Registered accidents (BRON, Rijkswaterstaat); material-damage-only accidents have not been systematically registered since roughly 2010 and are not comparable between areas. This area shows only accidents with an exactly known location (roughly 80-85% of all registered accidents); the rest is known only at street, intersection or gemeente level. The comparison with the gemeente therefore also uses only the gemeente's exactly-located accidents, which is why that figure is lower than on the gemeente's own page.

Source: BRON — Bestand geRegistreerde Ongevallen Nederland (Rijkswaterstaat) 2024

03 · Living environment

Residents rate their health above the Echt-Susteren average; green space is above the Echt-Susteren average.

An estimated 75% of adults in Diergaarde rate their own health as good, 5 percentage points more than in Echt-Susteren. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (50% against 43%), but fewer feel lonely (44% against 48%), fewer report anxiety or depression (41% against 44%) and fewer smoke (13% against 15%). Agricultural land is the largest land use in Diergaarde, covering 71% of the area, against 67% in Echt-Susteren. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 27% of the area, 10 percentage points above the 17% in Echt-Susteren.

Key figures

Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
10 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)
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Meets physical activity guideline
50%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Lonely
44%
4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Smokes
13%
2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)
Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
10 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)

Self-rated health (estimated)
75%
5 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (70%)

Green (parks, sport, nature)
27%
10 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (17%)

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Meets physical activity guideline
50%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (43%)
Lonely
44%
4 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (48%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
41%
3 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (44%)
Smokes
13%
2 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (15%)

Forest and nature, share of the area
27%
13 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (14%)
Built-up, share of the area
1%
10 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (11%)
Agriculture, share of the area
71%
4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (67%)

Health

An estimated 75% of adults rate their own health as good, against 70% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren (2024).

This areaThe municipality of Echt-Susteren

Good self-rated health

75.4%

69.9%

Smokes

13.1%

14.8%

Excessive drinking

5.9%

4.7%

Overweight

55.3%

55.8%

Lonely

43.5%

47.8%

Anxiety or depression feelings

40.9%

44.4%

Meets physical activity guideline

50.2%

43.4%

Explanation

An RIVM model estimate (small-area estimation from the 2024 Health Monitor for Adults and Elderly), not a direct tabulation — even a buurt that was not itself surveyed gets an estimate. Figures cover adults aged 18 and over.

Source: RIVM/CBS Gezondheidsmonitor Volwassenen en Ouderen (kleine-gebieden-schatting) 2024

Land use

27% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

Traffic1.5%
Built-up0.5%
Recreation0.1%
Agriculture70.7%
Forest and nature27.2%

Explanation

Every share is calculated as a percentage of the TOTAL area (land and water together, peiljaar 2022); water is therefore one of the slices itself, not a separate whole. Green is the sum of recreational terrain (parks, sport fields, allotments, day recreation) and natural terrain (forest, open natural terrain) — agricultural land is not counted as green here.

Source: CBS Bodemgebruik (86211NED) 2022

Distance to amenities

A daycare lies here at an average road distance of 2100 m.

	Distance	Value
Large supermarket	4,600 m	–
GP practice	4,500 m	–
Primary school	2,300 m	–
Daycare	2,100 m	–
Large supermarkets	–	0
GP practices	–	0
Daycares	–	0.1

Explanation

Average road distance from every address in this buurt to the nearest amenity, and the average count within 1 km — a buurt average, not a distance from one address.

Source: CBS proximity statistics 2025

04 · Residents

29% are between 45 and 65, against 28% in the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

Diergaarde has 425 inhabitants (2026), or 17 per km² (95% lower than in Echt-Susteren). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Echt-Susteren was 77%, 1 percentage point below the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 30% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.

Key figures

Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)
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Aged 45 to 65
29%
1 percentage point higher than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
46%
4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)
Dutch origin
87%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Turnout, municipality of Echt-Susteren
77%
1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (78%)

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Aged 45 to 65
29%
1 percentage point higher than Echt-Susteren (28%)
Married
46%
4 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (42%)

Dutch origin
87%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (80%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
30%
13 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (17%)

Density

With 17 residents per km², this buurt is 95% less densely populated than the municipality of Echt-Susteren.

Residents per km²17

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by age group

29% of residents are between 45 and 65.

0 to 1565
15 to 2545
25 to 4585
45 to 65120
65 to 8085
80 and over20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Marital status

46% of residents are married.

Never married190
Married195
Divorced20
Widowed20

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Residents by country of origin

87% of residents have Dutch origin.

Netherlands365
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)45
Outside Europe10

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

Parliamentary election

These figures are for the whole municipality of Echt-Susteren; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 77% of eligible voters in Echt-Susteren voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 30% of the valid votes.

Municipality of Echt-SusterenThe Netherlands

D66

11.8%

16.9%

PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)

30%

16.7%

VVD

13.6%

14.2%

GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

8.3%

12.8%

CDA

14.7%

11.8%

JA21

5.9%

Forum voor Democratie

5.3%

4.5%

BBB

2.6%

Other

7.3%

14.4%

Explanation

Official election result (Kiesraad), top 8 parties by national vote count plus 'Other'; share of valid votes. A voter may vote at any polling station in their own gemeente; there is therefore no reliable buurt- or wijk-level result. This figure is the whole gemeente's own result.

Source: Kiesraad — Verkiezingsuitslag Tweede Kamer (data.overheid.nl) TK2025

05 · More figures

More figures

Key figures

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
48%
43 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
12 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
11 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (16%)
Industrial, share of addresses
24%
19 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (84%)

Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
48%
43 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Government, education and care, share of businesses
5%
12 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
5%
11 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (16%)

Industrial, share of addresses
24%
19 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Lodging, share of addresses
12%
7 percentage points higher than Echt-Susteren (5%)
Residential, share of addresses
77%
7 percentage points lower than Echt-Susteren (84%)

Business establishments by sector

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij is the largest sector, with 50 establishments.

Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij50

Nijverheid en energie5

Handel en horeca15

Vervoer, informatie en communicatie5

Financiële diensten, onroerend goed0

Zakelijke dienstverlening20

Overheid, onderwijs en zorg5

Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten5

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025

Addresses by building use

77% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is industrial (24%).

Residential77.4%
Retail1.3%
Office1.8%
Assembly3.1%
Industrial24.3%
Lodging11.9%
Sports0.4%
Other2.2%

Explanation

Based on 226 verblijfsobjecten in use. An object with several registered uses (e.g. a flat above a shop) is counted under each of them, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.

Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01

Biggest difference from the Netherlands

17 residents per km²: 97% less densely populated than the Dutch average.

This areaThe Netherlands

Residents per km²17

Explanation

The 5 characteristics that differ most from the national average, ranked by log ratio (so a halving and a doubling count as equally different); the shown percentage is the ordinary difference against the Netherlands.

Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026

06 · Nearby areas

Other neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren

Other neighbourhoods in Echt-Susteren

Echterbosch	70	€467,000
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