwegno percentage
Unemployment: 8.4% Villach vs 7.6% Zeltweg+11%
Median gross pay, region: €3,268 Villach vs €3,296 Zeltwegsame level

Full comparison More about Villach

Cities near Zeltweg

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

Alternative cities in Austria

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

All Austria cities

Hainburg a.d. Donau7,038 residents Kremsmünster7,041 residents Hainburg an der Donau7,055 residents Hermagor-Pressegger See6,905 residents Neuhofen an der Krems6,865 residents Eugendorf7,134 residents

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

The published population was 6,993 people in January 2025. Source: Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence.

How safe is Zeltweg?

What is the unemployment rate in Zeltweg?

The unemployment rate is 7.6 % (2024). Source: Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities.

What is the typical salary around Zeltweg?

The median gross salary is 3,296 EUR/month. Source: Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024.

How many foreign residents live in Zeltweg?

1,235 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten.

Is Zeltweg a good place to live?

Zeltweg 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 Zeltweg?

Spielberg, Fohnsdorf, Knittelfeld, Judenburg are near Zeltweg. 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 Zeltweg?

The official country of birth distribution records 7,055 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 = {Zeltweg, Austria: population, rent, salary, cost of living},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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A1 Internet 100 a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence statistik.at · checked 2025-01-01
Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten statistik.at · checked 2026-01-01
bob Flex 100GB newsroom.a1.net · checked 2026-09-15
Brutto- und Nettojahreseinkommen der unselbständig Erwerbstätigen nach Bundesländern 2024 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-23
Durchschnittliche Nettomiete und Betriebskosten von Hauptmietwohnungen nach Bundesland (Zeitreihe), Tabelle 3 statistik.at · checked 2026-09-24
Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry statistik.gv.at · checked 2025-01-01
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official EEA E1a station annual stream, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the documented unweighted mean of station means. eeadmz1batchservice02.blob.core.windows.net · checked 2024-12-31
Official UBA NO2 TMW capture on 2026-07-15, exact station point inside the target Gemeinde; place value is the same-day unweighted mean. luft.umweltbundesamt.at · checked 2026-07-15

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Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 · statistik.at · checked 2026-07-26
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