Photo: halifaxfman · CC BY 3.0Half of Cumberland County, Subdivision D is over 58.4, older than 98% of Canadian towns
Here one in ten residents are under 15, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 16%. Nine in ten households live in a single-detached house, a higher share than in 89% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s population at 4,692 for July 2025. Residents who moved in within the year account for 7.6%.
What stands out about the people of Cumberland County, Subdivision D
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Cumberland County, Subdivision D is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Cumberland County, Subdivision D changed by +3% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 56% of Canadian towns
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +2% across Nova Scotia’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 10% higher again.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 98% of Canadian towns: 35%
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Residents aged 15 to 24: 7.5% here and 11% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cumberland County, Subdivision D, 58.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Cumberland County, Subdivision D households average 2.1 people, smaller than in 83% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
31% of households are one person living alone; across Canada’s towns the figure is 27%. On the census count, 7.9% of households are one-parent families.
More married residents 15 and over than 62% of Canadian towns: 50%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
21% of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Measured more widely, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners account for 11%.
13% of households rent their home, fewer than in 82% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across the comparison, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Older homes outnumber new: 35% predate 1961, 19% date from 2001 or later. 9.9% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
$63,200 a year: the median household income
The income year is 2020: a year of pandemic benefits such as CERB, which the figures count. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Cumberland County, Subdivision D had $63,200 before tax, 27% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Nova Scotia’s towns, half of households had more than $69,100 before tax. Pandemic payments such as CERB reached 20% of income recipients here, against 28% in the typical town.
5.4% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
17% of residents are immigrants across Canada’s towns, against 5.4% in Cumberland County, Subdivision D. The share of residents without Canadian citizenship stands at 1.6%.
A larger share of residents with no religion than 79% of Canadian towns: 45%
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Measured more widely, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Indigenous residents: 3.4% of the total.
97% have English as their mother tongue; 3.7% also speak French
Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%; Cumberland County, Subdivision D has 3.7%. At home: English 99%, French 0.1%. Lower than in 86% of Canadian towns: 0.7% of residents have French as their mother tongue.
Cumberland County, Subdivision D sits below 76% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (17%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 18% (typical 9.5%). Against that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 43% of residents aged 15 and over
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 43% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 35% of residents are 65 or over.
Of 41 towns its size (4,587 to 4,800 people), the 3rd oldest
Towns of about this size, placed by median age.
The youngest is Pembina Strip (31) and the oldest Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2). In age, Cumberland County, Subdivision D keeps company with Marmora (56), Guysborough (58.4), Sutton (60.4) and Electoral Area B, Nanaimo (63.2).
Among its 5 nearest neighbours, 1 are older than Cumberland County, Subdivision D
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page. Cumberland County, Subdivision D has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 21–43 km out.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County, Subdivision D | 4,692 | — | 58.4 | 35% | 5.4% |
| Oxford | 1,261 | 20.8 km | 46 | 22% | 5.7% |
| Cumberland County, Subdivision C | 6,040 | 34.6 km | 52.8 | 28% | 2.2% |
| Botsford | 1,240 | 42.1 km | 59.6 | 36% | 4.1% |
| Westmorland | 1,060 | 42.1 km | 51.2 | 26% | 6.6% |
| Springhill | 7,015 | 43.2 km | 51.6 | 27% | 1.7% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. In the census, “visible minority” is the Employment Equity Act’s term for people who are non-white in colour or race and not Indigenous. Like immigrant status, Indigenous identity and religion, which residents reported themselves, it is compared with other towns, never turned into a label.
Questions about Cumberland County, Subdivision D’s residents
What religion are people in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Christian: 54%. No religion: 45%. Another religion: 0.8%.
Is Cumberland County, Subdivision D good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 9.6%. 55% of households are couple families and 7.9% one-parent families. Schools near Cumberland County, Subdivision D are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
$63,200 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Cumberland County, Subdivision D (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Statistics Canada estimates 4,692 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 4,283 in Cumberland County, Subdivision D, 3% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
58.4 is the median age, older than 98% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 9.6%. 65 and over: 35%.
Is Cumberland County, Subdivision D bilingual?
English and French: 3.7% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 96%. French only: 0%. French mother tongue: 0.7%.
How diverse is Cumberland County, Subdivision D?
Immigrants make up 5.4% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.7% are members of a visible minority, and 3.4% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).