Owner-occupied dwellings: 57%, against 70% in the municipality of Opsterland.
57% of the homes are owner-occupied, 13 percentage points less than in Opsterland (70%).
Key figures
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▼13 percentage points lower than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
42%
▲33 percentage points higher than Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
46%
▼39 percentage points lower than Opsterland (85%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (11%)
Owner-occupied dwellings
57%
▼13 percentage points lower than Opsterland (70%)
Social housing
0%
▼21 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Private rent
42%
▲33 percentage points higher than Opsterland (9%)
Single-family dwellings
46%
▼39 percentage points lower than Opsterland (85%)
Built 1975–1991
1%
▼20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (21%)
Built 1992–2005
4%
▼12 percentage points lower than Opsterland (16%)
Built 1945–1964
3%
▼8 percentage points lower than Opsterland (11%)
Dwellings by type
54% of the dwelling stock is multi-family homes.
Single-family homes46%
Multi-family homes54%
Explanation
CBS publishes this as a share of the dwelling stock, not a count.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Dwellings by build period
78% of dwellings were built before 1945, against 22% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Before 194578%
1945-19642.8%
1975-19910.9%
1992-20053.7%
2006-201514.7%
Explanation
Based on 109 dwellings with a registered construction year in the BAG (verblijfsobjecten whose pand has no usable bouwjaar, such as 1005 or 9999, are excluded).
Source: Kadaster BAG (bag-light.gpkg) 2026-09-01
02 · Safety
Too few residents for a rate per resident: these are counts.
Beetsterzwaag-Centrum has too few residents for a reliable rate per 1,000 residents (under 200), so counts are shown instead of a comparison. In 2025, 14 crimes were registered, against 14 in 2021. Crimes are counted where they happen, not where the offender lives.
Key figures
Registered crimes, 2025
14
=about the same as 14 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crimes, 2025
14
=about the same as 14 in 2021
Home burglary
1
2023–2025
Registered crime per year
14 crimes were registered in Beetsterzwaag-Centrum in 2025 (14 in 2021).
Registered crimes, 2025
14
same as 14 in 2021
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200) — registered crime, not all crime — CBS/Politie 47018NED.
The largest category in Beetsterzwaag-Centrum is 'Theft and burglary': 6 in 2025.
Theft and burglary6
Violence and threats3
Vandalism and public order2
Traffic2
Fraud and scams1
Environmental0
Other and withheld0
Explanation
Too few residents for a reliable per-1,000 figure (threshold 200). Four categories are structurally withheld at buurt level (sex offences, child pornography, child prostitution, other integrity offences); the gap with the published total is shown under 'other'.
In 2023, police in Beetsterzwaag-Centrum registered 3 traffic accidents, of which 1 with injury and none fatal.
2020
2021
2023
FatalInjuryMaterial damage only
Explanation
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) 2023
03 · Living environment
Residents rate their health above the Opsterland average; green space is above the Opsterland average.
An estimated 79% of adults in Beetsterzwaag-Centrum rate their own health as good, 3 percentage points more than in Opsterland. More adults meet the physical activity guideline (58% against 48%), but fewer are overweight (47% against 51%), fewer feel lonely (38% against 42%) and fewer report anxiety or depression (35% against 39%). Built-up land is the largest land use in Beetsterzwaag-Centrum, covering 57% of the area, against 4% in Opsterland. Green space such as parks, sports fields, forest and nature covers 36% of the area, 19 percentage points above the 17% in Opsterland.
Key figures
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲19 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (48%)
Overweight
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Lonely
38%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲53 percentage points higher than Opsterland (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲35 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Self-rated health (estimated)
79%
▲3 percentage points higher than Opsterland (76%)
Green (parks, sport, nature)
36%
▲19 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
More figures
Meets physical activity guideline
58%
▲10 percentage points higher than Opsterland (48%)
Overweight
47%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (51%)
Lonely
38%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (42%)
Anxiety or depression feelings
35%
▼4 percentage points lower than Opsterland (39%)
Agriculture, share of the area
0%
▼75 percentage points lower than Opsterland (75%)
Built-up, share of the area
57%
▲53 percentage points higher than Opsterland (4%)
Recreation, share of the area
36%
▲35 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Health
An estimated 79% of adults rate their own health as good, against 76% in the municipality of Opsterland (2024).
This areaThe municipality of Opsterland
Good self-rated health
78.7%
76.5%
Smokes
15%
14.8%
Excessive drinking
6.3%
5.8%
Overweight
46.7%
51.3%
Lonely
37.9%
41.6%
Anxiety or depression feelings
35.4%
38.6%
Meets physical activity guideline
57.8%
47.8%
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
36% of the area is green (parks, sport, nature), against 17% in the municipality of Opsterland.
Traffic7.1%
Built-up57.1%
Recreation35.7%
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 large supermarket lies here at an average road distance of 200 m.
Distance
Value
Large supermarket
200 m
–
GP practice
500 m
–
Primary school
600 m
–
Daycare
400 m
–
Large supermarkets
–
1
GP practices
–
1
Daycares
–
1.9
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
The population is shrinking, while it grows in Opsterland.
Beetsterzwaag-Centrum has 180 inhabitants (2026), or 1,253 per km² (9.4 times as high as in Opsterland). In the 2025 House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) election, turnout in the municipality of Opsterland was 83%, 5 percentage points above the national 78%. Of the parties that are largest nationally, PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) had the highest share there: 16% of the vote, against 17% nationally. Election results exist only per municipality, so these are the municipality's figures.
Key figures
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Opsterland (+2%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (92%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population growth since 2021
-3%
▼lower than Opsterland (+1%)
Turnout, municipality of Opsterland
83%
▲5 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (78%)
More figures
Growth of the dwelling stock
+6%
▲higher than Opsterland (+2%)
Married
50%
▲8 percentage points higher than Opsterland (42%)
Dutch origin
89%
▼3 percentage points lower than Opsterland (92%)
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid), share of the vote
16%
▼1 percentage point lower than the Netherlands (17%)
Population per year
The population shrank 3% between 2021 and 2026, to 180.
Residents, 2026
180
-3% since 2021
Opsterland +1%
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Density
With 1,253 residents per km², this buurt is 9.4 times as densely populated as the municipality of Opsterland.
Residents per km²1,253
Dwellings per km²778.6
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Births and deaths per 1,000 residents
In 2025, almost no children were born; 55.6 died per 1,000.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
BirthsDeaths
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Residents by age group
31% of residents are between 65 and 80.
0 to 1510
15 to 2515
25 to 4525
45 to 6540
65 to 8055
80 and over30
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Marital status
50% of residents are married.
Never married50
Married85
Divorced15
Widowed20
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Residents by country of origin
89% of residents have Dutch origin.
Netherlands155
Europe (excluding the Netherlands)5
Outside Europe15
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2026
Parliamentary election
These figures are for the whole municipality of Opsterland; there is no result per buurt or wijk. At the general election (Tweede Kamer) of 29 October 2025, 83% of eligible voters in Opsterland voted. The largest party was PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid) with 16% of the valid votes.
Municipality of OpsterlandThe Netherlands
D66
12.5%
16.9%
PVV (Partij voor de Vrijheid)
16.2%
16.7%
VVD
11.9%
14.2%
GROENLINKS / Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
12.2%
12.8%
CDA
14.4%
11.8%
JA21
5.6%
5.9%
Forum voor Democratie
7.2%
4.5%
BBB
6.5%
2.6%
Other
13.6%
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
Beetsterzwaag-Centrum has an average of 1.5 cars per household, 7% higher than in Opsterland (1.4). 42% of cars run on something other than petrol (diesel, LPG or electricity, hybrids included), 15 percentage points more than in Opsterland (27%).
Key figures
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
38%
▲21 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
15%
▲13 percentage points higher than Opsterland (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Residents per km²
1,253
▲2.3 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
54%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
46%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Trade and hospitality, share of businesses
38%
▲21 percentage points higher than Opsterland (17%)
Industry and energy, share of businesses
6%
▼11 percentage points lower than Opsterland (17%)
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, share of businesses
0%
▼10 percentage points lower than Opsterland (10%)
Cars per household (2025)
1.5
▲7% higher than Opsterland (1.4)
Cars not on petrol (2025)
42%
▲15 percentage points higher than Opsterland (27%)
Change in cars not on petrol since 2021
+3 pp
▲higher than Opsterland (−1 pp)
Residential, share of addresses
70%
▼20 percentage points lower than Opsterland (90%)
Retail, share of addresses
15%
▲13 percentage points higher than Opsterland (2%)
Assembly, share of addresses
8%
▲7 percentage points higher than Opsterland (1%)
Residents per km²
1,253
▲2.3 times as high as the Netherlands (539)
Multi-family dwellings
54%
▲17 percentage points higher than the Netherlands (37%)
Single-family dwellings
46%
▼17 percentage points lower than the Netherlands (63%)
Business establishments by sector
Handel en horeca is the largest sector, with 30 establishments.
Landbouw, bosbouw en visserij0
Nijverheid en energie5
Handel en horeca30
Vervoer, informatie en communicatie0
Financiële diensten, onroerend goed5
Zakelijke dienstverlening20
Overheid, onderwijs en zorg10
Cultuur, recreatie, overige diensten10
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Passenger cars by fuel type
42% of passenger cars do not run on petrol (diesel, LPG, electric etc.), against 27% in the municipality of Opsterland (2025).
Petrol58.3%
Other fuel (diesel, LPG, electric etc.)41.7%
Explanation
CBS splits passenger cars into 'petrol' and 'other fuel' only. That second category bundles diesel, LPG, electric (including hybrid), hydrogen, alcohol, LNG and CNG together — CBS publishes no separate electric-car count per buurt, wijk or gemeente, so this is not the same as an 'electric share'.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Share on other fuel per year
The share of passenger cars not running on petrol went from 38% to 42% between 2021 and 2025.
Share on other fuel, 2025
42%▲ 15 percentage points above Opsterland (27%)
+4 pp since 2021
Opsterland -1 pp
Explanation
See the 'Passenger cars by fuel type' card for what 'other fuel' covers — this is not the share of electric cars.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Vehicles by kind
In 2025, 120 passenger cars and 10 motorcycles were registered here.
Passenger cars120
Motorcycles10
Explanation
At this level CBS publishes only passenger cars and motorcycles, no vans or trucks.
Source: CBS Kerncijfers wijken en buurten (KWB) 2025
Addresses by building use
70% of addresses are residential; the largest other use is retail (15%).
Residential69.9%
Retail15.4%
Office7.1%
Assembly7.7%
Healthcare3.2%
Industrial4.5%
Sports0.6%
Other6.4%
Explanation
Based on 156 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
42% private rent, against 14% nationally.
This areaThe Netherlands
Private rent42%
NL 14%▲ +200% vs NL
Residents per km²1,253
NL 539▲ +133% vs NL
Multi-family dwellings54%
NL 37%▲ +46% vs NL
Single-family dwellings46%
NL 63%▼ −27% vs NL
Owner-occupied dwellings57%
NL 57%≈ NL
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) 2025