Population
10'605↑0.3%
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
10'605
Tax multiplier
117%
Gossau (ZH) in numbers
Federal data — BFS (STATPOP, STATENT, land use), ESTV, BAKOM, ARE.Tax multiplier
117%
Top quartile in canton
Median taxable income
CHF 71'612
Below average in canton
Vacancy
0.55%↑7.8%
Middle in canton
- Agriculture65%
- Settlement20%
- Forest14%
- Other1%
Foreign residents
16.8%↑0.4%
Below average in canton
Dwellings
4'909↑0.1%
Jobs (FTE)
1'858↓1.6%
93%
9%
Fibre
Housing market in Gossau (ZH)
The rental vacancy rate is 0.55%, 14% above the cantonal average (0.48 %) — a comparatively relaxed market. The municipal tax multiplier (Steuerfuss) is 117%, 7% above the cantonal average (109 %). Median taxable income is CHF 71'612, 7% above the Swiss median (CHF 67'216). Gossau (ZH) has 10'605 residents (2024).
Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office (BFS).
