Wommelgem has 12,865 residents across 13 km². The average age is 43, and 50.5% of residents are women. Home ownership is common: 73% of residents own their homes. Average annual net income per person is €20,802. The population is 93.9% Belgian, 1.7% Dutch, 0.8% Polish, 0.4% Moroccan, 0.4% Romanian, 0.3% Spanish, 0.3% Afghan and 2.1% other nationalities. Households own an average of 1.3 cars.
The housing stock is 69.6% houses and 30.4% apartment buildings. Buildings date on average from around 1968, and homes have an average of 5.7 rooms. Across building types, 27.8% are semi-detached houses, 22.3% detached houses, farms or castles, 16.8% terraced houses, 29.2% buildings and apartment blocks, 2.2% other building types and 1.7% commercial houses. There are 18 houses for sale, priced from €204,000 to €1,090,000; the average asking price is €488,077.
The A13/E313 towards Antwerp, Hasselt and Liège is about a 4-minute drive from the centre. The A12 towards Brussels, Boom, Antwerp and Bergen op Zoom is about 8 minutes away. R11 and N116 also provide road access. Public transport includes tram lines 24, 4 and 8, and bus lines 140, 141, 243, 420 and 421. Nearby stations include Boechout, Mortsel-Liersesteenweg, Mortsel, Mortsel-Deurnesteenweg and Mortsel-Oude God. The listed tram and bus routes connect Wommelgem with a range of towns and cities.
For households with children, Wommelgem has 3 nurseries, 4 nursery schools and 4 primary schools; there is no secondary school in the municipality. Shops include 2 Lidl stores, 1 Louis Delhaize, 1 Carrefour and 1 Colruyt. There are 2 electric-vehicle charging stations. No shared bicycles or shared cars are listed in the municipality. Antwerp International Airport in Deurne is about 10 minutes away by car or 38 minutes by public transport.
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