--- entity_id: city:at:slug:lochau entity_type: city name: Lochau country_code: AT country: Austria slug: lochau canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/lochau.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/lochau.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/at/lochau snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-05 fact_count: 16 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/ citation_title: "Lochau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Lochau Lochau is a city in Austria, with a population of 6,696 at the start of 2025. The unemployment rate was 4.4% at the end of 2024. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Lochau? The published population was 6,696 people in January 2025. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 6,696 people · Period: January 2025 - Claims: claim-bd1945985be1 ### Is the air quality good in Lochau? The annual PM2.5 mean is 7 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. - Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ. - Value: 7 µg/m³ · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-0566e272bf73 ### What is the unemployment rate in Lochau? The unemployment rate is 4.4 % (2024). - Value: 4.4 % · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-f3badfbea6f5 ## Immigration The foreign population count was 1,824 at the start of 2026. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 1,824 people | city | 2026-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [1] | | Population (built-up area) | `g01_population_total` | 6,692 people | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population | `population_total` | 6,696 people | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [3] | | Employment rate | `g03_employment_rate_pct` | 73.5 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate (regional proxy) | `unemployment_rate_percent` | 4.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 4.4 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 7 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [5] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 9.89 · Feb 12.55 · Mar 18.14 · Apr 23.96 · May 25.82 · Jun 29.87 · Jul 30.49 · Aug 30.85 · Sep 25.44 · Oct 22.99 · Nov 18.83 · Dec 11.72 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -20.64 · Feb -25.37 · Mar -25.82 · Apr -10.71 · May -3.55 · Jun 0.74 · Jul 4.87 · Aug 4.29 · Sep -1.76 · Oct -8.5 · Nov -16.86 · Dec -21.29 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan -2.94 · Feb -2.37 · Mar 1.77 · Apr 6.6 · May 10.79 · Jun 14.9 · Jul 16.53 · Aug 16.15 · Sep 11.99 · Oct 8.04 · Nov 2.59 · Dec -1.72 °C | city | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-03 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 10.25 km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [7] | | Foreign-resident share | `foreign_population_share_percent` | 27.2 % | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Households | `households` | 3,397 households | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-07 | stale | verified | [2] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 653 people/km² | city | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-15 | aging | verified | [7] | | Nearest airport | `nearest_airport_iata` | HOH | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Distance to nearest airport | `nearest_airport_km` | 17 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [ÖIF German-learning and integration centres](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/deutschlernen/) — Welcome Program · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10 - [ÖIF individual language-course funding and partner institutes](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/deutschkurse/individualfoerderung/partnerinstitute/) — State Language Course · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10 - [Startpaket Deutsch & Integration](https://www.integrationsfonds.at/sprache/deutschlernen/deutschkurse/) — Integration course · Österreichischer Integrationsfonds (ÖIF) · German · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Arbeitsmarktservice Österreich](https://jobroom.ams.or.at/) — Job Search This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Lochau when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.oegk.at/cdscontent/?contentid=10007.870439&portal=oegkportal) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Austria country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/austria/). ## International community Citizenship, country of birth, language and ancestry are kept as separate source-native dimensions. ### Country of birth - Africa: 32 (0.5%) - America: 46 (0.7%) - Asia: 268 (4.0%) - Austria: 4,638 (69.1%) - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 58 (0.9%) - Croatia: 30 (0.4%) - EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 75 (1.1%) - EU Member States (26): 1,169 (17.4%) - EU Member States before 2004 (13): 938 (14.0%) - EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 1,244 (18.5%) - EU Member States since 2004 (13): 231 (3.4%) - Europe including Türkiye: 480 (7.2%) - Germany: 818 (12.2%) - Hungary: 46 (0.7%) - Latin America: 33 (0.5%) - Non-Austria: 2,073 (30.9%) - North America: 13 (0.2%) - Oceania: 3 (0.0%) - Romania: 22 (0.3%) - Serbia: 28 (0.4%) - Syria: 143 (2.1%) - Third countries: 829 (12.4%) - Population total: 6,711 (100.0%) - Türkiye: 254 (3.8%) - Ukraine: 61 (0.9%) - Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 0 (0.0%) - Population universe: Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex - Period: 2026-01-01 - Source: https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods ### Citizenship - Africa: 24 (0.4%) - America: 27 (0.4%) - Asia: 210 (3.1%) - Austria: 4,887 (72.8%) - Bosnia and Herzegovina: 30 (0.4%) - Croatia: 26 (0.4%) - EFTA states, associated microstates and United Kingdom: 34 (0.5%) - EU Member States (26): 1,164 (17.3%) - EU Member States before 2004 (13): 929 (13.8%) - EU and EFTA states (including United Kingdom): 1,198 (17.9%) - EU Member States since 2004 (13): 235 (3.5%) - Europe including Türkiye: 356 (5.3%) - Germany: 812 (12.1%) - Hungary: 57 (0.8%) - Latin America: 18 (0.3%) - Non-Austria: 1,824 (27.2%) - North America: 9 (0.1%) - Oceania: 3 (0.0%) - Romania: 13 (0.2%) - Serbia: 27 (0.4%) - Syria: 137 (2.0%) - Third countries: 626 (9.3%) - Population total: 6,711 (100.0%) - Türkiye: 167 (2.5%) - Ukraine: 62 (0.9%) - Unknown / unsettled / stateless: 6 (0.1%) - Population universe: Population with main residence, current territorial structure, 1 January 2026, total sex - Period: 2026-01-01 - Source: https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods ## Sources 1. Bevölkerung am 01.01.2026 nach Staatsangehörigkeit und administrativen Gebietseinheiten — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/407/Bev_Staatsangeh_Geburtsland_Gebietseinheiten_2026.ods 2. Statistik Austria — Official source — https://data.statistik.gv.at/data/OGDEXT_AEST_GEMTAB_1.csv 3. Archived AT round-01 G01 population evidence — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/datenbanken/statcube-statistische-datenbank 4. Register-based Labour Market Statistics 2024 — Key Results, municipalities — Official source — https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/54/AEST_MunicipalityResults_2024.ods 5. European Environment Agency — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query 6. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=9.750000&latitude=47.533330&format=JSON 7. Gemeinden 2025-01-01 WFS geometry — Official source — https://www.statistik.gv.at/gs-open/GEODATA/ows?service=WFS&version=1.0.0&request=GetFeature&typeName=GEODATA:STATISTIK_AUSTRIA_GEM_20250101&outputFormat=application%2Fjson 8. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Lochau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lochau-austria-jobs-air-quality-climate_41232ee1f97b, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Lochau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Lochau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/ - Title: Lochau, Austria: jobs, air quality, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/at/lochau/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/lochau.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/at/lochau.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/at/lochau - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json