Social structure of the St. Pölten population

The article Society structure of the St. Pölten population deals with various groups of such people who are permanently in the area of ​​the city of St. Pölten (the average for 2008 was 51,549 people). Examples of such groups of people would be: the prisoners, the farmers, the Catholics, etc. The groups often overlap, a farmer can also be a Catholic.

The entire population is divided into groups according to various criteria. For example, according to the type of work that a group of people does or according to their affiliation to a religious community, etc.

Groups of people

According to demographic characteristics

By gender

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Women			around 52%
Men			around 48%
Proportions of the different sexes in the population of St. Pölten (2008).

In 2008 of the 51,549 were St. Pölten

• 24,879 men (48.26%) and
• 26,670 women (51.74%).

According to citizenship

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Austrian citizenship			around 89%
Non-Austrian citizenship			around 11%
of which Turkey			around 3%
of which former Yugoslavia (excluding Slovenia)			around 3%
thereof Germany			around 2%
Shares of some citizenships in the population of St. Pölten (2008).

In 2008 there were 45,747 Austrian (88.75%) and 5802 non-Austrian (11.26%) citizens living in St. Pölten .

From the foreign citizens came:

• 350 from Germany (0.68%),
• 1359 from Serbia and Montenegro , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Kosovo or Macedonia (together 2.64%),
• 1369 from Turkey (2.66%).

According to religion

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Christians			around 73%
of which Roman Catholic			around 68%
of which Evangelical (Lutheran and Reformed)			around 4%
of which Orthodox			around 1%
of which other christian. Communities			around 1%
Non-christians			around 8%
thereof Islamic			around 8%
Without religion			around 17%
No information			around 2%
Proportions of various religious denominations in St. Pölten (2001).

The most important, state-recognized religious denominations of the St. Pölten population in 2001 were:

• the Christian , which together make a group of 36,017 people (that is 73.32% of the total population):
  • Roman Catholic : 33,330 (67.85%),
  • Evangelical ( Lutheran and Reformed ): 1719 (3.50%),
  • Orthodox : 540 (1.10%) and
  • other Christian-oriented communities: 428 (0.87%).
• Non-Christian denominations were (together there were 3,802 non-Christians, 7.74% of the total population):
  • Islamic : 3681 (7.49%),
  • Israelite : 18 (0.04%), as well as
  • other non-Christian communities: 103 (0.21%).
• There were 8,323 (16.94%) without religious beliefs,
• No information is available for 965 (1.96%) people.

After training

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Not yet 15 years old			around 15%
15 years or older			around 85%
of which compulsory school			around 30%
of this teaching			around 29%
including vocational middle school			around 10%
of which vocational high school			around 5%
of which university, technical college or college			around 4%
of which general education secondary school			around 4%
of which university-related educational institution			around 2%
of which college			around 0.4%
Share of the highest completed training in the population of St. Pölten (2001).

If you divide the St. Pölten population (2001: 49,121 people) according to the highest training status achieved, you can first put together those who are not yet 15 years old and who have not yet completed any training. In 2001 that was 7,254 people (14.77%). The remaining 41,867 people with at least 15 years of age (85.23%) had as their highest completed education:

• the compulsory education , 14,905 (30.34% of the total population St. Pölten)
• one apprenticeship , 14,440 (29.40%),
• a vocational middle school , 4,903 (9.98%),
• a general secondary school , 2,067 (4.21%),
• a vocational college , 2,483 (5.06%),
• a college or a high school graduate course, 203 (0.41%),
• a vocational and teacher training academy , 712 (1.45%) or
• a university , college or college, 2,154 (4.39%) completed.

After their work

According to the employment status and the position in the job

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Labor force			around 48.5%
of which unemployed			around 3%
of which employed			around 45%
of which employees			around 41%
of which self-employed u. helping family members			around 3%
of which temporarily absent from work (e.g. parental leave)			around 1%
Non-economically active			around 51.5%
including people under 15 years of age			around 15%
of which people who receive pensions			around 24%
of which pupils and Students over 15 years			around 4%
of which only household workers and others			around 10%
Proportion of the population of St. Pölten according to employment status and occupation (2008).

In 2008, the people of St. Pölten were divided according to their employment status and their position in the job as follows (classification according to the labor force concept ):

• 24,981 economically active persons (48.46%)
  • 23,327 employees (45.25%)
    • 21,049 employees (40.83%)
    • 1689 self-employed and family workers (3.28%)
    • 589 people were temporarily absent from work ( e.g. due to parental leave ) (1.14%)
  • 1,654 unemployed (3.21%)
• 26,568 economically active persons (51.54%)
  • 7567 people under 15 years (14.68%)
  • 12,195 people who receive pensions (23.66%)
  • 1863 pupils and students over 15 years (3.61%)
  • 4943 only household workers and others (9.59%)

After employment

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Employed			around 45%
of which agriculture and forestry			around 0.6%
of which production			around 9%
of which mining			around 0.03%
of which manufacture of goods			around 6%
of which energy supply			around 0.07%
including water supply and waste disposal			around 0.2%
of which construction			around 2%
of which services			around 23%
of which trade			around 6%
of which traffic			around 2%
including accommodation and gastronomy			around 2%
of which information and communication			around 0.7%
of which financial and insurance benefits			around 1%
including real estate and housing			around 0.5%
of which professional / technical services			around 2%
of which other economic services			around 2%
of which public administration			around 3%
of which education and instruction			around 1%
including health and social services			around 2%
including art, entertainment and recreation			around 0.4%
of which other services			around 1%
of which private households			around 0%
of which extraterritorial organization			around 0.002%
of which others			around 13%
of which unknown Economic activity or fail. Assign to a workplace			around 12%
temporarily absent from work			around 1%
The share of employed persons in the total population of St. Pölten by economic branch (2008).

In 2008, the employees in St. Pölten were divided into the following branches of industry (classification at company level and according to ÖNACE ):

• Agriculture and Forestry
  • 310 in agriculture and forestry (0.60%)
• production
  • 16 in mining (0.03%)
  • 3188 in the manufacture of goods (6.18%)
  • 34 in energy supply (0.07%)
  • 95 in water supply and waste disposal (0.18%)
  • 1197 during construction (2.32%)
• Services
  • 3264 in stores (6.33%)
  • 762 in traffic (1.48%)
  • 833 in accommodation and catering (1.62%)
  • 367 in information and communication (0.71%)
  • 704 in financial and insurance services (1.37%)
  • 241 in real estate and housing (0.47%)
  • 882 in professional / technical services (1.71%)
  • 1226 in the field of other economic services (2.38%)
  • 1396 in public administration (2.71%)
  • 566 in education and teaching (1.10%)
  • 915 in health and social services (1.78%)
  • 201 in Arts, Entertainment and Recreation (0.39%)
  • 500 in other services (0.97%)
  • 0 in private households (0%)
  • 1 for an extra-territorial organization (0.002%)
• Others
  • 6040 fall under unknown economic activities or missing assignment to a workplace (11.72%)
  • 589 were temporarily absent from work (1.14%)

According to the living situation

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
People in institutions			around 1.5%
People in private households			around 98.5%
of which in pairs			around 29%
which three of			around 22%
it four			around 20%
of it alone			around 17%
of which about five or multipart			around 11%
Proportion of the population of St. Pölten according to housing situation (2008).

In 2001 49,121 people had their place of residence in St. Pölten. Of which lived:

• 715 people in institutions (1.46%),
• 48,406 people in private households (98.54%),
  • 8,150 people alone (16.59% of the total population),
  • 14,262 people in pairs (29.03%),
  • 10,638 people in threes (21.66%),
  • 10,016 people in groups of four (20.39%) and
  • 5,340 people in households with 5 or more people (10.87%).

After imprisonment

PEOPLE IN ST. PÖLTEN			100%
Imprisoned			around 0.6%
Percentage of inmates in the population of St. Pölten (2008).

On July 1, 2009, 287 people (0.56% of the total population) were imprisoned in the St. Pölten prison . Of these, 168 were Austrian citizens and 119 were non-Austrian citizens. The largest group were the Romanian citizens with 15 people.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Statistics Austria : Package of coordinated employment statistics 2008 - districts
2. ^ Statistics Austria: Package of coordinated employment statistics 2008 - districts
3. ^ Statistics Austria: Package of coordinated employment statistics 2008 - districts
4. ↑ Statistics Austria: 2001 Census - Main Results I - Lower Austria , p. 140
5. ↑ Statistics Austria: Census of May 15, 2001 - Resident Population by Education - Families and Households (PDF; 10 kB)
6. ^ Statistics Austria: Package of coordinated employment statistics 2008 - districts
7. ↑ Without military and civil servants.
8. ^ Statistics Austria: Package of coordinated employment statistics 2008 - districts
9. ↑ Statistics Austria: Census of May 15, 2001 - Resident Population by Education - Families and Households (PDF; 10 kB)
10. ↑ Inquiry response (PDF; 49 kB) from Federal Minister Dr. Claudia Bandion-Ortner on the subject of amalgamation or closings of district courts or prisons .