St. Oswald · Melk · Niederösterreich

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Living in St. Oswald

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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

St. Oswald, Lower Austria

municipality in Melk District, Lower Austria, Austria

Wikipedia

Sankt Oswald is a town located in the district of Melk within the Austrian state of Lower Austria.

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Official sitewww.stoswald.comArea32.2 km²Elevation658 m

Demographics

as of 2024Municipality of St. Oswald
Population
1,136
Avg. household size: 3.15 (361 households)
Age structure
16.8%Under 15
64.4%15 to 64
18.8%Over 65
Work
Employment rate80.3%
Unemployment rate1.8%
Education
Secondary education66.7%
Tertiary education7.8%
Origin & commuting
Out-commuters74.3%
Foreign nationality2.8%

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Public transport

Municipality of St. Oswald
Accessibility class
 
A
 
B
 
C
 
D
 
E
 
F
<1%
G
>99%
none
1,137 residents

Noise

Municipality of St. Oswald
Any source · dB
100%
<55
 
55
 
60
 
65
 
70
 
75+
1,137 residents

Environment

Municipality of St. Oswald
Flood risk
No flood risk>99%High risk<1%
Hot days / yr
17%
<5
66%
5
17%
10
 
15
 
20
 
25+
1,137 residents
Radon
Class 2
Moderate potential
Radon precaution area

Broadband

Municipality of St. Oswald
Fixed-line · Mbit/s
14%
1G+
15%
250
15%
100
22%
30
23%
10
3%
<10
9%
none
Mobile
5G100%
1,137 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 St. Oswald
€45/ m²
Cheaper than 81% 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.

St. Oswald compared

State of Lower Austria
In its favour
  • In flood zones<1%<1% 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€45/m²Building plots cost €45/m², below most municipalities in Lower Austria.
  • Unemployment1.8%Unemployment is 1.8%, 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 internet14%14% of residents can get a gigabit fixed line, below four out of five municipalities in Lower Austria.
For context
  • Under 1516.8%16.8% of the population is under 15, above four out of five municipalities in Lower Austria.
  • 65 and older18.8%18.8% are 65 or older, below four out of five municipalities in Lower Austria.
  • University degree7.8%7.8% have a university degree, below four out of five municipalities in Lower Austria.

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