Summary

The number of residents in Bourg-en-Lavaux has changed by 0.43% over the past 3 years, to 5414 inhabitants.

Population data

Average income totals CHF 113’240. A total of 40.7% of the population hold a university degree, 12.01% have completed higher vocational training, 34.27% of the population have an SEK II qualification (school-leaving certificate or apprenticeship) and 13.02% of residents are currently completing compulsory schooling. The current unemployment rate stands at 1.37%.

Taxes

The tax rate for the area is 13.45%. It differs from person to person and is based on factors including current income, marital status and the overall level of deductions. In Bourg-en-Lavaux, for example, a retired couple (over 65) pays an average of 17.56% tax, a married couple with two children 8.72% and a couple without children 12.32%. The rate of taxation for an unmarried person with no children is 19.07%.

New buildings

Over the last 5 years, 79 apartments have been created in Bourg-en-Lavaux. 11 of the new builds was a 2-room apartment. The 28 3-room apartments and 20 4-room apartments are also ideal for families. Furthermore, the number of large apartments available includes 14 5-room apartments and 6 apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms. In view of the large number of spacious apartments in Bourg-en-Lavaux, it is clearly an appealing location for families.

Housing stock

The new construction has contributed to an additional expansion of the housing stock, and there are now 2896 apartments in Bourg-en-Lavaux. A total of 175 1-room apartments are available on the market. In addition, there are 355 apartments with 2 rooms, 696 apartments with 3 rooms and 692 apartments with a full 4 rooms. The stock of very spacious properties with 5 rooms comprises 510 apartments, and there are 468 apartments with 6 rooms or more.

Unoccupied apartments

In Bourg-en-Lavaux, 0.48% of apartments are vacant. This means that 0% of the 1-room apartments, 0.85% of all 2-room apartments, 0.14% of the 3-room apartments, 0.72% of the apartments with 4 rooms and 0.2% of 5-room apartments are uninhabited. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 0.51%; of that total, 0.86% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

Rental properties are offered at an average price of CHF 2080 per month. 25% of the rents on the market are cheaper than or equal to a monthly rent of CHF 1600 (25th percentile). Monthly rents are lower than CHF 2600 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.