Döbling (19th district)

Döbling lies in the north of Vienna on the slopes of the Vienna Woods, bounded by the Danube and the Danube Canal to the east. It had 75,400 residents on 1 January 2024 on 24.9 km², a density of 3,023 people per km², well below the city average, and grew by 8.9% between 2014 and 2024.

It grew out of former villages such as Grinzing, Heiligenstadt, Nussdorf (Nußdorf), Sievering, Oberdöbling, Unterdöbling and the Kahlenbergerdorf. The Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg are its best-known hills.

• Wine: vineyards have shaped the district for centuries; vineyards cover 12% of its area, the highest share in Vienna, and Grinzing, Nussdorf and Sievering are known for their Heuriger wine taverns.
• Contrasts: some of Vienna's most expensive residential areas are here, alongside large municipal housing such as the Karl-Marx-Hof in Heiligenstadt.
• Education: the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) has its main site at Linnéplatz.
• Population: 70% Austrian citizens, 13% EU citizens and 17% other nationals on 1 January 2024. With an average age of 44, the population is older than Vienna's (41).

• U4 terminus at Heiligenstadt.
• S45 suburban line.
• Trams 37, 38 and D, plus buses into the hillside areas.

Many hillside streets are some distance from rail lines, and car ownership is higher than average (41 cars per 100 residents; Vienna: 36).

Döbling has a high share of owner-occupiers. In the 2021 census, 32% of residents lived in privately financed rentals, 25% in municipal housing, 25% in owner-occupied homes and 9% in cooperative flats. Buildings range from about 1,627 from before 1919 to 2,527 built between 1981 and 2021.

There is no official rent figure for the district.

Green space and water make up 62% of the district's area, and the city counts 58 parks. The Vienna Woods and the vineyards are close by for walks. Kindergarten places are allocated through the city's central registration; see our family guide.