Population
10'621↑0.2%
About Gossau (ZH)
Municipality · Zurich
Gossau is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. Besides the village of Gossau itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Bertschikon, Grüt, Herschmettlen and Ottikon.
Population
10'621
Tax multiplier
117%
Gossau (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.117%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 55'200
Below average in canton
Median net income
CHF 61'925↑0.3%
79%
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%↓3.1%
0.55%↑7.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture65%
- Settlement20%
- Forest14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.9%↑0.8%
Below average in canton
Median price
CHF 10'435/ m²
+23% vs CH
Dwellings
4'909↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'798↓3.2%
93%
9%
Fibre
Property market in Gossau (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.55%, 14% above the cantonal average (0.48 %). The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 7% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 65'300, 5% above the Swiss median (CHF 61'929). Gossau (ZH) has 10'621 residents (2025).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
