Fewer residents aged 65 and over than 95% of Canadian towns: 8.6%
Just over a fifth of residents are under 15; across Canada’s towns the figure is 16%. Census day 2021: 6,493 residents and 2,110 households in Cumberland. In Cumberland, 52% of residents belong to a visible minority. One-person households are rarer here than in 90% of Canadian towns.
Younger than 82% of Canadian towns: half of Cumberland is under 37
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 45–49, with 8.5% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. 14% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cumberland, 37. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Cumberland households average 3.1 people, larger than in 92% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Census figures put one-parent families at 8.5% in Cumberland.
8.5% of residents 15 and over live common-law, fewer than in 69% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up 30% of adults, beside a typical 27%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns. The census found that 52% of residents 15 and over are married in Cumberland.
81% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
18% of households rent their home; across Canada’s towns the figure is 25%. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Typically, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
Household income, middle of the range: $117,600 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Cumberland: half had more than $117,600, 37% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Alberta’s towns the median is $92,200. COVID-19 benefits went to 33% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
More immigrants than 81% of Canadian towns: 37%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 45%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Of the immigrants living here, 31% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. To put it in context, 17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns. Across Cumberland, 8% of residents lived at another address a year earlier.
Cumberland ranks below 61% of Canadian towns on residents with no religion: 31%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity; in Cumberland, 4.1%. To put it in context, 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Other faiths: Muslim (15%), Buddhist (6.8%) and Hindu (2.3%).
English is the mother tongue of 60%, and 6% speak French as well
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
20% most often speak a language other than English or French at home, and 2.5% speak neither official language. Fewer bilingual residents than in 63% of Canadian towns: 6%. At 1.3%, residents whose mother tongue is French sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
In Cumberland, 30% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 10%, beside a typical 9.5%. Elsewhere, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
63% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
63% of residents 15 and over have a job; across Canada’s towns the typical share is 58%.
Among 41 towns of 6,400 to 6,577 people, the 11th youngest
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The youngest of these towns is City View, at 33.5; the oldest, Pictou County, Subdivision A, is at 54.4. Closest in median age to Cumberland are Greystone Heights (35.7), Fairhaven (36), Mount Royal (38.1) and Crescent Heights (38.2).
A younger town than 1 of the 6 around it: Cumberland
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 6,493 | — | 37 | 8.6% | 37% |
| Hudson | 3,634 | 0.7 km | 36.8 | 11% | 45% |
| Carlton | 5,502 | 1.1 km | 34 | 8.2% | 39% |
| Oxford | 4,460 | 1.1 km | 38.1 | 13% | 37% |
| Wellington | 3,314 | 1.3 km | 36.5 | 14% | 22% |
| Caernarvon | 5,972 | 1.5 km | 36.4 | 16% | 36% |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 1.9 km | 36.3 | 14% | 35% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Alberta’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Alberta’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
Questions about Cumberland’s residents
What is the population of Cumberland?
Cumberland had 6,493 residents at the 2021 Census.
What is the average age in Cumberland?
A median age of 37, younger than 82% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 21%, and people 65 and over 8.6%.
Is Cumberland bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 6% are. Another 0% speak only French and 91% only English, and French is the first language of 1.3%.
How diverse is Cumberland?
37% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 52% belong to a visible minority and 4.1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Cumberland?
43% are Christian and 31% have no religion; 26% follow another religion.
Is Cumberland good for families?
Under 15: 21% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 63% of households. One-parent families: 8.5%. Schools near Cumberland are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cumberland?
The median household in Cumberland took in $117,600 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).