Dunkelsteinerwald · Melk · Niederösterreich

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Living in Dunkelsteinerwald

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At a glance

Little noise, low unemployment and little flood risk. Watch for weaker public transport and slower internet.

Compared with municipalities in Lower Austria

Place profile

Dunkelsteinerwald (municipality)

municipality in Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria

Wikipedia

Dunkelsteinerwald is a market municipality with 2,289 inhabitants in the district Melk in Lower Austria, Austria.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). · Photo: Christian Jansky, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)

Official sitewww.dunkelsteinerwald.gv.atArea54.2 km²Elevation585 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

Population

2,404

Avg. household size: 2.50 (960 households)

Age structure

14.1%Under 15

65.8%15 to 64

20.1%Over 65

Work

Employment rate79.6%

Unemployment rate2.4%

Education

Secondary education70.3%

Tertiary education11.9%

Origin & commuting

Out-commuters84.3%

Foreign nationality3.7%

Connections

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Public transport

Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

Accessibility class

21%

79%

none

2,389 residents

Noise

Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

Any source · dB

100%

<55

75+

2,389 residents

Environment

Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

Flood risk

No flood risk98%Medium risk1%High risk1%

Hot days / yr

38%

30%

31%

25+

2,389 residents

Radon

Class 2

Moderate potential

Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

Fixed-line · Mbit/s

27%

1G+

10%

250

29%

100

21%

11%

<1%

<10

none

Mobile

5G100%

2,389 residents

Safety

District of Melk

Overall

26.0/ 1,000 residents

-4.4%vs. 2019

Safer than 60% of all Austrian districts

Property crimes

19.4/ 1,000 residents

1,540 reported

+0.3%vs. 2019

Safer than 57% of all Austrian districts

Violent crimes

5.8/ 1,000 residents

464 reported

-21.4%vs. 2019

Safer than 66% of all Austrian districts

Sexual offences

0.8/ 1,000 residents

61 reported

+74.3%vs. 2019

More crime than 58% of all Austrian districts

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

Price

District of Melk

Building plots

Municipality of Dunkelsteinerwald

€60/ m²

Cheaper than 73% of all Austrian municipalities

Houses

€1,833/ m²

Cheaper than 88% of all Austrian districts

Apartments

€1,818/ m²

Cheaper than 87% 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.

Dunkelsteinerwald compared

State of Lower Austria

In its favour

In flood zones2%2% of residents live in a designated flood zone, below most municipalities in Lower Austria.
Noise 55 dB+0%Nobody here is exposed to 55 dB or more of daytime noise.
Building plots€60/m²Building plots cost €60/m², below most municipalities in Lower Austria.
Unemployment2.4%Unemployment is 2.4%, below four out of five municipalities in Lower Austria.

Against it

Top transit classes0%Nobody here lives in the two best public-transport classes.
Gigabit internet27%27% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, below most municipalities in Lower Austria.

For context

Under 1514.1%14.1% of the population is under 15, about level with most municipalities in Lower Austria.
65 and older20.1%20.1% are 65 or older, below most municipalities in Lower Austria.
University degree11.9%11.9% have a university degree, about level with most municipalities in Lower Austria.

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