Bleiburg · Völkermarkt · Kärnten

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Little noise and affordable land. Watch for weaker public transport, high unemployment and slower internet.

Compared with municipalities in Carinthia

Place profile

Bleiburg

municipality in Völkermarkt District, Carinthia, Austria

Wikipedia

Bleiburg is a small town in the south Austrian state of Carinthia (Koroška), south-east of Klagenfurt, in the district of Völkermarkt, some four kilometres from the border with Slovenia.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Official sitewww.bleiburg.gv.atArea69.7 km²Elevation479 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Bleiburg
Population
3,990
Avg. household size: 2.32 (1,691 households)
Age structure
13.0%Under 15
64.2%15 to 64
22.8%Over 65
Work
Employment rate72.7%
Unemployment rate6.9%
Education
Secondary education66.7%
Tertiary education11.0%
Origin & commuting
Out-commuters68.9%
Foreign nationality15.1%

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Public transport

Municipality of Bleiburg
Accessibility class
 
A
 
B
6%
C
6%
D
16%
E
18%
F
17%
G
36%
none
4,015 residents

Noise

Municipality of Bleiburg
Any source · dB
100%
<55
 
55
 
60
 
65
 
70
 
75+
4,015 residents

Environment

Municipality of Bleiburg
Flood risk
No flood risk78%Low risk1%Medium risk9%High risk12%
Hot days / yr
4%
<5
19%
5
77%
10
<1%
15
 
20
 
25+
4,015 residents
Radon
Class 2
Moderate potential
Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Bleiburg
Fixed-line · Mbit/s
7%
1G+
12%
250
22%
100
37%
30
7%
10
12%
<10
2%
none
Mobile
5G100%
4,015 residents

Safety

District of Völkermarkt
Overall
24.6/ 1,000 residents
+15.3%vs. 2019
Safer than 66% of all Austrian districts
Property crimes
16.6/ 1,000 residents
696 reported
+18.2%vs. 2019
Safer than 78% of all Austrian districts
Violent crimes
7.2/ 1,000 residents
304 reported
+5.2%vs. 2019
More crime than 50% of all Austrian districts
Sexual offences
0.8/ 1,000 residents
33 reported
+83.3%vs. 2019
More crime than 63% of all Austrian districts

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

Price

District of Völkermarkt
Building plots
Municipality of Bleiburg
€39/ m²
Cheaper than 85% of all Austrian municipalities
Houses
€2,022/ m²
Cheaper than 80% of all Austrian districts
Apartments
€1,895/ m²
Cheaper than 84% 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.

Bleiburg compared

State of Carinthia
In its favour
  • Noise 55 dB+0%Nobody here is exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise.
  • Building plots€39/m²Building plots cost €39/m², below four out of five municipalities in Carinthia.
Against it
  • Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
  • Gigabit internet7%7% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, below most municipalities in Carinthia.
  • In flood zones22%22% of residents live in a designated flood zone, above most municipalities in Carinthia.
  • Unemployment6.9%Unemployment is 6.9%, above four out of five municipalities in Carinthia.
For context
  • Under 1513.0%13.0% of the population is under 15, about level with most municipalities in Carinthia.
  • 65 and older22.8%22.8% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Carinthia.
  • University degree11.0%11.0% have a university degree, about level with most municipalities in Carinthia.

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