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Gossau (ZH)

Get to know Gossau (ZH)

Gossau is a municipality in the district of Hinwil in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.

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Besides the village of Gossau itself, the municipality includes the settlements of Bertschikon, Grüt, Herschmettlen and Ottikon.

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Landscape

A landscape shaped by farmland

The land-use survey ending in 2018 shows how the area is shared between buildings, woodland, farmland and water.

65%

Agriculture

  • Agriculture65%
  • Settlement20%
  • Forest14%
  • Other<1%
  • Water<1%
Survey period ending 2018 · BFS

Housing

Finding a home here

A view of the rental market, drawn from 13 apartment and house listings. These are advertised rents, before any individual negotiation.

Homes to rentHomes to buy
Net asking rent

CHF 19.5

/ m² per month

Middle half of advertised rents

17.723.7

1 Nov 2026

More about Housing
Vacancy
0.86%As of 1 June 2026

2026

0.86%

1.20.60
20222026
Vacancy
20150.74%
20160.71%
20171.37%
20181.03%
20190.94%
20200.90%
20210.97%
20221.19%
20230.33%
20240.51%
20250.55%
20260.86%
Net asking rentCHF 19.5/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Gross asking rentCHF 24.1/ m² per month1 Nov 2026
Asking priceCHF 9'628/ m²1 Nov 2026
Dwellings4'987Counted on 31 Dec 2025 · in 2'192 residential buildings
Newly built dwellings25During 2024
Primary residences93%Dwelling inventory 2026
Broadband coverage67%FibreAs of 2026 · Broadband coverage is one part of everyday infrastructure. This is coverage across the reported area; availability at a particular home still depends on its address.

People

The people who live here

The population grew by 11.1% between 2010 and 2025. The annual record shows how that change unfolded.

End of 2025

2025

10'621

10.6K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20109'561
20119'665
20129'725
20139'714
20149'773
20159'758
20169'827
20179'968
201810'222
201910'280
202010'282
202110'248
202210'336
202310'569
202410'605
202510'621
More about People
Population
10'621End of 2025

2025

10'621

10.6K5.3K0
20212025
Population
20109'561
20119'665
20129'725
20139'714
20149'773
20159'758
20169'827
20179'968
201810'222
201910'280
202010'282
202110'248
202210'336
202310'569
202410'605
202510'621
Foreign residents
16.9%End of 2025

2025

16.9%

16.98.40
20212025
Foreign residents
201012.2%
201112.8%
201213.1%
201313.6%
201413.9%
201514.0%
201614.4%
201714.6%
201814.6%
201914.6%
202014.9%
202114.9%
202215.6%
202316.7%
202416.8%
202516.9%
Jobs (FTE)
1'798

As of 2024 · The reported area accounts for 1'798 full-time-equivalent jobs. This describes employment located here, rather than the number of residents who work.

2024

1'798

1.9K9440
20202024
Jobs (FTE)
20112'047
20122'074
20132'043
20141'991
20152'008
20161'945
20172'004
20181'987
20191'921
20201'851
20211'863
20221'888
20231'858
20241'798

Taxes & income

A picture of local costs

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

CHF 10'052

/ year

More about Taxes & income
Income taxCHF 10'052/ yearTax year 2026

Single person without children, gross wage CHF 100'000 · Canton, municipality and personal tax, without church, federal and wealth tax · tax year 2026

Tax multiplier
117%Tax year 2026

2026

117%

11959.50
20222026
Tax multiplier
2010119%
2011119%
2012119%
2013119%
2014119%
2015119%
2016119%
2017119%
2018119%
2019119%
2020119%
2021119%
2022119%
2023117%
2024117%
2025117%
2026117%
Median taxable income
CHF 55'200All taxpayers · tax period 2022

2022

CHF 55'200

55.2K27.6K0
20182022
Median taxable income
2010CHF 50'700
2011CHF 50'500
2012CHF 50'300
2013CHF 51'300
2014CHF 51'800
2015CHF 51'400
2016CHF 52'600
2017CHF 52'900
2018CHF 53'600
2019CHF 54'800
2020CHF 55'000
2021CHF 55'200
2022CHF 55'200
Median net income
CHF 61'925As of 2022

2022

CHF 61'925

61.9K31K0
20182022
Median net income
2010CHF 57'300
2011CHF 57'500
2012CHF 57'400
2013CHF 58'600
2014CHF 58'900
2015CHF 58'200
2016CHF 59'700
2017CHF 60'000
2018CHF 60'400
2019CHF 61'500
2020CHF 61'300
2021CHF 61'750
2022CHF 61'925
Paying direct federal tax79%As of 2022
Cantonal tax multiplier
95%Tax year 2026

2026

95%

9949.50
20222026
Cantonal tax multiplier
2010100%
2011100%
2012100%
2013100%
2014100%
2015100%
2016100%
2017100%
2018100%
2019100%
2020100%
2021100%
202299%
202399%
202498%
202598%
202695%

Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE. Asking rents and prices: Homematch, from listings on Swiss portals.

The municipality
Settlement type
Intermediate
Municipality type
Peri-urban municipality of high density
Language region
German
Agglomeration
Zürich
Labour market region
Wetzikon (ZH)
Mountain region
No

Federal Statistical Office · 2020