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WALLOON BRABANT
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Fondation Économique et Sociale du Brabant wallon
Intercommunale du Brabant wallon - IBW
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WALLOON BRABANT
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Walloon Brabant in figures 2015
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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 02
The Walloon Brabant Province in figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 04
Chapter 1 : Population . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 05
Chapter 2 : GDP & Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 : Jobs and Unemployment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Chapter 4 : Education and training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Chapter 5 : Industries and businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 6 : Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Chapter 7 : Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Useful address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Introduction
The Walloon Brabant Economic and Social
Foundation was set up in 1987. Its role involves
promoting initiatives designed to boost the
province’s economic, social, cultural and
environmental development.
to these areas. It awards prizes for university
dissertations and theses and also supports
the publication of books, including this new
publication,
Within the context of its work, the Foundation
stimulates and encourages all initiatives related
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To put together and approve this study, the
Foundation was lucky enough to benefit from:
t he collaboration of the Geography
Department of the UCL (Professor I. Thomas
and PhD student J. Delloye);
t he valuable help of M. Duprez from the IWEPS
(Walloon Institute for Evaluation, Forecasting
and Statistics);
t he collaboration of M. Pierre Boucher,
Chairman of the IBW, M. Baudouin le Hardy
de Beaulieu, Managing Director of the IBW,
and Mme Françoise Duplat and M. Thibaut
Louppe from the Economics Department.
The idea behind this book is to analyse the
Province’s key figures as a whole, looking at their
diversity and making them available to local
residents, political decision makers and potential
investors. By putting them into perspective, the
Foundation plans to contribute positively to the
Province’s appeal.
Our Province stands out in Wallonia thanks
to its economic development, boasting the
following undeniable advantages:
Its proximity to the capital of Belgium and of
Europe, Brussels;
Its strategic location, encouraging mobility
throughout Wallonia’s provinces;
T he presence of large international businesses,
including the pharmaceutical industry in
particular;
T he creation of a huge number of small and
medium-sized businesses, driven by innovation
and export;
T he catalyst effect of a large university in
Louvain-la-Neuve;
T he density and quality of the whole
education network.
In terms of economic development, the quality and
density of industrial estates and business parks, set up
on the initiative of the private sector and the IBW, is
worth highlighting.
The Walloon Brabant Province can be defined as a
link between all the different components of the
Walloon Region, and as a real driving force behind the
redevelopment of the whole region.
Its demographic figures prove that the Province
boasts an incredibly rich, youthful potential. This is a
major asset for the future.
In years to come, the Foundation will focus on the
overall range of educational opportunities offered by
the Province, as well as an update to this brochure.
The Foundation feels that appropriate training and
employment opportunities must contribute to the
social balance of the population that lives and works
in the Province.
Knowing, planning and deciding: that is what the
Foundation is all about.
J.P. HERMANT
Chairman
of the
Walloon Brabant
Economic
and
Social Foundation
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The Walloon Brabant Province
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Beauvechain
Waterloo
Tubize
Braine-leChâteau
Rebecq
Brainel’Alleud
Hélécine
Grez-Doiceau
La Hulpe
Rixensart
Wavre
Jodoigne
Chaumont- Gistoux
Orp-Jauche
Incourt
Lasne
Ottignies-LLN
Ittre
CourtSt-Etienne
Genappe
Ramillies
MontSt-Guibert
Walhain
Perwez
Nivelles
Chastre
Villers-la-Ville
The Walloon Brabant Province is:
one of the 5 provinces in Wallonia
a single legal and administrative district encompassing 27 municipalities, the capital of
which is Wavre
a region with a surface area of 1,091km² (equivalent to 3.6% of the country and 6.5% of
Wallonia)
a population of 393,497 as of 1 January 2015
a fantastic geographical location at the heart of Europe
• next to Brussels, the capital of Europe
• a neighbour of the Flemish Region
• crossed by or not far from major road and rail networks: E411, E40, E19, A8, N25 and lines
124, 140, 161, backed up by the future RER
a delightful and diverse living and working environment
some of the lowest taxation in Wallonia
well-developed north/south and east/west mobility.
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1. Population
1.1 Total population
Since 1994, so in the last twenty years, the population of Walloon Brabant has continued to grow at an
average rate of 2,900 inhabitants per year. This means that as of 31 December 2013, the Province had
390,966 inhabitants. In relative terms, this represents 17.4% growth in 20 years, which is higher than the
growth seen in Wallonia (8.2%) and Belgium (10.4%) over the same period.
As well as this, according to forecasts from the Centre DEMO at the Université Catholique de Louvain,
this growth is set to continue so that the population of Walloon Brabant will reach around 416,384 in
2021, and somewhere in the region of 429,626 by 2026.
1 Centre for Demographic and Social Research
Figure 1 : Change in the population of Walloon Brabant
430.000
420.000
410.000
[Population (inhab.)
400.000
390.000
380.000
370.000
Recorded
360.000
350.000
Forecast
340.000
330.000
320.000
1990
1995
2000
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
2030
Author : J. Delloye - Data : IWEPS
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1.2 Population growth
Over the same 20-year period, the average annual growth rate of the population of Walloon Brabant
was 0.8%. This growth can mainly be explained by migration. In fact, average annual net migration,
in relation to the total population, is around 0.6%, while the natural increase rate only accounts on
average for 0.2%. As well as this, the proportion of the natural increase rate of annual growth has fallen
dramatically from 50.8% in 1992 to 21.7% in 2013. This drop is also reflected in the crude birth rate,
which fell from 11.7‰ in 1993 to 10.7‰ in 2003 and finally 10.0‰ in 2013. So since 1992, the dynamics
of Walloon Brabant’s population have been increasingly influenced by migration. In the last few years
however, its contribution to the growth of the Province’s population has stabilised at around 80%.
Figure 2: Proportion of migration rates and natural increase rate in the
annual average growth rate of the population of Walloon Brabant
Proportion of the natural increase rate
Proportion of the migration rate
1,2
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Growth ( % )
0,8
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1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
2012
Over a given period, the population of a region varies according to the number of births and
the number of deaths: the difference between these values is the natural increase rate.
But the population may also change according to the people who come to or leave the area:
the difference between these values is the migration rate.
The crude birth rate is the relationship between the number of live births and the total average
population for the year.
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1.3 Geographical distribution of the population
Compared with Belgium as a whole, Walloon Brabant enjoys a central and particularly well-connected
location, as the Province shares borders with Hainaut, Namur, Liège and Flemish Brabant Provinces,
and is near the Brussels-Capital Region, which enjoys excellent road and rail networks. This location
has contributed significantly to its economic development by attracting not only workers to residential
areas, but also businesses to business parks. Walloon Brabant’s connections with its neighbours are
also reflected in many of the socio-economic indices in this brochure, such as population density.
To the east of the Province, most of the municipalities in the cantons of Jodoigne and Perwez have a
population density of fewer than 195 inhabitants per square kilometre (inhab./km²). In contrast, the
north-west of the Province is characterised by a higher population density, particularly in the cantons
of Nivelles and Wavre where many municipalities have a density of higher than 406 inhab./km². So
access to Brussels seems to have a considerable influence on where inhabitants of Walloon Brabant
choose to live.
Figure 3: Population density of the municipalities of Walloon Brabant
as of 1 January 2014 according to Belgian records
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
Inhab./km2
Author: J. Delloye with QGis 2.4
Socio-economic data: IWEPS
Geographical data: Google Street View and Diva-Gis]
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Population figures for the population
of Walloon Brabant by municipality:
MUNICIPALITY
2005
2015 (OP 01/01)
Beauvechain
Braine-l’Alleud
Braine-le-Château
Chastre
Chaumont-Gistoux
Court-Saint-Etienne
Genappe
Grez-Doiceau
Hélécine
Incourt
Ittre
Jodoigne
La Hulpe
Lasne
Mont-Saint-Guibert
Nivelles
Orp-Jauche
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
Perwez
Ramilies
Rebecq
Rixensart
Tubize
Villers-la-Ville
Walhain
Waterloo
Wavre
Walloon Brabant
6.454
36.803
9.434
6.601
10.825
9.362
14.057
12.376
3.011
4.494
5.966
12.193
7.206
13.933
6.373
24.275
7.780
29.296
7.346
5.752
10.099
21.468
22.046
9.440
5.933
29.230
32.023
363.776
7.020
39.766
10.127
7.408
11.707
10.232
15.313
13.033
3.329
5.212
6.685
13.722
7.400
14.203
7.322
27.658
8.716
31.221
8.818
6.214
10.900
21.941
25.143
10.388
6.894
29.549
33.576
393.497
Bron : FOD Binnenlandse zaken en FOD Economische Zaken
Walloon Brabant
2000
2005
2010
2013
2015
349.884
363.776
379.515
389.645
393.497
These statistics show the population figure for each administrative unit in Walloon Brabant,
on the date that the National Register figures were recorded.
The figure includes people included on the register of inhabitants and foreigners for a
municipality. People recorded on the waiting register are not included.
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1.4 Age pyramid
As of 1 January 2014, the average age in Walloon Brabant was 40 years and 10 months, compared
with 40 years and 8 months in Wallonia. Despite these similar average ages, the population structures
are different. Walloon Brabant is home to relatively more people under 24 than Wallonia, while the
respective proportions of people over 60 are fairly similar. In contrast, inhabitants aged between 25
and 39 represent a larger proportion of the population of Wallonia than of Walloon Brabant.
As a result of this particular structure, the dependency ratio for Walloon Brabant (90.2%) is higher than
for Wallonia (88.3%) while at the same time, the ageing and ageing intensity indices are higher in
Wallonia (99.2% and 22.3%) than in Walloon Brabant (97.7% and 21.5%). This large proportion of the
population being so young means that Walloon Brabant can enjoy a slightly better replacement rate
for workers (102.8%) while Wallonia has a slightly unstable rate (97.5%).
To conclude, the average life expectancy at birth (based on 200-2009 figures) is 81 years and 6 months
in the 27 municipalities of Walloon Brabant, compared with 79 years and 7 months in Wallonia. At the
age of 60, life expectancy is a further 24 years and 6 months in Walloon Brabant, and 23 years and 7
months in Wallonia.
Figure 4: Age pyramid for Walloon Brabant and Wallonia as of 31 December 2013
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1
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3
4
100 years and over
95 tot 99 years
90 tot 94 years
85 tot 89 years
80 tot 84 years
75 tot 79 years
70 tot 74 years
65 tot 69 years
60 tot 64 years
55 tot 59 years
50 tot 54 years
45 tot 49 years
40 tot 44 years
35 tot 39 years
30 tot 34 years
25 tot 29 years
20 tot 24 years
15 tot 19 years
10 tot 14 years
5 tot 9 years
0 tot 4 years
Women: Walloon Brabant
Men: Walloon Brabant
Women: Walloniav
Men: Wallonia
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
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3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
Proportion of the total population (%)
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The average age of the population of a region for a given year is the total number of years lived
by its inhabitants divided by its total population for that year.
The age pyramid divides the population of a region into age brackets and shows each group
as a proportion of the total population.
The dependency ratio of a region is the number of inhabitants under 20 or over 60, divided by
the number of inhabitants between 21 and 59. It estimates the balance between the number
of people of working age and those still studying or already retired.
The ageing index of a region is the number of inhabitants over 60, divided by the number
of inhabitants under 20. It estimates the balance between those entering and leaving the
employment market who are of working age. The ageing intensity index is the relationship
between the number of inhabitants over 80 and the number of inhabitants over 60.
The active population of a region is the proportion of its population with or looking for a
job (including apprentices, paid interns, members of the clergy). The rate at which workers
are replaced is therefore the number of people between 15 and 24 divided by the number
of people between 55 and 64 living in the region. It estimates the balance between people
starting retirement and those arriving on the employment market.
1.5 Structure of households
The structure of the population in terms of households, in other words according to where they live,
is important as the household is the fundamental unit of several statistical sources, as well as most
economic reasoning. As of 1 January 2013, Walloon Brabant was home to 156,284 households. In
keeping with population growth and structural changes, this number is set to rise in the coming years.
According to the Centre DEMO at the Université Catholique de Louvain, Walloon Brabant should have
around 173,746 households in 2021 and somewhere in the region of 181,540 households in 2026.
The majority of households in Walloon Brabant (54%) are made up of several adults, in couples or
cohabiting. This proportion is higher than that for Wallonia (49%) where 46% of households only have
one adult, compared with just 40% in Walloon Brabant.
As well as this, 41% of households in Walloon Brabant have at least one child, which is slightly more
than in Wallonia (38%). The majority of these households also have several adults (30 of the 41% for
Walloon Brabant and 26 of the 38% for Wallonia).
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Lastly, among isolated households, in other words where there is only one adult without any children,
many of these are isolated people over 65. They account for 11.6% of households in Walloon Brabant
and 12.3% of Walloon households. Residents of care homes are not treated as isolated people.
Figure 5: Family status of households in Walloon Brabant as of 1 January 2013
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A household is made up of all the people who usually live in the same home and who live
together. Typically, a distinction is made between households made up of a single adult and
those made up of several adults, living as a couple or cohabiting.
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2. GDP and income
2.1 Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
In 2012, GDP in Walloon Brabant was 12.8 billion Euros. This meant that it accounted for 14.5% of
Wallonia’s GDP and 3.4% of Belgium’s GDP. In the same year, its GDP per inhabitant was €32,952, so 33%
higher than for Wallonia and 3% less than the national figure. In the last 10 years, GDP per inhabitant of
Walloon Brabant has grown at an average rate of €848.40 per year.
This change is similar to that seen by GDP per inhabitant for Wallonia and Belgium, although GDP was
exceptionally high in 2010. One can only speculate about the reasons for this high value. There was an
influenza A (H1N1) pandemic between June 2009 and August 2010. Several large pharmaceutical groups
based in Walloon Brabant increased their production of the vaccine to treat this pandemic. This event
could explain the exceptional GDP for Walloon Brabant in 2010. This theory is supported by the Institut
des Comptes Nationaux, according to whom the 2010 results can be explained in part by the industry’s
good results.
GDP per inhabitant (€)
Figure 6: Change in GDP per inhabitant in Walloon Brabant, Wallonia and Belgium
36.000
34.000
32.000
30.000
28.000
26.000
24.000
22.000
20.000
18.000
16.000
Belgium
Walloon Brabant
Wallonia
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at the market price is the market value of all the finished goods
and services produced in one year in a region. It is commonly used to measure economic
activity..
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2.2 Businesses’ value added
Value added in Walloon Brabant has grown in the same way as its GDP. So in 2012, it reached 11.4 billion
Euros. The majority of the value added comes from the tertiary sector, for which the proportion rose
from 71.2% to 81.9% between 2010 and 2012. In this sector, the three types of activity generating the
most value are, respectively, shops, professional services and real estate. The primary sector, essentially
agricultural production, contributes very little to value added in Walloon Brabant, although it too grew,
rising from 0.6% to 0.7% between 2009 and 2012. The secondary sector fell from 28.2% in 2010 to
17.4% in 2012. Most of the value added in this sector comes from the pharmaceutical industry.
Figure 7: Change and distribution by sector of the value
added for Walloon Brabant in 2012
12.000
Added value (€)
10.000
Tertiary
sector
8.000
Secondary
sector
6.000
Primary
sector
4.000
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
2.000
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Value added for a region, at the market price, is the market value of the region’s output after
intermediary costs have been deducted.
De primaire sector is The primary sector produces unprocessed products (agriculture, fishing etc.).
The secondary sector produces processed products.
The tertiary sector does not directly produce consumer goods (the service industry etc.).
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2.3 Mean income of inhabitants
In 2011, the mean income per tax return in Walloon Brabant was €33,158, so 23.3% higher than in Wallonia
(€26,892). Walloon Brabant’s growth remained steady between 2005 and 2011, at an average rate of 2.9%,
which is slightly below the growth rate for Wallonia over the same period (3.2%).
Figure 8: Change in average income per tax return in
Walloon Brabant and Wallonia.
35.000
Income (€)
32.500
30.000
27.500
25.000
22.500
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
20.000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mean income per tax return in Walloon Brabant
Mean income per tax return in Wallonia
The mean income per tax return for a region is the total income for the region divided by the
number of tax returns.
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2.4 Median income per tax return
In 2011, the median income per tax return was €23,080 in Walloon Brabant, which represents 13.9%
more than the median income per tax return in Wallonia over the same year (€20,265). The difference
between the mean income and the median income can be explained by the extreme levels of income.
So in Walloon Brabant as in Wallonia, the distribution of incomes includes some that are considerably
higher than the mean, but not many incomes that are much lower than the mean.
The median income per tax return has risen steadily along the same lines as the mean income (2.8%
for Walloon Brabant and 3% for Wallonia).
Figure 9: Change in median income per tax return in
Walloon Brabant and Wallonia.
25.000
Income (€)
22.500
20.000
17.500
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
15.000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Median income per tax return in Walloon Brabant
Median income per tax return in Wallonia
The median income per tax return is the income that divides the regional distribution of
income into two equal sub-populations of workers. In other words, it is the level of income at
which point half the inhabitants earn less, and the other half earn more.
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2.5 Relationship between mean and median
incomes per tax return
The populations of Walloon Brabant and Wallonia include some tax returns showing an income that is
considerably higher than the mean, but no returns with an income that is comparatively so low. This
distorts the distribution of incomes. There are several indices that measure this distortion so we can
estimate the inequality of income distribution.
The ratio between the mean income and the median income is the first of these indices. This shows
that in 2011, the inequality as greater in Walloon Brabant than in Wallonia, with indices of 143.7% for
the Province and 132.7% for the region. However, since 2007, the distribution has become increasingly
balanced both for Walloon Brabant and for Wallonia, who have seen fairly similar trends in this area.
Figure10: Change in the relationship between mean and
median incomes per tax return for Walloon Brabant and
Wallonia.
Relationship between mean and median incomes (%)
150
145
140
135
130
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Mean/median relationship for Walloon Brabant
Mean/median relationship for Wallonia
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Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
2.6 Interquartile coefficients
Another index is the interquartile coefficient, which confirms the abovementioned observations, in
other words, greater inequality in Walloon Brabant (120.4% compared with 101.2 in Wallonia), but
decreasing since 2007.
Figure 11: Change in the interquartile coefficient for income
per tax return for Walloon Brabant and Wallonia.
130
Kwartielcoëfficiënt (%)
125
120
115
110
105
100
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Interquartile coefficient, Brabant Walloon
Interquartile coefficient, Wallonia
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
kwartielen As with the median income, quartiles divide the regional distribution of income
into specific places. The first quartile is the income where a quarter of the population earns less,
while the second quartile is the income where a quarter of the population earns more.
So the interquartile coefficient is defined as the difference in income between the second and
the first quartile, in relation to the median income.
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2.7 Geographical distribution of income
By sorting the municipalities of Walloon Brabant according to the mean income per tax return, and
dividing them into three groups of equal size, it appears that the 9 municipalities where the income is
highest are split into 2 distinct geographic areas.
The first, made up of La Hulpe, Lasne, Rixensart and Waterloo, forms a compact area near Brussels. The
second, made up of Beauvechain, Chastre, Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau and Walhain, stretches
along the north-south line between Beauvechain and Chastre.
The other two income brackets are more dispersed; the group including lower incomes can be found
in the extreme west and east of the Province, plus Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Wavre in the middle.
Figure 12: Mean income per tax return for the
municipalities in Walloon Brabant in 2011
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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Table of income for 2011
MUNICIPALITY
MEDIAN INCOME PER
TAX RETURN (IN €)
MEDIAN INCOME PER
TAX RETURN (IN €)
Beauvechain
25.231
35.977
Braine-l'Alleud
23.564
33.171
Braine-le-Château
23.573
32.068
Chastre
24.216
34.876
Chaumont-Gistoux
24.278
37.825
Court-Saint-Etienne
23.426
33.071
Genappe
22.941
32.555
Grez-Doiceau
23.243
34.954
Hélécine
23.263
30.960
Incourt
23.758
34.469
Ittre
23.323
32.503
Jodoigne
21.678
30.116
La Hulpe
23.318
36.376
Lasne
23.910
42.393
Mont-Saint-Guibert
24.286
34.255
Nivelles
22.334
30.665
Orp-Jauche
23.766
31.962
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
21.883
30.931
Perwez
23.965
33.071
Ramillies
24.867
33.185
Rebecq
22.503
29.854
Rixensart
23.839
36.264
Tubize
21.165
26.815
Villers-la-Ville
24.380
33.578
Walhain
25.282
36.923
Waterloo
23.921
36.948
Wavre
22.446
31.798
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2.8 Geographical distribution
of income differences
By sorting the municipalities of Walloon Brabant according to their interquartile
coefficient, which measures the inequality of income distribution, and dividing
them into three equal groups, it appears that most municipalities with a high mean
income per tax return are also among the most unequal, and vice versa.
The municipality of Ottignies-Louvain-laNeuve is a remarkable exception in that it has
a low mean income per tax return, but a high
level of income inequality.
Figure 13: Interquartile
coefficient for income
distribution for the
municipalities of Walloon
Brabant in 2011
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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2.9 Number of outstanding loans
Part of households’ income is often allocated to paying back various loans, making the number and value of these
loans an interesting piece of information when it comes to analysing the socio-economic profile of a region.
There is a distinction between mortgage loans, which are less numerous but for higher amounts, borrowed over
a longer period, and consumer loans, which are more numerous, but may involve very small amounts that are
paid back quickly.
In 2013, each adult inhabitant of Walloon Brabant had an average of 1.55 outstanding loans, which is very close to
the Walloon average (1.56 loans). However, inhabitants of Walloon Brabant have more mortgages (0.34 on average
in 2013) than Walloons in general (0.31 on average in 2013). In contrast, consumer loans are more common in
Wallonia (1.25 loans on average in 2013 compared with 1.2 in Walloon Brabant).
In terms of trends, Walloon Brabant and Wallonia have followed similar trajectories over the last seven years.
Although the number of mortgages rose steadily at low rates, somewhere in the region of one thousandth a year,
the number of consumer loans saw exceptional growth of 0.35 loans between 2010 and 2011. In terms of the
number of loans, consumer credit is the most common form of loan for households both in Walloon Brabant and
Wallonia. This is of course not the case in terms of the total amounts of money borrowed.
Consumer loans in
Walloon Brabant
Consumer loans in
Wallonia
1,5
1,4
1,3
1,2
Number of loans per adult
Figure 14:
Change in the average
number of loans
outstanding during
the year per adult in
Walloon Brabant and
Wallonia
1,1
1
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,6
0,5
0,4
0,3
Mortgages in Walloon
Brabant
0,2
0,1
0
Mortgages in Wallonia
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
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2.10 Total values of new household loans
In terms of value, mortgages make up most household loans. Between 2007 and 2013, adult inhabitants
of Walloon Brabant borrowed an average of €6,158 worth of new credit a year, €4,291 of which were
mortgages.
In terms of trends, the average value of new loans taken out has remained relatively steady in recent
years. The average total of new loans rose by €811.40 between 2009 and 2010, before falling by €646.10
between 2011 and 2013.
Figure 15: Change in the average value of loans taken out during the year
per adult in Walloon Brabant
8.000
7.000
Loan value (€)
6.000
Consumer
loans
5.000
Mortgages
4.000
3.000
2.000
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
1.000
0
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
According to the definitions of the Banque Nationale, mortgages are loans taken out by private
individuals to fund the purchase, construction or renovation of a property. In contrast, consumer
loans are taken out by private individuals for non-property purchases. They encompass the
following three categories.
Instalment loans are sums of money made available to a consumer who undertakes to pay
them back in regular instalments. Hire purchase agreements involve non-real estate items
where the consumer buys the item in several payments. Credit lines are sums of money made
available to the consumer, who can use that money as required. This typically involves spending
on credit cards or via a current account with an authorised overdraft.
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2.11 Geographic distribution of consumer credit
As far as the geographic distribution of consumer loans is concerned, the municipalities whose
inhabitants borrow the least often, putting Beauvechain and Nivelles to one side, make up a compact
group near Brussels, with La Hulpe, Lasne, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Rixensart, Waterloo and Wavre.
In contrast, the municipalities whose inhabitants borrow the most often are located on the edge of the
Province, with Rebecq to the west, Chastre, Genappe and Villers-la-Ville to the south and Hélécine, OrpJauche and Ramilies to the east.
Figure 16 : Number of outstanding
consumer loans per inhabitant aged
over 18 per municipality in Walloon Brabant
in 2013
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
Loan/inhab.
Geographical data: Google Street View and Diva-Gis
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2.12 Household debt
Only 4.16% of borrowers in Walloon Brabant and 7.17% of borrowers in Wallonia were in default in 2013.
If we look at the number of adults involved a collective debt settlement to estimate the proportion of
inhabitants in serious debt, only 1% of adults in Walloon Brabant are in serious debt, compared with
1.6% in Wallonia. This proportion has been stabilising since 2011, while it seems to be rising steadily by
0.1% a year in Wallonia.
This index needs to be interpreted with care, as the collective debt settlement is based on where
the person in debt works, which is not necessarily where they live, and only relates to retailers under
certain additional criteria. What’s more, we are not saying anything here about the progress of this
process.
Figure 17: Evolutie van het deel van de meerderjarige bevolking dat
toegelaten werd voor een procedure voor collectieve schuldenregeling in
Waals-Brabant en Wallonië
2,0
Proportion of the adult population (%)
1,8
1,6
1,4
1,2
1,0
0,8
0,6
0,4
0,2
0,0
2007
2008
2009
Walloon Brabant
2010
2011
2012
2013
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
Wallonia
A collective debt settlement is a legal mediation procedure where the aim is to resolve the
financial situation of somebody in long-term debt by paying back all or part of their debts,
where possible, while also making sure they maintain basic human dignity.
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2.13 Revenus d’intégration sociale (RIS, a form
of benefit payment)
In 2012, only 0.9% of inhabitants in Walloon Brabant aged between 18 and 64 received RIS (or
equivalent), compared with 2.3% of people in Wallonia in the same age bracket. Between 2003 and
2008, this proportion fell both in Walloon Brabant (-43.8%) and in Wallonia (-13.0%). This figure went
on to settle at its current level in Walloon Brabant, whereas in Wallonia, it returned to its 2003 level.
Figure 18: Change in the proportion of the population aged between 18
and 64 receiving RIS (or equivalent) in Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia,
according to the monthly average number of beneficiaries.
Proportion of the population aged
between 18 and 64 (%)
3
2,5
2
1,5
1
0,5
0
2003
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
2004
2005
2006
Walloon Brabant
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Wallonia
Revenu d’intégration sociale (literally, social integration income) is a payment allocated by the
CPAS to people who do not have adequate resources and who cannot claim or obtain such
resources, either by their own personal efforts, or by other means.
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If we break down the monthly average number of beneficiaries of RIS (or equivalent) in Walloon Brabant
into three age brackets, it appears that the decrease is basically due to a reduction in the number of
beneficiaries aged between 25 and 44. They made up around 52.2% of beneficiaries in 2003 and only
38.3% in 2012.
The other age brackets now make up a larger proportion of beneficiaries, while in absolute terms, their
number has also decreased. So the monthly average number of beneficiaries aged between 18 and 24
was 858.2 in 2003, which fell to 737.3 in 2012. Similarly, the average monthly number of beneficiaries
aged between 45 and 64 fell from 817.6 in 2003 to 588.2 in 2012.
Figure 19: Change in the average monthly number of beneficiaries of RIS
(or equivalent) in Walloon Brabant
Monthly average number of beneficiaries of RIS or ERIS
4.000
3.500
3.000
2.500
2.000
1.500
1.000
500
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
45 to 64 26
25 to 44 18 to 24
of RIS beneficiaries
As far as the distribution of RIS beneficiaries in Walloon Brabant is concerned, the municipalities with
relatively more beneficiaries do not really constitute a compact area. The municipalities of CourtSaint-Etienne, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Rixensart form one area with a
high proportion of beneficiaries. Their neighbours have a medium-sized (between 0.55% and 0.94%)
to high (between 0.95% and 2.04%) proportion of beneficiaries in their population. After that, other
municipalities with a high proportion of RIS beneficiaries are Jodoigne, Nivelles and Tubize..
Figure 20: Deel van de bevolking tussen
18 en 64 jaar dat een leefloon (of een
equivalent hiervan geniet) per gemeente in
Waals-Brabant in 2012
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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2.15 Income guarantee for the elderly
Anybody over 65 can apply for an income guarantee for the elderly. In 2013, only 3.2% of eligible people
in Walloon Brabant benefited from this guarantee, compared with 5.2% in Wallonia. This proportion fell
between 2002 and 2006, by 15.2% in Walloon Brabant and 8.5% in Wallonia. Then between 2007 and
2013, it rose by 14.3% in Walloon Brabant and 20.9% in Wallonia.
Proportion of the population aged over 65 (%)
Figure 21:Change in the proportion of the
population aged over 65 receiving an income
guarantee for the elderly (or guaranteed
income) in Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia
6,0
5,5
5,0
4,5
4,0
3,5
3,0
2,5
2,0
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Walloon Brabant
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Wallonia
The income guarantee for the elderly (or garantie de revenus aux personnes âgées) is a
service granted to elderly people whose income is not high enough for them to live on. It
replaced the old “Guaranteed income” in 2001.
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3. Jobs and unemployment
3.1 Economic activity rate
It is hard to measure the behaviour of a region’s population in relation to the employment market as
there are many different parameters to be taken into consideration. The economic activity rate is an
attempt to alleviate this difficulty by measuring the trend of being on the employment market. In 2012,
the average economic activity rate in municipalities in Walloon Brabant was 68.5% so slightly higher
than for Wallonia (67.5%). Furthermore, since 2008, the average rate in Walloon Brabant has risen while
the Walloon rate has fallen slightly.
Figure 22 : Change in the annual average economic activity rate in Walloon Brabant
and in Wallonia
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Bedrijvigheidsgraad (%)
68,8
68,6
68,4
68,2
68
67,8
67,6
67,4
67,2
67
2008
2009
Walloon Brabant
2010
2011
2012
Wallonia
The economic activity rate represents the number of people who are available on the
employment market (whether they are employed or unemployed) in relation to the number of
people of working age (aged between 15 and 64).
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of the economic activity rate
The geographical distribution of the economic activity rate in Walloon Brabant is such
that the municipalities with the highest rate can be found along the southern border, in
other words, along the borders with
the provinces of Hainaut, Liège and
Namur. Beauvechain is an exception
Figure 23: Average annual
to this rule.
economic activity rate by
In contrast, the municipalities with
municipality in Walloon Brabant
the lowest economic activity rate can
in 2012
be found in a compact area made
up of La Hulpe, Lasne, OttigniesLouvain-la-Neuve, Rixensart and
Waterloo, not far from Brussels.
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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3.3 Employment rate and jobs ratio
As far as employment is concerned, several indicators are available to measure how many people are actively in
work. To begin with, the employment rate was 61.1% on average in 2012 in Walloon Brabant, which is higher than
the rate for Wallonia (56.9%). This rate has only varied slightly since 2008, both in Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia.
The jobs ratio has risen both in Walloon Brabant (5.7% since 2008) and in Wallonia (1.8% since 2008). So in 2012, the
Province had a jobs ratio of 0.65 jobs per inhabitant, compared with 0.55 jobs per inhabitant in Wallonia.
Jobs ratio in
Walloon Brabant
Employment rate in
Walloon Brabant
Employment rate in
Wallonia
Jobs ratio in Walloon
Brabant
Ratio or proportion of the population aged between 15 and 64 (%)
Figure 24: Change
in the annual
employment rate and
the annual average
jobs ratio in Walloon
Brabant and Wallonia
65
60
55
50
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
The employment rate is the number of people in employment (active employed population)
in relation to the number of people of working age (between 15 and 64). The jobs ratio of a
region measures the number of jobs available per inhabitant of working age.
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3.4 Spatial variation of
the internal employment
ratio
The municipalities of Wavre and Nivelles stand out in
terms of the number of jobs available, as they offer
more than one job per inhabitant of working age.
The municipalities with more than one job for every
two inhabitants of working age form a compact area
near Brussels, with the exception of Beauvechain
and Jodoigne. The other municipalities in Walloon
Brabant offer slightly more than one job for every four
inhabitants.
%
Figure 25: Average jobs
ratio for the municipalities
in Walloon Brabant as of
31 December 2012
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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3.5 Age pyramid of jobseekers
In December 2014, 50.2% of non-working jobseekers in Walloon Brabant were men. They made up the
majority of jobseekers aged under 30 (56.5%), whereas after this age, there were more women (53.3%).
In Wallonia, men accounted for 52.5% of jobseekers, and made up the majority in all age brackets.
For men and women combined, those aged under 25 made up 19.7% of jobseekers in Walloon Brabant,
compared with 20.9% in Wallonia. Both in the Province and the Region, the largest age bracket was the
over 50s, who accounted for 26.4% of jobseekers in Walloon Brabant and 24.4% in Wallonia.
Figure 26: Age pyramid of non-working jobseekers in Walloon Brabant in December 2014,
according to FOREM figures
15
10
5
0
5
10
15
Aged 50 and over
40 to 49
30 to 39
25 to 29
0 to 24
Author : J. Delloye
Data : FOREM
15
10
5
0
5
10
15
Proportion of the total population (%)
Women: Walloon Brabant
Men: Walloon Brabant
Women: Wallonia
Men: Wallonia
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3.6 Number of jobs
In absolute terms, Walloon Brabant had 163,364 jobs as of 31 December 2012. This
number has been growing since 2003, achieving a total growth rate of 23% over this
period.
As of 31 December 2012, just over a quarter of people were self-employed or carers (26%
of the total number of jobs). This proportion fell from 26.3% in 2003 to 25.2% in 2010, and
has been growing again in recent years.
Figure 27: Change in the number of and self-employed people,
on the basis of jobs subject to social security or INASTI, in
Walloon Brabant.
200.000
180.000
160.000
Number of jobs
140.000
120.000
100.000
80.000
60.000
40.000
20.000
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
Self-employed or carers
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Employed
Someone who is employed receives a salary from an employer. Someone who is selfemployed is not bound to an employer by a contract and deals with their own social security
contributions. Carers look after their partner or other relatives.
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of self-employed workers
The municipalities with a lot of self-employed workers are divided within Walloon
Brabant into three distinct areas. First of all to the east of the Province, as far as the
municipalities of Chaumont-Gistoux, Grez-Doiceau and Walhain. Then towards the
centre of the Province, with the municipalities of Genappe, Lasne and Villers-la-Ville. And
lastly, the municipality of Rebecq, in the far west of Walloon Brabant.
Figure 28: Proportion of self-employed workers as a
percentage of the total number of jobs in a municipality,
based on jobs subject to social security or INASTI, in
Walloon Brabant as of 31 December 2012
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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3.8 Distribution of employed workers by main
area of activity
In terms of employed workers, and more specifically their distribution across the main areas of activity,
it would appear that the vast majority of these jobs are in the service sector. These jobs make up 78.3%
of employed jobs in Walloon Brabant and 78.7% in Wallonia.
The other jobs are in the secondary sector and construction, the latter representing a higher number in
Wallonia (6.6% of employed workers) than in Walloon Brabant (4.9% of employed workers).
Employed workers remain very rare in agriculture, accounting for only 0.4% in Walloon Brabant and
0.3% in Wallonia.
Figure 29: Distribution of employed workers by main area
of activity, for Brabant and Wallonia, as of 31 December
2012
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tur
ul
ric
Ag
r
ust
Ind
y
Co
ion
uct
r
nst
s
ice
v
Ser
0,4%
16,4% 4,9%
78,3%
WALLOON BRABANT
0,3%
78,7%
14,4% 6,6%
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Proportion of the total number of jobs (%)
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90%
100%
3.9 Distribution of employed workers in
industry by activity
To be more specific, we can break down the main sectors into activities. These areas of activities are
defined by NACEBEL codes. The exact codes have been simplified to make them easier to understand.
For more information, the letters shown in brackets refer to the corresponding NACEBEL category.
It looks as though within the industrial sector, it is manufacturing (C) that dominates both in Walloon
Brabant (94% of employed workers in the industrial sector) and in Wallonia (88% of employed workers
in the industrial sector). However, in Walloon Brabant, one activity alone provides 52% of salaried jobs
in the industrial sector: that is the pharmaceutical industry (CF), which employs 18,780 people as of 31
December 2012.
In Wallonia, the majority of employed workers in the industrial sector are divided into four activities:
metalwork (CH) with 18% of jobs, food and tobacco production (CA) with 14% of jobs, rubber and
plastic production (CG) with 10% and the pharmaceutical industry (CF) with 9%.
Figure 30: Distribution of employed workers in industry
by activity, for Walloon Brabant and Wallonia, as
of 31 December 2012
WALLOON BRABANT
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Water, waste management
and sanitation (E)
Electricity, gas and air conditioning (D)
Other manufacturing activities (CM)
Transport equipment (CL)
Other machines and equipment (CK)
Electrical equipment (CJ)
IT, electronics and optics (CI)
Metalwork (CH)
Rubber and plastics (CG)
Pharmaceuticals (CF)
Chemicals (CE)
Coking and refining (CD)
Wood, paper and printing (CC)
Textiles and shoes (CB)
Food and tobacco (CA)
Mining (B)
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3.10 Distribution of employed workers
in the service sector by activity
As far as the service sector is concerned, in Walloon Brabant it is retail and vehicle repair (G) that
employs the most number of people, accounting for 20% of employed workers in this sector. After this
come education (P) with 16% of jobs and public administration (O) with 12% of jobs.
It is the latter that dominates in the service sector in Wallonia, including 16% of jobs in this area. This is
followed by retail and vehicle repair (G), with 16% of jobs, and education (P) with 15% of jobs.
Figure 31: Distribution of employed workers in
the service sector by activity, for Walloon Brabant
and Wallonia, as of 31 December 2012
100%
Retail, including vehicle repairs (G)
Transport and storage (H)
90%
Hotels and catering (I)
80%
Information and communication (J)
Finance and insurance (K)
70%
Real estate (L)
60%
Law, management, architecture and engineering (MA)
Science (MB and MC)
50%
Administrative and support services (N)
Public administration (O)
40%
Education (P)
30%
Human health (QA)
Medical and social accommodation (QB)
20%
Art, performance and recreation (R)
10%
Other service activities (S)
Households with employees (T)
0%
WALLOON BRABANT
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WALLONIA
3.11 Distribution of jobs by technology levels
All of these activities involve technology of different levels. In the service sector, the technology
structure of activities in Walloon Brabant is similar to that in Wallonia. In other words, not many jobs
in hi-tech activities (such as IT, telecoms or research), and some jobs in specialist activities (such as
financial, legal or cultural services) a few more than jobs in less specialist activities (such as catering,
administration or road transport).
In contrast, in industry, Walloon Brabant is distinct from Wallonia thanks to a higher proportion of
jobs in hi-tech industry (including pharmaceuticals, which has a major presence in Walloon Brabant).
The majority of employees working in industry in Wallonia work in activities with a medium level of
technology, including metalwork and the production of plastics.
Figure 32: Distribution of jobs in Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia
by technology levels as of 31 December 2012
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30,1%
45,5%
6,2% 6,2%
WALLOON BRABANT
3,4% 7,3% 1,9%
26,8%
50,4%
1,6% 8,7%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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3.12 Distribution of self-employed workers
by main area of activity
As far as self-employed workers are concerned, it seems that, as for employed workers, the vast majority
of jobs are in the service sector (81.5%).
In contrast, industry only accounts for 3.2% of self-employed workers, compared with 16.4% of
employed workers.
On the other hand, there are relatively more self-employed workers in agriculture (5.5% of selfemployed workers compared with 0.3% of employed workers) and in construction (9.6% of selfemployed workers compared with 4.9% of employed workers).
Figure 33 : Distribution of self-employed workers (annual
average) and employed workers (as of 31 December) by main
area of activity for Walloon Brabant en 2012
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Ag
ry
st
du
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9,6%
81,7%
SELF-EMPLOYED
0,3%
16,4%
4,9%
78,3%
EMPLOYED
0%
10%
20%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
40
90%
100%
3.13 Administrative unemployment rate
While the employment rate deals with the active population with a job, the unemployment rate deals
with the active population without a job. Two indicators are put forward below: the administrative
unemployment rate and the ILO unemployment rate.
In 2012, the average administrative unemployment rate was 10.9% in Walloon Brabant and 15.8% in
Wallonia. There has been a slight rise in Walloon Brabant since 2008, while the rate has remained stable
in Wallonia.
Figure 34 : Change in the average administrative unemployment rate in
Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia
20
Unemployment rate ( % )
17,5
15
12,5
10
7,5
5
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
2008
2009
Administrative unemployment in Walloon Brabant
2010
2011
2012
Administrative unemployment in Wallonia
Conceptually, the unemployment rate is the proportion of people who, among the active
population, do not have a job, are looking for a job and are available to work. In practical terms,
there are several different ways of measuring this rate. The administrative unemployment rate
is the direct calculation of the unemployment rate on the basis of administrative data.
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3.14 ILO unemployment rate
The ILO unemployment rate presents similar results to those for the administrative unemployment
rate, with a rate of 7.1% for Walloon Brabant in 2012 and 10.1% in Wallonia. The substantial fall in the
ILO unemployment rate between 2010 and 2011 occurred at a time when its definition changed. As a
result, this variation cannot be interpreted.
Figure 35 : Change in the average annual ILO unemployment rate in
Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia
15
Unemployment rate ( % )
12,5
10
7,5
5
2,5
0
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
2008
2009
ILO unemployment in Walloon Brabant
2010
2011
2012
ILO unemployment in Wallonia
The ILO unemployment rate (where ILO stands for International Labour Organization) is a
calculation of the unemployment rate based on a survey of workforces carried out by Eurostat.
This survey counts as unemployed anybody aged between 15 and 74 who was not in work
during the week of the survey, who was available to work, and who was actively looking for
a job in the previous four weeks or who had found a job due to begin in the following three
months.
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3.15 Geographical
distribution of the
unemployment rate
The municipalities with higher ILO unemployment
rates are divided into three areas of Walloon Brabant.
To the east, Jodoigne is alone among municipalities
with a generally low ILO unemployment rate. In the
centre, the municipalities of Court-Saint-Etienne,
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Wavre form an area
with the highest unemployment rate. Lastly, to the
west, the municipalities of Nivelles, Rebecq and Tubize have a higher unemployment rate than their
neighbours.
%
Figure 36 : Average annual
ILO unemployment rate for
the municipalities of Walloon
Brabant in 2012
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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4. Education and training
4.1 Preschool
Between 2010 and 2012, the number of preschool places rose from 4,693 to 4,843 in Walloon Brabant.
If we compare these figures with the number of children of preschool age, it appears that on average,
preschool coverage in the municipalities of Walloon Brabant is 45.9%.
Figure 37 : Change in the number of preschool places
as of 31 December in Walloon Brabant
Number of preschool places
5.500
5.250
5.000
4.750
4.500
4.250
4.000
2010
2011
2012
The number of preschool places shown above includes different types of place: both
community and family-based, subsidised and unsubsidised. They essentially include nurseries
and childminders.
The preschool coverage rate is the relationship between the total number of preschool places
and an estimate of the number of children of an age to take up such places, so it estimates the
balance between the availability of preschool places and demand.
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of preschool places
This coverage varies a lot from one municipality to the next. The
three municipalities with the best coverage are La Hulpe, Lasne and
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve. La Hulpe has
even more preschool places than children of
preschool age, with 102% coverage.
Figure 38 : Preschool coverage
for municipalities in Walloon Brabant as
of 31 December 2012
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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4.3 School
In Walloon Brabant, the school population (not including higher education) rose from 68,704 pupils
for the 2001-2002 school year to 73,108 pupils in 2012-2013. It should be noted that this number rose
sharply by 1,467 pupils between 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, when there was a change to the months
counted. This resulted in a break, albeit quite a small one, in the data.
Figure 39 : Change in the number of pupils
registered at a school in Walloon Brabant
80.000
70.000
Number of pupils
60.000
50.000
40.000
30.000
20.000
10.000
0
2001
2002
2002
2003
2003
2004
2004
2005
2005
2006
2006
2007
2007
2008
2008
2009
2009
2010
2010
2011
School year
Secondary
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Primary
Kindergarten
2011
2012
2012
2013
of school pupils
Wanneer we het aandeel van de leerlingen van het lager
onderwijs bekijken dat in de gemeente woont waar ze naar
school gaan, blijkt dat de gemeente Geldenaken in het oosten
en de gemeenten Nijvel en Tubeke in het westen drie kwart
meer leerlingen van de gemeente hebben. Omgekeerd zijn
de leerlingen van de gemeente zelf in de minderheid in de
gemeenten Court-Saint-Etienne, Incourt, Ramillies en Walhain.
Figure 40 : Proportion of primary school pupils
who live in the same municipality as their school,
for municipalities in Walloon Brabant for the
school year 2010-2011
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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4.5 Levels of education
51.1% of adults in Wallonia who are not students have a (lower or upper) secondary school or
post-secondary qualification but no higher. In Walloon Brabant, this group represents 44.2% of the
population. Similarly, Wallonia has proportionally more inhabitants who only have a primary school
qualification or no qualification at all, than Walloon Brabant. In contrast, the Province boasts 37% of
adults with a higher education qualification, compared with 23.9% in Wallonia.
Figure 41 : Distribution of the non-student adult
population by level of education for Walloon
Brabant and Wallonia as of 1 January 2011
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12,5%
51,1%
23,9%
8,8%
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Proportion of the non-student adult population
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90%
100%
4.6 Geographical distribution of adults
with an upper-secondary school qualification
The municipalities in which fewer than 60% of non-student adult inhabitants have at least an upper-secondary
school qualification are located on the outskirts of the Province. They are Braine-le-Château, Rebecq and Tubize to
the west, as well as Hélécine, Jodoigne and Orp-Jauche to the east. In contrast, the municipalities in which more
than 65% of non-student adult inhabitants have such a qualification are in the centre of the Province, along an
imaginary line linking La Hulpe to Chastre or Walhain. The exception to this is Beauvechain which is further away
from the middle from this point of view.
Figure 42 : Proportion of the non-student adult population with at least an upper-secondary
school qualification in the municipalities of Walloon Brabant.
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
4.7 University education
The Province benefits from the presence of the Université Catholique de Louvain (U.C.L) in Louvainla-Neuve. We should also point out that as well as a major university, Walloon Brabant also boasts an
extensive secondary and non-university higher education network. In the next edition, this chapter on
education will be much more detailed.
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5. Industries and businesses
5.1 Demographics of businesses
The demographics of businesses are generally looked at in terms of commercial companies. So
between 2000 and 2013, the number of commercial companies in Walloon Brabant rose from 12,621
to 20,637. This represents an increase of 64% in 13 years, which is higher than the rise seen in Wallonia
over the same period (41%).
Figure 43 : Change in the number of commercial
companies in Walloon Brabant
22.000
Number of commercial companies
21.000
20.000
19.000
18.000
17.000
16.000
15.000
14.000
13.000
12.000
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
According to the website becompta.be, a commercial company (or société commerciale) is a
legal term for a legal entity, in other words, a collection of private individuals united by a given
objective, associated with a private individual in certain legal contexts. This term covers public
and private limited companies, cooperatives etc.
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5.2 Geographical distribution of establishments
As far as the geographical distribution of businesses is concerned, it is more practical talk about
establishments. It would appear that establishments in Walloon Brabant are concentrated in 5
municipalities: Braine-l’Alleud, Nivelles, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Waterloo and Wavre, which are
also municipalities with high population densities.
Figure 44 : Number of establishments in
the municipalities of Walloon Brabant as
of 31 December 2012
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
Establishments
An establishment is a site of economic activity that is geographically identifiable by an address,
where at least one of the company’s activities is carried out, or from where it is carried out.
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Business parks in Walloon Brabant
IBW PARKS
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
IN HECTARES, ARES,
CENTIARES
OCCUPANCY RATES
EXCL. OPTIONS AS A %
NUMBER OF BUSINESSES
NUMBER OF JOBS
(ESTIMATED)*
Nivelles Sud
205 88 00
99,40%
249
4.991
Nivelles Sud
Extension
45 20 00
37,96%
28
348
Vallée du Hain
127 30 00
100%
138
5.158
Jodoigne
33 40 00
92,92%
38
310
Perwez
33 00 00
100%
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564
Tubize - Saintes
50 37 00
100%
74
1.521
Nivelles Portes de
l'Europe
85 50 76
29,94%
25
934
TOTAL
580 65 76
80,03%
601
13.826
IBW-UCL PARK
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
IN HECTARES, ARES,
CENTIARES
OCCUPANCY RATES
NUMBER OF JOBS
(ESTIMATED)*
Ottignies - LLN
144 80 00
81,60%
269
5.663
MUNICIPAL
PARKS
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
IN HECTARES, ARES,
CENTIARES
OCCUPANCY RATES
NUMBER OF JOBS
(ESTIMATED)*
Waver Noord
(WN, Collines,
Noire Epine)
187 07 00
97,70%
343
9.400
PRIVATE
PARTNERSHIP
PARKS
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
IN HECTARES, ARES,
CENTIARES
OCCUPANCY RATES
NUMBER OF JOBS
(ESTIMATED)*
Axis Parc
Mont-Saint-Guibert
18 00 00
75,00%
132
1.700
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PARTNERSHIP
SARSI
(UITRUSTING)
TOTAL SURFACE AREA
IN HECTARES, ARES,
CENTIARES
OCCUPANCY RATES
NUMBER OF JOBS
(ESTIMATED)*
Fabelta - Tubize
2 77 00
100%
14
150
The number of businesses and jobs are estimates by the IBW based on surveys (02/2015),
land sale figures and data from the Banque Nationale de Belgique.
In addition to these business parks, there are other parks based in Walloon Brabant such as the Parc
de l’Alliance in Braine-l’Alleud and the Waterloo Office Park. These parks include a total of almost one
hundred hectares and several thousand jobs, thus boosting the Province’s economic development.
There are also other sites currently being redeveloped (e.g. the foundry site at Clabecq) that may
ultimately welcome businesses and new jobs.
Business parks are a real economic driving force for the Province. As of 1 January 2015, according to
recent estimates, no fewer than 30,647 jobs in Walloon Brabant were based in these business parks. It
is worth pointing out that the largest park in terms of jobs is the one in Wavre, which benefits from the
presence of the pharmaceuticals company, Glaxo Smith Kline, while the largest in terms of surface area
is the one in Nivelles-sud.
It has been noticed that land available for businesses is becoming rare in the Province of Walloon
Brabant. Projects for new sites are important for the future of the Province’s development. There are the
69 hectares for the Tubize II business park, where the first plots should be available to buy in 2016 (even
though the development plan was revised in 2004) and the 7-hectare site at Hélécine and its planned
50-hectare extension. It is also worth pointing out the revised development plans for Louvain-la-Neuve
related to the RER work, resulting in new mixed business park areas within the science park.
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5.4 5.4 Distribution of establishments
by main area of activity
As far as the areas of activity of these establishments are concerned, the vast majority are involved
in the service industry, both in Walloon Brabant (82.2%) and Wallonia (79%) where it is slightly less
prevalent. In contrast, Wallonia boasts proportionally more establishments involved in construction
(12.2% compared with 10.5%) and industry (7.2% compared with 5.7%). Both in the Region and the
Province, agriculture only accounts for just under 2% of establishments.
Figure 45 : Distribution of establishments by
main area of activity for Walloon Brabant as
of 31 December 2012
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20%
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Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
Proportion of the total number of establishments (%)
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90%
100%
5.5 Distribution of establishments
in industry by activity
To be more specific, we can break down the main sectors into activities. These areas of activities
are defined by NACEBEL codes, as for jobs. The letters shown in brackets refer to the corresponding
NACEBEL category.
If we look at the distribution of establishments in industry by activity, it would appear that the
breakdown for Wallonia and Walloon Brabant is similar. It is the same three activities that encompass
more than half the establishments, and in the same order.
Number one is the food industry and tobacco (CA), which covers 20% of establishments in Walloon
Brabant, and 25% in Wallonia. Next comes metalwork (CH) with 18% in Walloon Brabant and 20%
in Wallonia. Lastly, there is wood, paper and printing (CC), accounting for 13% of establishments in
Walloon Brabant and 9% in Wallonia.
Figure 46 : Distribution of establishments in industry by activity for Walloon Brabant as of
31 December 2012
Proportion of the total number of establishments
100%
Mining (B)
Food and tobacco (CA)
90%
Textiles and shoes (CB)
80%
Wood, paper and printing (CC)
Coking and refining (CD)
70%
Chemicals (CE)
60%
Pharmaceutical (CF)
Rubber and plastics (CG)
50%
Metalwork (CH)
40%
IT, electronics and optics (CI)
Electrical equipment (CJ)
30%
Other machines and equipment (CK)
Transport equipment (CL)
20%
Other manufacturing activities (CM)
10%
Electricity, gas and air conditioning (D)
Water, waste management and sanitation (E)
0%
WALLOON BRABANT
WALLONIA
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in the service sector by activity
Similarly, if we look at the distribution of establishments in the service sector by activity, it would appear
that retail (including vehicle repair, NACEBEL category G) accounts for the most establishments, both in
Walloon Brabant and in Wallonia, with 31% in both the Province and the Region.
In Walloon Brabant, the picture is completed by law, management, architecture and engineering (MA)
which represent 9% of establishments, and Horeca (I) which accounts for 9% of establishments. In
Wallonia, it’s Horeca (I) that comes second with 10% of establishments. Education finishes off the top
three with 7% of establishments.
Figure 47 : Distribution of establishments in the service
sector by activity for Walloon Brabant as of 31 December
2012
100%
Retail, including vehicle repairs (G)
Transport and storage (H)
90%
Hotels and catering (I)
80%
Information and communication (J)
Finance and insurance (K)
70%
Real estate (L)
60%
Law, management, architecture and engineering (MA)
Science (MB and MC)
50%
Administrative and support services (N)
Public administration (O)
40%
Education (P)
30%
Human health (QA)
Medical and social accommodation (QB)
20%
Art, performance and recreation (R)
10%
Other service activities (S)
Households with employees (T)
0%
WALLOON BRABANT
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WALLONIA
by technology levels
Lastly, as far as the technology levels of establishments is concerned, it would appear that the structure
in Wallonia and Walloon Brabant are again fairly similar. Neither is home to many high-tech businesses,
and for both around 3% of establishments represent medium or low levels of technology. Similarly
specialist services represent 29% of establishments in both cases. However, Walloon Brabant is home
to more high-tech services (3% compared with 1% in Wallonia).
Figure 48 : Distribution of establishments in Walloon
Brabant by technology levels as of 31 December 2012
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0,2%
3,2%
48,9%
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
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6. Housing
6.1 Change in the number
of buildings and dwellings
Residential space in Walloon Brabant is increasingly dense, in that types of dwelling are increasingly
grouped together. The number of dwellings has risen from 134,613 in 1995 to 170,858 on 1 January 2014,
representing a rise of 27% in 19 years.
Over the same period, the number of buildings rose from 130,610 to 151,323, representing a rise of only
16%. This means that there are more and more dwellings per building, and this observation would be
even clearer if we limited this last calculation to residential buildings.
Figure 49 : Change in the number of buildings and
dwellings in Walloon Brabant as of 1 January
180.000
Number of buildings and dwellings
175.000
170.000
165.000
160.000
155.000
150.000
145.000
140.000
135.000
Dwellings
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Buildings
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
130.000
6.2 Types of buildings
This trend has resulted in a particular building structure in Walloon Brabant. Walloon Brabant has far fewer
terraced or semi-detached houses than Wallonia (15% and 20% respectively, compared with 27% and 23%
respectively in Wallonia). The urban spread of Brussels has had some influence on the construction of
detached houses, farms and chateaux, which make up 41% of buildings compared with 31% in Wallonia.
However, alongside these fairly spread out houses, there are proportionally more apartment buildings
or blocks than in Wallonia (21% of buildings compared with 14% in Wallonia). The type of dwelling varies
significantly in Walloon Brabant, and this differentiation is geographically explicit.
Figure 50 : Distribution of dwellings by building type for Walloon Brabant in 2014
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22,6%
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2,3%
13,6%
3,3%
WALLONIA
0%
10%
20%
Author : J. Delloye
Data : IWEPS
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Aandeel van het aantal woningen (%)
Houses are single-family dwellings, so not grouped together. Terraced houses are connected
on both sides, semi-detached houses are connected on one side and detached houses are
open on all four sides. Apartment buildings or blocks contain several dwellings, so homes are
grouped together.
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6.3 Geographical distribution of
apartment buildings or blocks
The map below shows the proportion of the number of dwellings in
an apartment block for the municipalities in Walloon Brabant. The
municipalities where housing is more dense are along the main roads,
including Tubize along the E429, Braine-l’Alleud, Nivelles and Waterloo
along the E19-R0 and Court-Saint-Etienne, Mont-Saint-Guibert,
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Perwez and Wavre
near the E411.
Figure 51 : Proportion of the
number of dwellings in an
apartment block for Walloon
Brabant in 2014
%
A-roads
Motorways
Railways
Municipal borders
Canton borders
Provincial borders
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7. Summary
If we look at the maps above, we can identify similarities between different municipalities in
Walloon Brabant that often show the same ranges of values.
The municipality of Lasne has such an unusual socio-economic structure in comparison to Walloon
Brabant that it is a real exception right at the heart of the Province. The population density here is moderate
(300 inhab./km² compared with 417 inhab./km² on average) but income here is particularly high. The
average income per tax return is €42,393, the highest in Walloon Brabant and far above the average for the
Province, €33,613. As far as employment is concerned, the activity rate is lower than the Province’s average
(63.5% compared with 69.4%), and a low rate of unemployment as well (5.4% compared with 6.3% on
average). The proportion of self-employed people is however very high (53.3% compared with 37.5% on
average in Walloon Brabant).
When it comes to education, preschool coverage is very high (97% compared with 45.9%, the Province’s
average) while the proportion of primary school children is slightly below the average for Walloon Brabant
(59.2% compared with 60.9%). Lasne also stands out in terms of its high level of training, with 71.9% of its
non-student adult inhabitants having at least an upper-secondary school qualification. This is the highest
proportion of all the municipalities in Walloon Brabant, where the proportion is on average 63.1%.
The municipality of Tubize also has an unusual socio-economic structure in relation to the other
municipalities in Walloon Brabant. In many ways, this structure contrasts with that of Lasne. So the
population density here is much higher than the average for the Province (760 inhab./km² compared
with 417 inhab./km²). 24.8% of dwellings are in apartment buildings or blocks compared with 12.9% on
average in Walloon Brabant. In contrast, the median and mean incomes per tax return are the lowest in
the Province, with €21,165 and €26,815 respectively. Similarly, 1.4% of inhabitants aged between 18 and
64 receive RIS (or equivalent), which is higher than the average for the Province (0.8%).
The activity rate is slightly above the average for Walloon Brabant (70.2% compared with 69.4%) and the
unemployment rate is the highest in the Province (9.3%). The jobs ratio is 41.3% while the average for the
Province is 54.6%. Lastly, only 22.5% of workers are self-employed, compared with an average of 37.5% in
Walloon Brabant. Lastly, as far as education is concerned, preschool coverage is below the average for the
Province here (26.1% compared with 45.9%). In contrast, the proportion of local pupils in primary school
is 76.3% while the average for Walloon Brabant is 60%. The level of training of inhabitants here is however
the lowest in Walloon Brabant, with just 47.2% of non-student adult inhabitants holding at least an uppersecondary school qualification.
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The municipalities of Beauvechain, Chaumont-Gistoux, La Hulpe, Rixensart, Waterloo and Walhain
are geographically divided into two sub-groups: La Hulpe, Rixensart and Waterloo are in the north of
Walloon Brabant, between Lasne and Brussels, while Beauvechain, Chaumont-Gistoux and Walhain are
towards the east.
These municipalities are fairly mixed, but the characteristics that they share mean that from a socioeconomic perspective, they are close to the municipality of Lasne. So the population density here is
fairly mixed, with the highest density in Walloon Brabant (Waterloo with 1,409.8 inhab./km²) as well
as municipalities with a very low density (such as Walhain with 177 inhab./km² compared with 417,
the average in Walloon Brabant). In contrast, all of these municipalities are connected by a high level
of average income per tax return, at an average of €36,718.8, so €3,105.4 more than the Province’s
average.
The activity rate in these different municipalities is fairly mixed once again, with the municipality with
the lowest rate, Waterloo with 61.2%, and those with the highest rate, Walhain with 73.5%. In contrast,
all of these municipalities share a low unemployment rate of 5.8% on average, which is lower than
the average for Walloon Brabant (6.3%). In terms of education, the preschool rate here is high, with
63.4% coverage compared with the Province’s average of 45.9%. La Hulpe is also the only municipality
in Walloon Brabant to offer more places than its local needs (102% coverage). Similarly, the level of
training achieved by inhabitants of these municipalities is high, with 67.4% of non-student adult
inhabitants holding at least an upper-secondary school qualification, which is higher than the average
for Walloon Brabant (63.1%).
Hélécine, Jodoigne, Nivelles, Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Rebecq and Wavre are geographically
spread out, with Rebecq to the far west of Walloon Brabant, Nivelles on the border with Hainaut,
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve and Wavre in the centre, and lastly, Hélécine and Jodoigne to the east of
the Province.
Although these municipalities are mixed, they are socio-economically similar to the municipality of
Tubize. The population density here is very mixed, with considerable differences between, for example,
Jodoigne (185.4 inhab./km²) and Wavre (801.4 inhab./km²). In contrast, these municipalities are linked
by a lower level of income than the rest of the Province. So the group’s median income per tax return
is €22,351 on average, compared with €23,495 for the average for Walloon Brabant, and the mean
income per return is €30,721 compared with the average for the Province, which is €33,613.
The activity rate here is 69.2% on average, which is close to the average for Walloon Brabant (69.4%).
In contrast, the unemployment rate here is on average higher than for the Province as a whole (7.4%
compared with 6.3%). The jobs ration is very mixed, as the group includes the municipality with the
highest ratio (Wavre with 110.8%) and the one with the lowest ratio (Rebecq with 26.9%).
As far as education is concerned, the preschool coverage rate is slightly below the average for the
Province (42.6% compared with 45.9%). Hélécine also has the lowest coverage in Walloon Brabant
with 15%. In contrast, the proportion of local primary school pupils here is 68.7% on average, which is
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higher than the average for Walloon Brabant (60.9%). Lastly, the level of training here is slightly lower
than the rest of the Province, with 60.1% of non-student adult inhabitants holding at least one uppersecondary school qualification compared with 63.1% for the average for the Province.
Beauvechain
Waterloo
Tubize
Braine-leChâteau
Rebecq
Brainel’Alleud
Rixensart
Lasne
Wavre
Jodoigne
Chaumont- Gistoux
Orp-Jauche
Incourt
Ottignies-LLN
Ittre
Genappe
Hélécine
Grez-Doiceau
La Hulpe
CourtSt-Etienne
Ramillies
MontSt-Guibert
Walhain
Perwez
Nivelles
Chastre
Villers-la-Ville
Finally, Braine-l’Alleud, Braine-le-Château, Chastre, Court-Saint-Etienne, Genappe, Grez-Doiceau,
Incourt, Ittre, Mont-Saint-Guibert, Orp-Jauche, Perwez, Ramillies and Villers-la-Ville. This group of
municipalities is geographically split in two by the E411 so that Grez-Doiceau, Incourt, Orp-Jauche, Perwez
and Ramillies make up the eastern side.
These municipalities are similar in terms of most of the criteria discussed. The population density is generally
low, with an average of 277.6 inhab./km² compared with 417.1 inhab./km² for the average for the Province.
Ramillies is also the least densely populated municipality in Walloon Brabant with 127.6 inhab./km². Income
is not a distinguishing feature for this group, as the median (€23.793) and mean (€33,363) income per tax
return are close to the provincial averages (€23,495 and €33,613).
However, it does stand out in terms of its average activity rate, 70.9%, which is the highest of all the groups
presented. The proportion of self-employed workers is also high, with 41.6% (compared with the average
for Walloon Brabant of 37.5%). In contrast, the jobs ratio is slightly below the average for the Province (46.1%
compared with 54.6%). As far as education is concerned, the preschool rate is 36,9%, which is far below the
average for Walloon Brabant (45.9%).
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Appendix
Top 100 businesses in Walloon Brabant in
terms of jobs based in the Province
NAME OR COMPANY
64
STAFF
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES
1
GSK BIOLOGICALS SA
7696
Research & development - Production and marketing for a range
of vaccines for human use.
2
ORES SCRL
2416
Distribution of electricity and gas – Managing public municipal
and inter-municipal lighting
3
UCB SA ( Secteur pharma )
1426
Pharmaceutical industry - Research, production and marketing
of drugs.
4
SWIFT SCRL ( society for worldwide
interbank financial telecommunication )
974
International inter-bank telecommunication.
5
HOLCIM BELGIQUE SA
878
Production of cement, concrete.
6
VILLAGE N°1
REINE FABIOLA ASBL
700
Support for adults with disabilities in their life plans and
support for anybody with a disability through job creation.
7
AW EUROPE SA
670
Research and development for automatic gearboxes and
automotive navigation systems (GPS)
8
AJINOMOTO OMNICHEM SA
667
Fine chemical pharmaceuticals - Emulgators and tensioactive
substances for the agrochemical industry
9
NLMK CLABECQ
602
Manufacture and sale of steel products
10
LOGISTICS NIVELLES SA
589
Storage, handling and dispatching goods.
11
COFELY FABRICOM
INFRA SUD SA
535
General electricity contractor (distribution hubs, remote
distribution, infrastructure)
12
SPORTDIRECT.COM
BELGIUM SA
512
Sports product retailer in specialist stores (DISPORT & SPORT
WORLD)
13
ION BEAM
APPLICATIONS SA ( IBA )
479
Manufacturing of cyclotrons and other particle accelerators
14
ZOETIS BELGIUM SA
( PFIZER )
466
Veterinary products (viral and bacterial vaccines)
15
MASTERCARD EUROPE SPRL
459
Development of activities linked to card payments (credit, debit
etc.)
16
IDEM PAPERS SA
434
Manufacturing of carbonless copy paper and special paper.
17
BEL PARK SA ( Walibi )
431
Amusement park – Tropical swimming pool
18
LLOYDSPHARMA GROUP SA
384
Pharmacies
19
TEC BRABANT WALLON
345
Public service public transport operator.
20
LONZA BRAINE SA
307
Made-to-order manufacturing for the pharmaceutical and
agrochemical industry
21
CP. BOURG SA
301
Manufacturing of paper assembly machines and pneumatic
document transport systems
22
INTERCOMMUNALE
BRABANT WALLON ( IBW )
270
Economic expansion – Land use planning – Waste processing –
Wastewater purification – Crematorium.
23
DUMONT WAUTIER
( carrieres & fours à chaux - ) SA
267
Limestone mining and production of lime
24
HEYTENS DECOR
BELGIQUE SA
253
Production and sale of coordinated decorative items.
25
GLAXOSMITHKLINE SA
248
Pharmaceutical product wholesaler – Trade intermediary
26
VTH SPRL
247
Freight transport by road
27
BAXTER R & D
EUROPE SPRL
225
Research and development in the field of pharmaceuticals,
medicine and medical equipment for hospitals.
28
FRANKI FOUNDATIONS
BELGIUM SA ( FFB )
216
Foundations – civil engineering.
29
TWIN DISC
INTERNATIONAL SA
214
Manufacturing and distribution of power transmission
equipment
30
CASSIS SA
212
Ladies’ ready-to-wear retailer.
31
PEUGEOT-BELGIQUELUXEMBOURG SA
209
Imports - Distribution of new cars and spare parts.
32
SECURITY GUARDIANS
INSTITUT SA (SGI)
207
Surveillance / security company
33
DOLOMIES DE
MARCHE-LES-DAMES SA
206
Dolomite mining and manufacturing of ground, milled, oven
loaded, decarbonised and sintered dolomite.
34
MARTIN’S HOTELS
201
5-star hotel – 121 bedrooms - Organisation of banquets,
meetings etc.
35
SECURITAS SA
200
Static and mobile security – Alarm stations – Reception
security.
36
NIZET ENTREPRISE SA
197
General and industrial electricity – Installation – Construction
of HV cabins + switchboards – Electro-mechanics –
Maintenance.
37
CHAUSSURES MANIET SA
191
Shoe retailer
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38
WILLIAMSON (TD. -) SA
191
Equipment for pipelines – Mechanical and manual valves –
Piping products – Spare parts for drilling equipment.
39
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
BELGIUM SA
190
Maintenance services for nuclear plant operators.
40
FACT SECURITY SPRL
181
Security services.
41
MAXI TOYS BELGIUM SA
175
Toy retailer.
42
AW TECHNICAL CENTER
EUROPE SA
173
Research and development – Independent analysis, trial and
testing lab – Industrial design office
43
DOOSAN BENELUX SA
173
Trade intermediary for diggers, BOBCAT compact loaders
44
AUTOMATIC SYSTEMS SA
167
Access control, toll and security equipment for vehicles and
pedestrians.
45
AXEDIS ASBL
162
Social enterprise – Assembly: electronic, electrical, precision
mechanical – Various packaging- Printing – Parks and gardens
46
MAMMA LUCIA SA
159
Production of ready meals – lasagne – fresh pasta.
47
IMPERBEL SA
158
Production of waterproof membranes – Derbigum.
48
PIRET (GARAGE -) SA
158
Vehicle sales and repairs.
49
ROSSEL PRINTING
COMPANY SA
156
Newspaper printing for the Rossel, Sud Presse groups
50
PAPRIKA SA
145
Ladies’ clothing retailer
51
FIRMENICH BELGIUM SA
141
Technology transfer - Extraction, production and development
of aromas and natural extracts for the food industry.
52
INTERCOMMUNALE
DES EAUX DU CENTRE
DU BW ( IECBW ) SCRL
128
Production and distribution of water via pipes.
53
ABBVIE SA
127
Pharmaceutical product wholesaler.
54
SGS LIFE SCIENCE SERVICES
( division of SGS BELGIUM SA )
127
Clinical pharmacology – Biometrics – Biostatistics
55
DELIFRANCE BELGIUM SA
124
Industrial bakery – precooked, fresh and frozen French bakery
products
56
ORANGINA SCHWEPPES
BELGIUM SA
124
Soft drinks industry.
57
BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
BUILDERS ( BSB ) SA
122
Consultancy, IT projects, SAP projects, financial software
publisher, e-business projects.
58
THALES BELGIUM SA
122
Production and sale of all radio-communication and
telecommunication systems and similar electronic systems.
59
OKAIDI BELGIUM SA
120
Children’s clothing and accessory retailer.
60
WENDT BOART SA
120
Manufacturer of super-abrasive machines and tools designed
for machines for hard materials
61
AISIN EUROPE SA
115
Importing and exporting sewing and embroidery machines –
Automotive parts.
62
HECHT SA
115
PRINTING
63
VACHE BLEUE SA
115
“VACHE BLEUE” dairy product wholesaler.
64
BEL BELGIUM SA
106
Production and trade in dairy products (butter, milk, cheeses)
65
STEF LOGISTICS
SAINTES SA
103
Cold storage logistics / Storage and warehousing / goods
handling
66
ABBOTT SA
102
Importing and marketing pharmaceutical, hospital nutritional
and diagnostic products.
67
SGS LAB SIMON SA
101
Approved laboratories for the analysis of drugs for dietary,
cosmetic and food products, - Analytical skills.
68
SABERT CORPORATION
EUROPE SA
94
Wholesaler – Processing paper and disposable plastic food
packaging, doilies
69
BIA OVERSEAS SA
93
Mining, construction and civil engineering machine wholesaler.
70
FIB BELGIUM SA
92
Designer of lines and thermal equipment for wires and
equipment manufacturer
71
SDIL SA
91
Sports and camping equipment wholesaler
72
CLARIANT MASTERBATCHES
BENELUX SA
86
Production and marketing for master batchers for the plastics
industry.
73
BLOUNT EUROPE SA
85
Distribution of chainsaws and accessories – garden tools –
Ride-on mowers – Concrete saws
74
HOSLET ( ETS - ) SA
85
Heavy goods – Operating sandpits.
75
DESTRIJKER SCHMIT
( TRANSPORT - ) SA ( TDS )
84
Transport (National) – Removals (National and international)
76
SIGNAL ENGINEERING
& ELECTRONICS SPRL ( SEE )
84
Remote distribution equipment - Development, production and
sale of products for video, audio and data communication.
77
IS INFORMATIC SERVICES SA
81
IT and software services
78
ALBEMARLE EUROPE SPRL
79
Sale and distribution of chemical and intermediary products
79
OPTIMALIS SA
79
Operational management – Facility management –
Administrative work
67
80
5N PLUS BELGIUM SA
78
Production of non-ferrous metals and salts from these metals.
81
INDUSTRIAL PROJECT
SERVICES SA ( IPS )
78
Design, engineering – Industrial project management.
82
SUPERTRANSPORT SA
78
Goods transport by road.
83
ITM ALIMENTAIRE
BELGIUM SA
( INTERMARCHÉ )
77
Specialist food wholesale – Other wholesale, consumer items
not mentioned elsewhere
84
FOTOCOM SA
74
Digital photo prints sold online – Site management and
Internet services, e-commerce platform.
85
GINION WATERLOO SA
74
Garages – Automotive dealer (BMW, Mini, Volvo, Ferrari, Rolls
Royce etc..).
86
CARDONA & DELTENRE
( ETS FRANCOIS - ) SA
73
Coach transport (TEC lines) – Special services (school transport
company shuttle buses)
87
CVO-EUROPE SPRL
72
IT consultancy – Business and other management consultancy
88
HARTMANN Paul SA
71
Marketing healthcare items and dressings, toiletries –
Distribution of nappies and cotton wool – Medical products.
89
AUTOBUS DE GENVAL SA
70
Coach transport (TEC lines) – School and tourism transport.
90
HANDSON & PARTNERS SA
70
Financial services for businesses – Accounts and management
control – Help with takeovers and purchases
91
PAREXEL BELGIUM SPRL
69
Research and development – Real estate, rental – Market
research, organisational consultancy
92
EASI SA
68
IT Solutions & Services, Systems integration for AS400 and Lotus
Notes, software publisher.
93
MELIN (ENTREPRISES -) SA
68
Public works – Roads – Paving.
94
PARKER HANNIFIN BELUX
SPRL
67
Hydraulic, pneumatic and electro-mechanical applications,
connecters.
95
SUN CHEMICAL SA
66
Marketing and distribution of organic colour pigments.
96
VELUX BELGIUM SA
66
Sale of roof windows.
97
HAMON THERMAL
EUROPE SA
65
Manufacturing of industrial aeraulic and refrigeration
equipment – Technical studies and engineering activities
98
ALPHA TECHNOLOGIES SA
64
Manufacturing of electronic equipment, telecommunication
equipment, meters, electronic devices, stabilised power supplies
99
BAXTER BELGIUM SPRL
64
Development and marketing of pharmaceutical products
100
KEYRUS BIOPHARMA SA
64
Business and other management consultancy
Bron : CCIBW
68
FESBW Board of Directors
CHAIRMAN
M. HERMANT Jean-Pierre
SECRETARY
M. LOUPPE Thibaut
DIRECTOR
M. CHAMPAGNE Jean-Pierre
DIRECTOR
M. GRAMAGLIA Enzo
DIRECTOR
M. SENGIER Jean-Marc
DIRECTOR
M. LENCHANT Michaël
DIRECTOR
M. TRUSSART Alain
DIRECTOR
Mme DEMEUSE Françoise
DIRECTOR
M. THOREAU Benoît
Sources
Useful
addresses
www.iweps.be
www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be
Walloon Brabant Chamber
of Commerce and Industry
www.ibw.be
www.ccibw.be
www.brabantwallon.be
www.fwa.be
www.csc.be
www.fgtb.be
www.forem.be
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Impression & mise en page : www.doubleclic.be
La Fondation Économique et Sociale du Brabant wallon
en collaboration avec l’ Intercommunale du Brabant wallon - IBW

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