Buitengebied

Neighbourhood (Wijk) · CBS WK063709 · CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2023

Zoetermeer

Avg. WOZ Value

€432k

official assessed

Population

8.405

CBS 2023

Housing Stock

3.522

total homes

Owner-Occupied

67%

vs rental

Avg. Income

€55.8k

per recipient

Median wealth

€557k

household net worth

Density

6.628 /km²

residents / km²

Trends 2018–2025

Avg. WOZ Value (€k) 2025

Population 2025

Avg. Income (€k) 2023 · most recent CBS figure

Median Wealth (€k) 2024 · most recent CBS figure

Demographics

Housing Tenure

67%

33%

Owner-occupied

Rental

Household Composition

27%

39%

34%

Single-person

With children

Couples / other

Avg. household size: 2.3

Education & Labour

Higher education

65.4%

Low education

Labour participation

80%

Cultural Background

Dutch background

70.49%

EU / Western background

5.95%

Non-EU background

23.56%

Housing & Liveability

Housing Tenure

Owner-occupied

67%

Rental

33%

Built before 2000

100%

Housing Type

Single-family homes

83%

Multi-family (apartments)

17%

Cars/household: 1.2

Area: 1.3 km²

Proximity — Avg. Distance to Nearest Facility

🏥

General practitioner

0.8 km

🛒

Supermarket

0.8 km

🧒

Childcare

0.6 km

🏫

Primary school

0.6 km

Public Transport

Train stations

Bus stops

Source: OpenStreetMap

Age Profile

Age Groups — at a glance

0–15 years

15%

15–25 years

11%

25–45 years

21%

45–65 years

29%

65+ years

24%

Economy & Work

Business Activity Sectors

29%

22%

38%

Business services

Trade & hospitality

Govt / edu / health

Other

860 total establishments

Education & Labour Trends

Education Level Over Time

Labour Participation Over Time

Crime Rates (per 1,000 residents)

Total crime · 2025

Buitengebied

22.6

Zoetermeer

43.7

Nederland

44.8

Air Quality

Annual average — source: RIVM GCN

NO₂ nitrogen dioxide

15.5

µg/m³

+3.5 vs. national avg (12.0 µg/m³)EU limit: 40 µg/m³

PM2.5 particulate matter

9.1

µg/m³

+0.4 vs. national avg (8.7 µg/m³)EU limit: 25 µg/m³

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Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten & Regionale Kerncijfers Nederland · City context data is municipal-level average · Privacy threshold: some stats suppressed for small populations