Postcode · Brunssum, Limburg

Postcode 6442: Neighbourhood Oost

On 1 January 2026, postcode 6442 in Brunssum (Oost) had 2,680 residents. 27.4% of them (735 people) have a migration background: they were born abroad or have at least one parent who was. That is higher than Brunssum (25.7%) and lower than the national average (29.1%). The largest origin groups are Germany (7.1%), other Europe (4.5%) and other Asia (3.5%). 40.1% of residents with a migration background were born abroad themselves. Since 2022 the share has risen by 1.6 percentage points.

Residents: 2,680 on 1 January 2026
Migration background: 27.4% 735 people
Born abroad: 40.1% of those with a migration background
Change since 2022: +1.6 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

72% 27%

Dutch origin 72.4% 1,940
Migration background 27.4% 735

Largest origin groups

Bars show each group’s share of all residents of 6442. For comparison, the line marks Brunssum and the circle the Netherlands.

Germany

7.1% 190 people

Brunssum 8.0% Netherlands 1.9%
Other Europe Europe excluding the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Poland

4.5% 120 people

Brunssum 4.5% Netherlands 5.6%
Other Asia Asia excluding Indonesia and Turkey

3.5% 95 people

Brunssum 2.9% Netherlands 5.3%
Morocco

2.2% 60 people

Brunssum 1.4% Netherlands 2.4%
Indonesia

2.2% 60 people

Brunssum 2.2% Netherlands 1.9%
Poland

1.5% 40 people

Brunssum 1.6% Netherlands 1.4%
Other Africa Africa excluding Morocco

1.5% 40 people

Brunssum 1.3% Netherlands 2.3%
Dutch Caribbean Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

1.3% 35 people

Brunssum 0.75% Netherlands 1.1%
Belgium

1.3% 35 people

Brunssum 1.3% Netherlands 0.76%
Other Americas & Oceania Americas and Oceania excluding Suriname and the Dutch Caribbean

1.1% 30 people

Brunssum 1.0% Netherlands 1.7%
Turkey

0.75% 20 people

Brunssum 0.42% Netherlands 2.6%
Suriname

0.37% 10 people

Brunssum 0.35% Netherlands 2.0%

First and second generation

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

40% 61%

Born abroad (first generation) 40.1% 295
Born in the Netherlands (second generation) 60.5% 445

Men and women

Men: 1,265
Women: 1,410

Compared with all postcodes

Netherlands 29.1% 6442 27.4%

Higher than 71% 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

27.4%

6442
Brunssum
Netherlands

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Year	6442	Brunssum	Netherlands
1998	27.6%	25.3%	16.7%
1999	27.5%	25.6%	17.1%
2000	27.1%	25.7%	17.5%
2001	25.9%	25.7%	18.0%
2002	25.7%	25.2%	18.4%
2003	26.1%	24.9%	18.8%
2004	25.6%	24.8%	19.0%
2005	25.2%	24.6%	19.2%
2006	25.3%	24.5%	19.3%
2007	25.7%	24.5%	19.4%
2008	26.4%	24.4%	19.6%
2009	26.4%	24.2%	19.9%
2010	26.4%	24.4%	20.3%
2011	26.1%	24.3%	20.6%
2012	26.2%	24.4%	20.9%
2013	26.2%	24.3%	21.1%
2014	25.9%	24.2%	21.4%
2015	26.4%	24.0%	21.7%
2016	26.7%	23.9%	22.1%
2017	26.5%	24.1%	22.6%
2018	25.7%	24.1%	23.1%
2019	24.7%	24.2%	23.6%
2020	24.7%	24.1%	24.2%
2021	25.0%	24.1%	24.6%
2022	25.8%	24.7%	26.0%
2023	26.6%	25.2%	27.1%
2024	26.7%	25.4%	27.9%
2025	27.3%	25.6%	28.5%
2026	27.4%	25.7%	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
6441 Noord, Centrum	30.2%	7,310	+1.3 pp	Germany
6451 Onderbanken	23.2%	4,600	+0.8 pp	Germany
6443 Oost, Centrum	27.1%	3,650	+1.2 pp	Germany
6445 Zuid	21.9%	2,760	+0.1 pp	Germany

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	2,845	2,060	785	570	215	5	75	0	75	5	430	35	25	80	5	25	25	655	125
1999	2,870	2,080	790	590	210	5	60	0	70	5	445	35	30	80	15	25	30	680	110
2000	2,920	2,130	790	590	195	5	55	5	75	10	450	35	30	75	15	20	10	675	110
2001	2,995	2,220	775	575	195	0	60	5	75	10	440	30	30	75	15	15	15	660	110
2002	3,010	2,240	775	570	200	0	60	5	75	10	425	30	35	80	15	20	15	660	115
2003	2,965	2,195	775	550	220	0	60	5	75	15	405	35	35	75	15	30	20	645	130
2004	2,925	2,175	750	540	215	0	45	0	75	10	390	35	35	80	20	35	30	625	125
2005	2,880	2,155	725	510	210	5	50	5	70	10	365	35	40	70	10	35	25	600	125
2006	2,845	2,125	720	510	210	0	55	10	70	10	345	30	40	95	10	35	20	595	125
2007	2,785	2,075	715	495	215	5	50	10	75	10	335	35	40	85	10	30	25	585	125
2008	2,800	2,055	740	510	235	10	50	10	75	20	340	35	40	95	15	30	25	595	145
2009	2,800	2,065	740	490	245	10	55	15	75	15	325	35	40	90	15	40	20	575	165
2010	2,770	2,040	730	475	255	10	55	15	80	20	310	40	35	90	20	30	25	565	165
2011	2,755	2,035	720	475	245	0	50	15	80	25	300	45	35	95	25	30	20	555	165
2012	2,725	2,015	715	450	255	5	50	10	75	25	280	50	35	85	25	40	25	540	170
2013	2,695	1,995	705	440	260	5	50	15	80	30	270	45	40	85	25	35	20	525	180
2014	2,700	2,000	700	430	275	5	50	15	75	25	265	40	40	85	35	40	30	515	190
2015	2,670	1,965	705	425	280	5	50	10	70	30	260	45	35	85	35	50	30	505	195
2016	2,660	1,950	710	415	290	5	65	10	70	35	260	40	30	85	25	50	30	490	220
2017	2,645	1,945	700	400	300	5	60	10	65	35	250	40	30	80	30	55	40	480	220
2018	2,570	1,910	660	390	270	5	55	15	65	30	245	35	25	85	30	50	20	455	205
2019	2,445	1,840	605	355	250	10	50	10	60	25	220	40	25	70	25	50	20	425	185
2020	2,385	1,795	590	350	240	10	50	10	60	20	210	35	30	75	20	55	15	420	170
2021	2,340	1,755	585	350	235	5	40	10	65	25	200	35	30	85	25	50	15	420	165
2022	2,405	1,785	620	360	260	10	50	10	65	25	205	40	40	75	20	55	20	425	180
2023	2,560	1,880	680	385	295	15	60	10	65	25	210	45	40	90	25	60	30	450	215
2024	2,645	1,940	705	390	320	15	60	10	65	35	200	40	40	110	25	75	35	–	–
2025	2,655	1,930	725	395	330	20	60	10	60	35	195	40	35	120	30	80	35	–	–
2026	2,680	1,940	735	385	350	20	60	10	60	35	190	40	35	120	40	95	30	–	–

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