Synopsis

Ollon has changed by 7.02% over the past 3 years and currently has 8159 inhabitants.

Demographics

On average, people earn CHF 70’995 annually. 26.57% of the population have a university degree, 11.11% have a higher vocational training qualification, 41.18% of the population have a school-leaving certificate or have completed a vocational apprenticeship and 21.14% of residents are enrolled in compulsory education. Currently, 1.19% of the population is unemployed.

Taxes

The tax rate in the area is 13.74%. Income, marital status and deductions are among the factors that influence the actual tax burden. Married couples on a pension (over 65) pay an average of 17.93% tax in Ollon, couples with two children 8.92% and childless couples 12.6%. The rate of taxation for a childless, unmarried person is 19.48%.

New buildings

In the last 5 years, 218 new apartments have been created in Ollon. 3 of the newly built apartments are 1-room apartments, which are ideal for singles. The number of newly built 2-room apartments totals 24. For families trying to find new living space, the 63 apartments and the 76 4-room apartments are particularly attractive. 37 apartments with 5 rooms and 15 apartments with 6 or more rooms have been added to the local housing stock.

Housing stock

New builds have further increased the housing supply in the region, so that there are now a total of 7116 apartments in Ollon. The number of 1-room apartments is 672. Additionally, there are 1140 apartments with 2 rooms, 1861 apartments with 3 rooms and 1594 apartments with a full 4 rooms. Overall, there are 983 5-room apartments and 866 large apartments with a minimum of 6 rooms.

Empty apartments

There is a 1.46% vacancy rate in Ollon. Of this figure, 0.75% of 1-room apartments, 1.05% of apartments with 2 rooms, 1.24% of all 3-room apartments, 1.45% of apartments with 4 rooms and 2.04% of the 5-room apartments are currently empty. Apartments with more than 5 rooms have a vacancy rate of 2.22%; of that number, 2.43% are apartments with more than 6 rooms.

Housing market (rental only)

The average rent for rental flats is CHF 1550 per month. In terms of the rents on offer, a quarter of them are equal to or less than a monthly rent of CHF 1225. Monthly rents are below CHF 1890 (75th percentile), or they are equivalent to this average price.