Summary

In the past 3 years, the population of Dornach has changed to 6862, which is a population change of -0.29%.

Demographics

The average income level is CHF 94’935. 23.57% of the population have a university degree, 18.91% have a higher vocational education qualification, 43.01% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship, 14.5% of residents have completed compulsory schooling and 0% of the population did not specify their highest educational qualification. The overall unemployment rate is 1.06%.

Taxes

The total 12.3% in the region is 12.3%. Factors including income, marital status and the overall level of deductions are decisive for the tax rate. In Dornach, for example, a married couple on a pension (over 65) pays an average of 15.55% tax, a married couple with two children 8.19% and a couple without children 11.72%. The tax burden for a single person with no children is 17.16%.

New builds

Dornach has seen the construction of 92 new apartments over the last 5 years. A total of 8 1-room apartments have been built. The total number of new 2-room apartments is 15. In addition, 29 3-room apartments and 21 4-room apartments have been added to the pool of housing available locally in recent years. Money was also invested into more spacious accommodation: 13 5-room apartments were constructed, offering lots of room for families; 6 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms were also created.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to an additional increase in the housing supply, and there are now 3547 apartments in Dornach. There are 217 1-room apartments available on the housing market. The housing stock also comprises 482 apartments with 2 rooms, 865 with 3 rooms and 903 apartments with 4 rooms. Finally, 569 5-room apartments and 511 spacious apartments with 6 or more rooms are available in the area.

Empty apartments

The rate of unoccupied apartments in Dornach is 1.41%. This means that 0.62% of the 2-room apartments, 0.92% of all 3-room apartments, 1.66% of 4-room apartments and 1.23% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 1.95%; of that figure, 2.74% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (letting only)

The average rent for a flat in the area is CHF 1690. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or cheaper than a monthly rent of CHF 1425. Additionally, 75% of all monthly rents are less than or equivalent to CHF 1950.