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Demographics

BFS · 2025
Women
861 49.7%
Men
873 50.3%
Children & youth (0–19)
364 21.0%
Swiss citizens
1'560 90.0%
Foreign residents
174 10.0%
Population density
245 pop./km²
0–19 · 364 · 21.0%20–64 · 989 · 57.0%65+ · 381 · 22.0%
Foreign residents 10.0%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +3 (+0.2%) · 12 births · 8 deaths · net migration −4
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 24.1% Yes
36.7% YesNo 63.3%
27.09.2026Lehrpersonalgesetz (LPG) (Änderung vom 2. März 2026; Anpassung neu definierter Berufsauftrag)Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 40.8% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 41.4% Yes
27.1% YesNo 72.9%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 46.2% Yes
62.4% YesNo 37.6%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 38.4% Yes
57.5% YesNo 42.5%
14.06.2026Kantonale Volksinitiative «Stopp Prämien-Schock: Für eine automatische Entlastung bei den Krankenkassenprämien»Cantonal ZH● Accepted · 53.1% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 51.6% Yes
59.8% YesNo 40.2%
14.06.2026B. Gegenvorschlag des KantonsratesCantonal ZH● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 53.2% Yes
65.1% YesNo 34.9%
14.06.2026A. Kantonale Volksinitiative «Bezahlbare Wohnungen schützen. Leerkündigungen stoppen (Wohnschutz-Initiative)»Cantonal ZH● Rejected · 42.7% YesDistrict Bezirk Winterthur: 44.1% Yes
28.1% YesNo 71.9%
All federal votes →
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026

Politics

National Council election 2023
SVP45.5% · strongest party
SVP45.5%
SP9.9%
FDP9.8%
GLP9.1%
Mitte7.8%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Municipal tax multiplier90%
Cantonal tax multiplier95%
90%ZH range 71%128%
Tax rank 23 of 160 in canton Zurich
Tax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
10'476 CHF(10.5%)
Rank 21 of 160 in the canton · 80 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 11'375 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Zumikon 9'577 CHF · most expensive Bachs 12'273 CHF
Income tax as % of gross income
0%8%15%23%30%40k50k100k150k200k250k300k
100'000 CHF:10'476 CHF(~10.5%)
DinhardCanton range ZurichSwitzerland median
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Gross incomeDinhardZurichSwitzerland median
40'0004.6%4.2–5.5%5.4%
50'0005.7%5.2–6.8%7.8%
60'0006.8%6.2–8.1%10.5%
70'0007.8%7.1–9.2%11.9%
80'0008.7%8–10.3%13.1%
90'0009.5%8.6–11.1%14.1%
100'00010.5%9.6–12.3%15.3%
110'00011.4%10.4–13.3%16.3%
120'00012.1%11.1–14.1%17.2%
130'00012.8%11.7–14.8%18.1%
140'00013.5%12.5–15.7%19%
150'00014.2%13.1–16.5%19.7%
175'00016%14.7–18.4%21.6%
200'00017.5%16.2–20.1%23.2%
225'00018.9%17.5–21.6%24.6%
250'00020.2%18.8–23.1%25.8%
275'00021.3%19.8–24.3%26.8%
300'00022.2%20.7–25.3%27.4%
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026

Climate

MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020
Annual mean temperature 1991–202010 °C
Precipitation 1991–2020927 mm
10 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026

Terrain

swisstopo · DHM 40 m
Highest point
512 m
Mean elevation
454 m
Relief
94 m
Mean slope
4.5°
Flat share
66.3%
South-facing
6.7%
Above 2000 m
0.0%
Relief 94 m0 m3'847 m

Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.

swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
16.2 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
21.1 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
3'600
Per inhabitant
9'314 kWh/yr
16 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗

Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Electricity

ElCom · 2027
Tariff H4
23.87 Rp./kWh
Energy
11.86 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
7.9 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.46 Rp./kWh
23.87 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 24.63 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator Elektrizitätswerke des Kantons Zürich (EKZ)
ElCom tariff comparison ↗
How this is measured

Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.

2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300544 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Zurich411 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo

Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Zurich. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Zurich (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.

2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026

Housing

BFS · ARE
Vacancy rate
0.13 %
Second homes
4.6 %
Avg. rooms
4.3
Dwellings
778
Built before 194618.8%
Built since 200132.6%
0.13 %0 %12 %

Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.

Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Economy

BFS · 2024
Jobs
423
Workplaces
122
Services share
50.4 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 68 (16.1%) · Secondary 142 (33.6%) · Tertiary 213 (50.4%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026

Agriculture

BFS · 2025
Farms
21
Organic share
0 %
Farmland
513 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026

Accessibility

ARE · NPVM
Major centrePT 61 min · Car 40 min
AgglomerationPT 30 min · Car 18 min
Remoteness 53/160 in canton
National Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026

Municipality

Wikidata · CC0
BFS municipality number216
Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities1'734 #127 ZH · #1063 CHGrowing municipalities0.2% #115 ZH · #1307 CHShrinking municipalities0.2% #46 ZH · #797 CHJobs per resident0.24 #120 ZH · #1558 CHFamilies & children21% #64 ZH · #798 CHAge structure22% #34 ZH · #853 CHWomen share49.7% #104 ZH · #1100 CHForeign residents10% #152 ZH · #1693 CHPopulation density245/km² #121 ZH · #902 CHTax burden10'476 #21 ZH · #80 CHTaxes90% #23 ZHWarmest municipalities10 °C #27 ZH · #478 CHSunniest municipalities39.8% #136 ZH · #1960 CHRainiest municipalities927 mm #142 ZH · #1873 CHVoter turnout66.8% #19 ZH · #137 CHAgainst Switzerland18.6% #23 ZH · #596 CHAligned with Switzerland81.4% #127 ZH · #807 CHSVP strongholds45.5% #31 ZH · #374 CHSP strongholds9.9% #142 ZH · #1530 CHCentre strongholds7.8% #97 ZH · #1463 CHFDP strongholds9.8% #95 ZH · #1415 CHGLP strongholds9.1% #128 ZH · #415 CHGreen strongholds6.7% #92 ZH · #1156 CHLargest by area7.1 km² #93 ZH · #1230 CHHighest municipalities434 m #108 ZH · #1671 CHSecond homes4.6% #153 ZH · #2083 CHOrganic farming0% #152 ZH · #1619 CHBest-connected municipalities61 min #112 ZH · #796 CHRemotest municipalities61 min #53 ZH · #1278 CHHighest peaks512 m #133 ZH · #1837 CHHighest-lying municipalities454 m #118 ZH · #1695 CHGreatest vertical range94 m #139 ZH · #1857 CHSteepest municipalities4.5° #114 ZH · #1655 CHSolar potential16 GWh #118 ZH · #1184 CHSolar potential per capita9'314 kWh #28 ZH · #1191 CHCheapest electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #101 ZH · #185 CHMost expensive electricity23.87 Rp./kWh #126 ZH · #1989 CH

Localities

swisstopo · 1
What is the postal code of Dinhard?
The postal code of Dinhard is 8474.
What is the tax rate in Dinhard?
The municipal tax multiplier of Dinhard is 90% (2026); canton ZH levies 95%.
How much tax do you pay in Dinhard?
A single person without children pays about 10'476 CHF income tax in Dinhard on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 21 of 160 in canton ZH. Source: ESTV (2026).
How many residents does Dinhard have?
Dinhard has 1'734 residents (2025).
How many foreign residents live in Dinhard?
Dinhard has 174 foreign residents, a share of 10.03% (2025).

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