Demographics Of Bad Gleichenberg

As of 2021, Bad Gleichenberg was the eleventh-largest municipality in the Südoststeiermark district with a population of 5,173. Since 2001, the population has somewhat risen by 2.4%, but since 2011 it has declined by 2.4%.Less below the district average of 166 persons per square kilometer, the population density is 140.

The adult age group (20–64 years) has the largest population in Bad Gleichenberg, followed by the senior age group (65 years and more) and the children and adolescent age group (0–19 years). The population median age of 44 years old is greater than the 42.9 year national average.In Bad Gleichenberg, women make up 52.2% of the population and men make up 47.8%, a little skewed gender distribution.

Since 97.4% of the population is Austrian by nationality and 98.7% speaks German, Bad Gleichenberg has a very little ethnic and cultural variety.The biggest minority groups are Hungarians (0.3%), Bosnians (0.4%) and Croatians (0.6%).Mostly Roman Catholic (82.4%), Protestant (4.4%), Muslim (1.4%), and other or none at all (11.8%) are the religious affiliations in Bad Gleichenberg.

Bad Gleichenberg has a similar educational level to the national average; 46.8% of the population has finished obligatory school, followed by 28.9% for upper secondary education, 15.9% for university education, and 8.4% for lower secondary education.The Volksschule, the Neue Mittelschule, the Tourismusschulen, the Fachschule für Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft, and the Tourismusschulen are the primary schools in Bad Gleichenberg.

Being the two main industries in the municipality, tourism and health have a significant impact on employment and occupation in Bad Gleichenberg. Bad Gleichenberg has a higher employment rate than the national average of 71.4% with 72.5%.Bad Gleichenberg’s 3.9% unemployment rate is less than the 4.7% national average.In Bad Gleichenberg, the most popular jobs are those of service and sales workers (28.8%), professionals (16.7%), technicians and associate professionals (15.8%), and craft and related trades workers (14.2%).

Bad Gleichenberg’s average household income of 36,900 euros is just below the national average of 38,900 euros.The bulk of the households in Bad Gleichenberg make between 20,000 and 40,000 euros (45.6%), followed by those who make between 40,000 and 60,000 euros (23.4%), those who make less than 20,000 euros (18.7%), and those who make more than 60,000 euros (12.3%).