Indicators / Studies

Indicators

Number of inhabitants, city of Winterthur 2011	over 105,000
Number of inhabitants, Winterthur city and region 2011	over 182,000
Total surface area, Winterthur city and region 2007	aprx.297 km2
Average settlement area, Winterthur region 2007	9.38 %
Settlement area, city of Winterthur 2007	24.5 %
Newly built apartments, Winterthur city and region 2010	1281
Newly built single family houses, Winterthur city and region 2010	201
Number of apartments, Winterthur city and region 2010	86,024
Number of single family houses, Winterthur city and region 2010	19,906
Average percentage of non-Swiss nationals, Winterthur region 2011	12.3 %
Percentage of non-Swiss nationals, city of Winterthur 2011	23.0 %

(Sources: Statistisches Amt des Kantons Zürich, Stadt Winterthur Stadtenwicklung Fachstelle Statistik)
Winterthur region: city of Winterthur and 23 other municipalities affiliated to Location Promotion Winterthur Region

Further interesting indicators regarding the city of Winterthur, Winterthur region, and Winterthur as a business location.
Further interesting indicators(PDF, 74 KB) (only in german available) (PDF, 16 KB) regarding population, work and commuting.

Studies

(only in german available)Credit Suisse studies

Swiss Issues Regionen - Wo lebt es sich am günstigsten? Ausgabe November 2008

(Swiss issues, regions - what regions have the most favorable cost of living?)

A study on income published by Credit Suisse in November 2008 showed that Winterthur was the only major Swiss city with above-average values in terms of disposable income. Switzerland’s sixth-largest city stands out among its peers for its affordable real estate prices, comparatively low tax rates, below-average electricity costs and health insurance premiums on a lower level than other cities.

Swiss Issues Regionen - Mai 2011 - Wohnen und Pendeln: Wo lebt sich's am günstigsten?(PDF, 2.1 MB) (only in german available) (Swiss issues, regions – what regions have the most favorable cost of living?)

Swiss Issues Regionen – Wo lebt sich's am günstigsten? Ausgabe November 2008(PDF, 1.1 MB) (only in german available)

(Swiss issues, regions – what regions have the most favorable cost of living? November 2008 edition)

Swiss Issues Immobilien – Immobilienmarkt 2011 - Fakten und Trends(PDF, 4.0 MB) (only in german available)

(Swiss issues, property – property market 2011)

Swiss Issues Immobilien - Immobilienmarkt 2011 - Regionen(PDF, 3.6 MB) (only in german available)

(Swiss Issues, property - property market 2011 - facts)

Swiss Issues immobilien - 2. Quartal 2011 -(PDF, 2.2 MB) (only in german available)

(Swiss Issues, property - property market 2011 - facts)

Standortmonitoring Wirtschaftsraum Zürich - 2010 GZA

Standortmonitoring Wirtschaftsraum Zürich – 2010 (GZA)(PDF, 4.4 MB) (only in german available)

(Location monitoring Zurich business area 2010 – GZA Greater Zurich Area)

Immo-Monitoring Wohnungsmarkt, Wüest&Partner AG

(Real estate monitoring, residential market, Wüest&Partner AG)

Order (öffnet neues Fenster) the complete Immo-Monitoring.

You will find a brief summary compiled by us with figures for the Winterthur region here.(PDF, 13 KB) (only in german available)

Zurich Cantonal Bank studies

Immobilien aktuell - Mai 2011(PDF, 3.5 MB) (only in german available)

Kanton Zürich in Zahlen 2010(PDF, 3.3 MB) (only in german available)

(Canton of Zurich in figures 2010)

Zürcher Wirtschaftsmagazin – 2/ 2011(PDF, 3.4 MB) (only in german available)

(Zurich business magazine - 2/2011)

Wertvoller Boden - Mai 2008(PDF, 1.3 MB) (only in german available)

(Valuable land - May 2008)

Urban development
Location analyses can provide useful criteria for the assessment of major projects. There are various studies and analyses available with regard to Winterthur, which can be accessed online or ordered at the relevant offices. The department Stadtentwicklung (urban development) can also be contacted in case you have specific questions.

Einkommen und Vermögen der Winterthurer Haushalte – (Steuerdaten 1991 – 2003) 11/2007(PDF, 100 KB)

(only in german available)

(Household income and assets in Winterthur – fiscal data 1991-2003 – 11/2007)

Segregation Stadt Winterthur und Umgebung 1990 - 2000 (PDF, 74 KB)(only in german available)

(Breakdown of population of city of Winterthur and surroundings, 1990-2000)

Population survey 2011

Bevölkerungsbefragung 2011(PDF, 1.0 MB)

Leben und Wohnen in Winterthur (only in german available)

Population survey 2009

Bevölkerungsbefragungen 2009 in St. Gallen, Winterthur und Zürich(PDF, 99 KB) (only in german available)

(Population surveys 2009 in St. Gallen, Winterthur and Zurich)

Stadt Winterthur – Bevölkerungsbefragung 2009(PDF, 451 KB) (only in german available)