Beinwil Am See - Demographics

Demographics

Beinwil am See has a population (as of December 2011) of 2,890 As of June 2009, 9.7% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 6.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (94.9%), with Albanian being second most common ( 1.4%) and Italian being third ( 0.7%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Beinwil am See is; 232 children or 8.4% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 329 teenagers or 11.9% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 288 people or 10.4% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 335 people or 12.2% are between 30 and 39, 485 people or 17.6% are between 40 and 49, and 413 people or 15.0% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 310 people or 11.2% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 184 people or 6.7% are between 70 and 79, there are 156 people or 5.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 24 people or 0.9% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.51 which is less people per room than the cantonal average of 0.57 per room. In this case, a room is defined as space of a housing unit of at least 4 m2 (43 sq ft) as normal bedrooms, dining rooms, living rooms, kitchens and habitable cellars and attics. About 56.7% of the total households were owner occupied, or in other words did not pay rent (though they may have a mortgage or a rent-to-own agreement).

As of 2000, there were 84 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 463 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 501 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.34 individuals. As of 2000, there were 1,069 private households (homes and apartments) in the municipality, and an average of 2.3 persons per household. In 2008 there were 666 single family homes (or 49.9% of the total) out of a total of 1,334 homes and apartments. There were a total of 8 empty apartments for a 0.6% vacancy rate. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 11.4 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 37.6% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP (17.9%), the FDP (15.3%) and the Green Party (10.6%).

The entire Swiss population is generally well educated. In Beinwil am See about 79% of the population (between age 25-64) have completed either non-mandatory upper secondary education or additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the school age population (in the 2008/2009 school year), there are 196 students attending primary school, there are 107 students attending secondary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: