Oberflachs - Demographics

Demographics

Oberflachs has a population (as of December 2011) of 475 As of June 2009, 4.2% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 10.7%. Most of the population (as of 2000) speaks German (98.3%), with English being second most common ( 1.1%) and Italian being third ( 0.4%).

The age distribution, as of 2008, in Oberflachs is; 56 children or 11.7% of the population are between 0 and 9 years old and 70 teenagers or 14.6% are between 10 and 19. Of the adult population, 39 people or 8.1% of the population are between 20 and 29 years old. 62 people or 12.9% are between 30 and 39, 78 people or 16.3% are between 40 and 49, and 63 people or 13.1% are between 50 and 59. The senior population distribution is 59 people or 12.3% of the population are between 60 and 69 years old, 35 people or 7.3% are between 70 and 79, there are 13 people or 2.7% who are between 80 and 89,and there are 5 people or 1.0% who are 90 and older.

As of 2000 the average number of residents per living room was 0.54 which is about equal to 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 72% 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 8 homes with 1 or 2 persons in the household, 71 homes with 3 or 4 persons in the household, and 89 homes with 5 or more persons in the household. The average number of people per household was 2.53 individuals. In 2008 there were 113 single family homes (or 53.6% of the total) out of a total of 211 homes and apartments. There were a total of 0 empty apartments. As of 2007, the construction rate of new housing units was 4.1 new units per 1000 residents.

In the 2007 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 45.1% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the FDP (12.1%), the Green Party (11.5%) and the SP (9.9%).

In Oberflachs about 80% 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 48 students attending primary school in the municipality.

The historical population is given in the following table: