Demographics Of Bad Waltersdorf
As of January 2017, 3,803 people lived in the Bad Waltersdorf municipality.The population has grown from the 3,172 reported in 1961.In 2015, the local population included 94.9% Austrian citizens; 1.3% were immigrants from former EU member states (those that existed before 2004); and 2.1% were immigrants from recently joined EU member states.1.3% are nationalities of other nations, 0.4% are nationals of Turkey or former Yugoslavia (apart from Slovenia and Croatia).In 2001, 2.5% of persons said they belonged to no denomination, 1.3% to Lutheranism, and 94.4% to Roman Catholicism.
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,803 |
| Population Growth Trends | +20.5% since 1975 |
| Population Density | 71.4 people per km² |
| Age Distribution in Bad Waltersdorf | 18.8% children and adolescents, 58.7% adults, 22.5% seniors |
| Gender Distribution in Bad Waltersdorf | 49.8% male, 50.2% female |
| Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Bad Waltersdorf | 97.8% Austrian, 0.9% German, 1.3% other nationalities; 88.2% Roman Catholic, 4.2% Protestant, 7.6% other or no religion |
Population of Bad Waltersdorf
3,803 people lived in Bad Waltersdorf overall according to the 2017 census.In the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district, it is therefore the sixth-largest municipality, after Vorau, Pöllau, Friedberg, Hartberg, and Fürstenfeld.
Bad Waltersdorf’s population has risen by 20.5% from 3,098 in 1975.Rising by 12.4%, the years 1991–2001 had the highest rate of population increase.The years 2001–2011 saw the lowest population growth rate, with a 0.2% decline.
Bad Waltersdorf is a 52.3 km² municipality with a 71.4 person per kilometer population density.This is lower than the 85.9 individuals per km² average population density of the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district.
Age And Gender Distribution in Bad Waltersdorf
In 2015, Bad Waltersdorf had 18.8% of its population being children and adolescents (those between the ages of 0 and 19).This is less than the 20.6% average of children and adolescents in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district in 2015.
2015 saw 58.7% of Bad Waltersdorf’s population between the ages of 20 and 64.It is more than the 57.1% average percentage of adults in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district in 2015.
In 2015, Bad Waltersdorf had a 22.5% senior population (those 65 years of age and over).This exceeds the 22.3% average senior population in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district in 2015.
2015 saw a gender distribution in Bad Waltersdorf of 49.8% male and 50.2% female.The average gender distribution in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district in 2015 was 49.7% male and 50.3% female.
Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Bad Waltersdorf
As of 2015, 97.8% of Bad Waltersdorf’s population are citizens of Austria.Germans are the biggest minority group; in 2015, 0.9% of the population was German citizens.With fewer than 0.5% of the population having their respective citizenships in 2015, other minority groups include Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian, and Turkish.
With 88.2% of the local population practicing Roman Catholicism in 2015, it is the most common religion in Bad Waltersdorf.At 4.2% of the population in 2015, Protestantism is the second-largest religious group.In 2015, fewer than 1% of the population practiced Islam, Orthodox Christianity, or Buddhism.35.4% of the population said in 2015 that they practiced no religion.
Employment and Occupation in Bad Waltersdorf
The municipality mostly depends on tourism from Austria and other countries because of its thermal springs, hotels, spas, golf courses, and cultural events. Producing crops including maize, wheat, potatoes, sugar beets and fruits as well as livestock like cattle, pigs and poultry, agriculture is another significant industry. An other important activity is trade, which supplies products and services to both the locals and the tourists.
In 2015, 72.7% of Bad Waltersdorf’s population was working.It is greater than the district of Hartberg-Fürstenfeld’s average employment rate of 70.6% in 2015.In 2015, Bad Waltersdorf’s unemployment rate was 4.8%.It is less than the 5.9% average unemployment rate in the Hartberg-Fürstenfeld district in 2015.
