Rooswijk, Zaanstad

Rooswijk is located The neighbourhood has a total area of 144 hectares, of which 118 hectares are land and 25 hectares are water. The neighbourhood is coded as WK047942. The postcode area is 1541LZ-1544ZP.

Residents

Rooswijk has 5.535 residents. Of these, 48,2% are men and 51,7% are women. Most residents are 45 to 65 years (31,1%). The other age groups are 22,6% for '65 years or older', 20,0% for '25 to 45 years', 14,1% for '0 to 15 years' and 12,3% for '15 to 25 years'. Of the residents, 44,0% is unmarried, 41,4% is married, 9,0% is divorced and 5,5% is widowed. 3.900 residents originate from the Netherlands, 310 come from Europe and 1.320 come from countries outside Europe.

There are 2.325 households in Rooswijk. 28,0% of these are single-person households, 30,5% households without children and 41,5% households with children. The average household size is 2,3 persons.

In Rooswijk there are 4.500 income recipients. The average income per income recipient is €35.600, which is €200 (1%) lower than the national average of €35.800. Per resident, the average income is €29.900, which is €700 (2%) higher than the national average of €29.200. Most residents of Rooswijk are educated to an intermediate level. 45,1% have an intermediate education (HAVO, VWO or MBO 2-4), 28,3% have a university or higher professional education (HBO/WO) and 26,6% have a lower education (VMBO or MBO 1).

Of the 5.535 residents, around 64% are in paid employment, which amounts to 3.542 people. This is 1% lower than the national average of 65%. The majority of workers are in salaried employment (86%), while 14% are self-employed. In Rooswijk, 29% of residents receive a benefit. The largest group is those receiving a state pension (AOW). 1.110 people receive this benefit.

Housing

In Rooswijk there are 2.284 homes with an average assessed value (WOZ) of €374.000. Of these, around 98% are occupied and 2% unoccupied. In Rooswijk there are roughly as many rental as owner-occupied homes. This amounts to 46% rental homes and 54% owner-occupied homes. Of the homes, 54% privately owned, 45% owned by housing associations and 1% owned by other landlords. The most common construction periods in Rooswijk are 1990-2000 (47%) and 1950-1970 (34%).

Homes for sale

There are currently no homes for sale in Rooswijk. No homes were sold in Rooswijk over the past year.

Rental homes

There are currently no homes for rent in Rooswijk. No homes were let in Rooswijk over the past year.

No recent rental data available for Rooswijk.

Energy

In Rooswijk there are 2.453 addresses with a registered energy label. The most common labels are B (40%), A (19%) and C (15%). On average, an address in Rooswijk uses 2.600 kWh of electricity per year. This is 7% below the national average of 2.810 kWh. With an annual consumption of 930 m³ per address, natural gas consumption is 27% below the national average of 1.280 m³.