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Dübendorf

Municipality in the canton of Zurich · FSO no. 191

Parcel data from Jul 2025, statistics computed on 26 Sept 2026.

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The parcel data lists 5’124 parcels in Dübendorf, covering 13.6 km². 60.9% of them have at least one registered building. The median parcel measures 776 m².

Key figures

Parcels
5’124
1.3% of the canton
Total area
13.6 km²

0.8% of the canton

Median area
776 m²

Canton: 814 m²

Switzerland: 870 m²

Built share
60.9%

Canton: 56.8%

Switzerland: 52%

Median year built
1973

Canton: 1977

Switzerland: 1976

About Dübendorf

Dübendorf ranks 8th of 160 municipalities in the canton of Zurich by number of parcels and holds 1.3% of the canton's parcels on 0.8% of its area. The median parcel in Dübendorf measures 776 m², about the same as the canton median of 814 m². Dübendorf is about as built-up as the canton as a whole: 60.9% of its parcels have a building, against 56.8% across the canton.

The zones with the most parcels are Wohnzone zweigeschossig b (20.7%), Wohnzone zweigeschossig c (19.4%) and Wohnzone dreigeschossig 3 (10.8%). In total, Dübendorf uses 29 zone designations.

According to the building register, Dübendorf has 5’497 buildings with 16’564 dwellings, 3.0 dwellings per building on average. Residential buildings mix single-family houses and buildings with several dwellings: single-family houses make up 52.9% of them. Non-residential buildings account for 29.6% of all buildings.

Built parcels most often have their newest building from 1961 to 1980 (29.3% of them), and 18.6% have one from 2001 or later. The median year built, 1973, is close to that of the canton as a whole (1977).

Built and unbuilt parcels

Built: 3’121 (60.9%)Unbuilt: 2’003 (39.1%)

Parcels by zone

Parcels by zone, the 12 largest zones first
ZoneParcels
Wohnzone zweigeschossig b1’0620.83 km²80.9%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig c9940.93 km²77.9%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig 35520.74 km²78.4%
Kantonale Landwirtschaftszone5484.91 km²15.3%
Wald3982.46 km²2.8%
Wohnzone viergeschossig3120.46 km²76.9%
Kernzone 32110.15 km²72.0%
Wohnzone dreigeschossig1780.18 km²73.6%
Freihaltezone1340.36 km²13.4%
Wohnzone zweigeschossig a1150.07 km²79.1%
Zone für öffentliche Bauten980.81 km²45.9%
Reservezone780.25 km²7.7%
Other zones (17 labels)4441.46 km²62.4%

Zone names are the municipal designations. A canton lists each wording separately.

Building stock

The building register lists 5’497 buildings with 16’564 dwellings here; 1’750 of them are single-family houses.

Buildings
5’497
Dwellings
16’564
Single-family houses
1’750
Building volume
12.4 million m³

Buildings by category

  • Residential3’309
  • Mixed use139
  • Non-residential1’628
  • Other421

Construction periods

Built parcels by construction period of their newest building
  • Before 1920173
  • 1920-1945271
  • 1946-1960416
  • 1961-1980914
  • 1981-2000710
  • 2001-2010304
  • 2011-2020206
  • 2021 and later72
  • Unknown year55

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