Bärnbach · Voitsberg · Steiermark

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Fast internet. Watch for weaker public transport, high unemployment and more flood risk.

Compared with municipalities in Styria

Place profile

Bärnbach

municipality in Voitsberg District, Styria, Austria

Wikipedia

Bärnbach is the smallest city of the district of Voitsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. The city is popular for its church, manual glass manufacturing and coal mining . Today the coal mine is closed, because it is uneconomical.

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Official sitewww.baernbach.atArea31.5 km²Elevation424 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Bärnbach

Population

5,871

Avg. household size: 2.16 (2,694 households)

Age structure

13.3%Under 15

63.2%15 to 64

23.5%Over 65

Work

Employment rate74.5%

Unemployment rate5.8%

Education

Secondary education66.4%

Tertiary education10.8%

Origin & commuting

Out-commuters79.9%

Foreign nationality7.2%

Connections

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Public transport

Municipality of Bärnbach

Accessibility class

<1%

12%

28%

42%

15%

none

5,773 residents

Noise

Municipality of Bärnbach

Any source · dB

>99%

<55

<1%

75+

Loudest source

Roads100%

5,773 residents

Environment

Municipality of Bärnbach

Flood risk

No flood risk80%Low risk5%Medium risk9%High risk6%

Hot days / yr

18%

81%

25+

5,773 residents

Radon

Class 2

Moderate potential

Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Bärnbach

Fixed-line · Mbit/s

83%

1G+

250

100

10%

<10

none

Mobile

5G100%

5,773 residents

Safety

District of Voitsberg

Overall

21.6/ 1,000 residents

+10.9%vs. 2019

Safer than 83% of all Austrian districts

Property crimes

15.4/ 1,000 residents

791 reported

+6.9%vs. 2019

Safer than 84% of all Austrian districts

Violent crimes

5.3/ 1,000 residents

274 reported

+10.0%vs. 2019

Safer than 72% of all Austrian districts

Sexual offences

0.8/ 1,000 residents

43 reported

+330.0%vs. 2019

More crime than 68% of all Austrian districts

One rate for the whole district. The neighbourhoods, towns and villages within it can differ a lot.

Price

District of Voitsberg

Building plots

Municipality of Bärnbach

€87/ m²

Cheaper than 57% of all Austrian municipalities

Houses

€2,101/ m²

Cheaper than 76% of all Austrian districts

Apartments

€1,517/ m²

Cheaper than 93% of all Austrian districts

Averages of one year's sales. A few transactions can shift a district's figure a lot from year to year.

Bärnbach compared

State of Styria

In its favour

Gigabit internet83%83% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, above four out of five municipalities in Styria.

Against it

Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
In flood zones20%20% of residents live in a designated flood zone, above most municipalities in Styria.
Building plots€87/m²Building plots cost €87/m², above most municipalities in Styria.
Unemployment5.8%Unemployment is 5.8%, above four out of five municipalities in Styria.

For context

Noise 55 dB+<1%<1% are exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise, about level with most municipalities in Styria.
Under 1513.3%13.3% of the population is under 15, below most municipalities in Styria.
65 and older23.5%23.5% are 65 or older, about level with most municipalities in Styria.
University degree10.8%10.8% have a university degree, above most municipalities in Styria.

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