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district in Gorinchem

haarwijk

haarwijk has 2 neighbourhoods with 6,145 residents in total.

Bottom 47% of the Netherlands

How we calculate

no. 8 of the 15 districts of Gorinchem

Short answer: haarwijk scores 6.0 as a district of Gorinchem, no. 8 of the 15 districts of Gorinchem. Its highest neighbourhood grade is Haarwijk Oost (6.4). The district has 2 neighbourhoods with 6,145 residents in total.

Key figures for haarwijk

residents
6,145
neighbourhoods
2
km² of land
1.1

How haarwijk scores

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The figures

Safety

Registered crimes per 1,000 people present per year: residents plus business activity. Figures for small neighbourhoods are smoothed.
Total crime
23.9 per 1,000
Violent crime
3.0 per 1,000
Burglaries
1.5 per 1,000
Property crime
6.6 per 1,000
Vandalism
3.2 per 1,000

In 2025, 180 crimes were recorded here. The figures above are per 1,000 people present (residents + businesses).

Tick = Dutch median

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The figures

Amenities

Average distance to everyday amenities, compared with the Dutch median.
Supermarket
0.6 km
GP practice
0.7 km
Train station
1.6 km
Restaurant
1.0 km
Hospital
1.2 km
Café
0.9 km
Library
1.2 km
Motorway ramp
1.5 km

Tick = Dutch median

Best amenities in Gorinchem

The figures

Wealth & income

What the homes are worth, what residents earn and how many homes stand empty. It describes the area, not the people living in it.
Property value
€ 348,192
Welfare recipients
35.8 per 1,000
High incomes
15%
Low incomes
45%
Vacancy
4%
Owner-occupied
41%
Social housing
49%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Single-family homes
71%
Built after 2000
15%

Tick = Dutch median

The most affluent neighbourhoods in Gorinchem

The figures

Quiet & nature

How tightly the addresses sit together, how much noise there is, and how much green, trees and water surround it.
Population density
5,632 inw/km²
Noise level
55 dB
Green surroundings
49%
Trees nearby
12%
Water share
3%

Not counted

Part of this score's subject, but not part of the grade.

Addresses per km²
2,146
Fine particles (PM2.5)
9.2 µg/m³

Not part of the grade: air quality varies mostly between regions, barely between neighbourhoods within one municipality. WHO guideline: 5 µg/m³. Calculated annual mean, RIVM 2024.

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The quietest, greenest neighbourhoods in Gorinchem

The figures

Families

How practical this area is with children: distance to school and childcare, and how many children already live here.
Primary school
0.9 km
Households with children
39%
Childcare
0.5 km
Secondary school
0.4 km
Residents under 15
16%

Tick = Dutch median

The best neighbourhoods for families in Gorinchem

Who lives here

The age profile of haarwijk looks much like that of the average Dutch neighbourhood.

Age profile

  • 0–1516%

    NL median 14%

  • 15–2513%

    NL median 11%

  • 25–4525%

    NL median 22%

  • 45–6528%

    NL median 28%

  • 65+19%

    NL median 22%

Share of residents per age group (CBS, 2025). All five bars share one scale, so their lengths can be compared with each other.

  • Average household size

    2.3around the average

    NL median 2.3

  • Single-person households

    33%around the average

    NL median 31%

  • Households with children

    39%more than average

    NL median 35%

  • Residents per km²

    5,632far more densely populated than average

    NL median 2,364

Tick = Dutch median. Households with children counts towards Families, population density towards Quiet & nature; the other figures here get no grade. Average of the neighbourhoods in haarwijk, weighted by population.

Neighbourhoods in haarwijk

Sorted by total grade

  1. 1Haarwijk Oost6.4
  2. 2Haarwijk West5.8