Postcode · Goirle, North Brabant

Postcode 5053: Neighbourhoods De Boschkens and De Hoge Wal

On 1 January 2026, postcode 5053 in Goirle (De Boschkens and De Hoge Wal) had 1,900 residents. 16.3% of them (310 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Goirle (15.2%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are other Asia (2.6%), Turkey (1.8%) and Belgium (1.8%). 48.4% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 0.5 percentage points.

Residents: 1,900 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 16.3% 310 people
Born abroad: 48.4% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +0.5 pp in share with a migration background

Migration background, share of residents

Share of residents with a migration background in this postcode and its neighbours.

Where residents come from

Origin of residents on 1 January 2026, as a share of all residents.

Dutch origin and migration background

84% 16%

Dutch origin 83.7% 1,590
Migration background 16.3% 310

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 5053. For comparison, the line marks Goirle and the circle the Netherlands.

Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

2.6% 50 people

Goirle 2.4% Netherlands 5.3%
Turkey

1.8% 35 people

Goirle 1.5% Netherlands 2.6%
Belgium

1.8% 35 people

Goirle 2.1% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

1.8% 35 people

Goirle 2.2% Netherlands 5.6%
Germany

1.3% 25 people

Goirle 1.3% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.3% 25 people

Goirle 1.1% Netherlands 2.3%
Indonesia

1.1% 20 people

Goirle 1.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.1% 20 people

Goirle 0.73% Netherlands 1.4%
Suriname

0.79% 15 people

Goirle 0.46% Netherlands 2.0%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

0.79% 15 people

Goirle 0.66% Netherlands 1.1%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

0.79% 15 people

Goirle 0.82% Netherlands 1.7%
Morocco

0.26% 5 people

Goirle 0.60% Netherlands 2.4%

First and second generation

Residents with a migration background, by whether they were born abroad themselves.

48% 52%

Born abroad (first generation) 48.4% 150
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 51.6% 160

Men and women

Men: 935
Women: 960

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 5053 16.3%

Higher than 46% of all postcodes in the Netherlands

Trend since 1998

Share of residents with a migration background, compared with larger areas.

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Measure % Residents

New CBS classification

16.3%

5053
Goirle
Netherlands

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Year	5053	Goirle	Netherlands
1998	9.7%	10.3%	16.7%
1999	12.0%	10.3%	17.1%
2000	10.6%	10.2%	17.5%
2001	11.7%	10.2%	18.0%
2002	10.2%	10.2%	18.4%
2003	10.2%	10.3%	18.8%
2004	10.2%	10.3%	19.0%
2005	9.3%	10.5%	19.2%
2006	9.3%	10.4%	19.3%
2007	9.7%	10.4%	19.4%
2008	9.3%	10.6%	19.6%
2009	9.4%	10.6%	19.9%
2010	9.1%	10.8%	20.3%
2011	10.1%	11.0%	20.6%
2012	10.2%	10.9%	20.9%
2013	9.9%	11.0%	21.1%
2014	9.9%	11.1%	21.4%
2015	10.3%	11.3%	21.7%
2016	10.7%	11.4%	22.1%
2017	11.2%	11.5%	22.6%
2018	12.7%	11.6%	23.1%
2019	13.1%	11.8%	23.6%
2020	14.4%	12.0%	24.2%
2021	14.6%	12.2%	24.6%
2022	15.8%	13.2%	26.0%
2023	15.7%	13.7%	27.1%
2024	15.3%	14.2%	27.9%
2025	15.3%	14.5%	28.5%
2026	16.3%	15.2%	29.1%

In 2022 CBS switched to a new origin classification. Up to 2021 the line shows the old “migration background” figures; the overlap years show a small break (about +0.8 points nationally).

Nearby postcodes

				Largest group
5051 Goirle	15.0%	15,385	+2.1 pp	Other Asia
5081 Hilvarenbeek	11.8%	8,970	+1.0 pp	Other Asia
5022 Groenewoud	39.1%	8,715	+3.3 pp	Other Asia
5026 Stappegoor	19.0%	2,290	+3.5 pp	Turkey

All figures

Number of residents per origin group on 1 January. Figures up to 2021 use the old CBS classification.

Year	Total residents	Dutch origin	Migration background	Europe	Outside Europe	Turkey	Morocco	Suriname	Indonesia	Dutch Caribbean	Germany	Poland	Belgium	Other Europe	Other Africa	Other Asia	Other Americas & Oceania	Western migration background	Non-Western migration background
1998	155	140	15	10	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	0	5	10	5
1999	375	330	45	25	25	0	0	5	0	0	5	5	10	5	0	15	5	25	20
2000	520	465	55	30	25	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	10	10	0	5	5	35	20
2001	600	535	70	30	40	5	0	5	5	5	10	5	15	0	0	10	10	40	25
2002	835	755	85	35	50	10	0	5	10	10	10	5	15	5	5	10	0	45	30
2003	980	880	100	40	60	10	0	5	10	10	10	5	20	5	5	15	5	55	45
2004	980	890	100	40	65	10	0	5	10	10	15	5	25	0	5	15	10	55	45
2005	1,020	925	95	45	50	5	0	5	15	5	15	5	25	0	5	5	10	60	30
2006	1,025	930	95	40	50	15	0	0	15	10	10	5	25	0	0	5	5	60	35
2007	1,085	985	105	40	65	15	0	5	15	10	15	0	25	0	5	10	5	60	40
2008	1,240	1,125	115	40	75	25	5	0	15	10	15	0	20	5	0	15	10	55	55
2009	1,280	1,160	120	50	75	20	0	0	15	15	15	5	25	5	0	15	10	65	55
2010	1,750	1,585	160	60	95	25	5	5	20	20	20	0	30	10	0	20	0	90	75
2011	1,840	1,660	185	60	120	35	5	5	25	20	20	0	35	5	10	15	5	95	95
2012	1,910	1,715	195	65	125	35	5	5	20	20	20	0	30	15	20	20	0	95	95
2013	1,925	1,735	190	75	120	25	5	5	25	15	25	0	30	20	20	20	5	100	95
2014	1,925	1,735	190	55	135	25	10	5	25	10	20	0	30	5	20	30	10	95	100
2015	1,935	1,735	200	65	135	20	5	5	25	20	15	0	30	20	25	35	0	90	105
2016	1,960	1,750	210	60	150	20	5	5	25	15	20	0	25	15	35	45	0	90	120
2017	1,960	1,740	220	75	145	20	5	5	25	15	20	5	25	25	30	40	5	100	120
2018	2,040	1,780	260	85	170	25	5	10	25	15	25	5	30	25	50	35	5	110	145
2019	2,055	1,785	270	80	190	25	10	5	25	20	25	5	30	20	40	50	15	110	160
2020	2,010	1,720	290	95	195	25	5	15	30	20	30	5	30	30	40	55	5	125	170
2021	2,015	1,720	295	100	195	25	10	10	25	20	30	15	30	25	30	60	15	125	165
2022	1,965	1,655	310	105	210	35	5	10	25	15	30	10	35	30	30	60	30	120	170
2023	1,975	1,660	310	110	200	35	5	10	25	20	30	10	35	40	30	50	25	130	165
2024	1,960	1,660	300	115	190	30	10	15	25	15	30	15	35	35	25	55	20	–	–
2025	1,925	1,625	295	110	185	30	5	15	25	15	30	15	35	35	30	50	20	–	–
2026	1,900	1,590	310	120	190	35	5	15	20	15	25	20	35	35	25	50	15	–	–

Definitions and method · CBS 85640NED (2022–2026), 83503NED (1998–2023)