Synopsis

Having changed by -1%, the population in Carouge (GE) has changed to 22’311 over the past 3 years.

Population data

On average, people earn CHF 85’115 per year. 30.59% of the population have a university degree, 7.85% have a higher vocational training qualification, 36.85% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship), 24.71% of residents are currently enrolled in compulsory schooling and 0% of the population did not indicate their highest level of education. The current unemployment rate stands at 2.57%.

Taxes

The total tax burden in the region is 12.37%. The actual amount of tax individuals pay depends on a range of factors, including actual income, marital status and the amount of deductions. In Carouge (GE), for instance, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 15.62% tax, a married couple with two children 7.05% and a childless couple 11.77%. The rate of taxation for a single person without children is 19.61%.

New builds

Carouge (GE) has seen the construction of 379 new apartments in the last 5 years. One-room apartments account for 26 of the newly built apartments – an excellent option for singles. 112 of the new builds are also 2-room apartments. With 167 new 3-room apartments and 43 4-room apartments, the region is ideal for families. The new apartments include 27 5-room apartments and 4 apartments with at least 6 rooms.

Housing stock

Due to the construction of new dwellings, the housing stock in Carouge (GE) has changed, and there are now a total of 11’138 apartments. The overall number of 1-room apartments is 2056. Additionally, there are 2825 apartments with 2 rooms, 3564 apartments with 3 rooms and 1931 apartments with 4 rooms. A total of 574 5-room apartments and 188 spacious apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms are also available in the region.

Unoccupied apartments

The rate of vacant apartments in Carouge (GE) is 0.33%. This means that 0.44% of the 1-room apartments, 0.39% of apartments with 2 rooms, 0.25% of 3-room apartments, 0.26% of 4-room apartments and 0.17% of all 5-room apartments are presently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.39%; of that number, 1.06% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent price for rental properties is CHF 2290 per month. Consequently, 25% of all rents on the market are cheaper than or equivalent to a monthly rent of CHF 1701 (25th percentile). 75% of monthly rents are lower than CHF 2990 (75th percentile), or they are equal to this average price.