Photo: P199 · Public domainA smaller share of renter households than 90% of Canadian towns: 9.8%
Half of Cumberland’s residents are over 46.5, older than in 75% of Canadian towns. The neighbourhood counted 6,139 residents and 2,235 households at the 2021 Census. Residents with no religion: nearly a quarter of the total. Of the immigrants living here, 14% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%.
What stands out about the people of Cumberland
A bilingual neighbourhood
61% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 2.1% speak French only and 37% English only. English & French ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
61% of residents speak English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. 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
Residents whose mother tongue is French: 40% here and 1.5% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 7.5% of residents speak English and French.
Cumberland ranks above 59% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 20%
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
60–64 is the most common age band: 8.8% of residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. Locally, 16% of residents are under 15. Elsewhere, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Cumberland, 46.5. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
Cumberland sits below 88% of Canadian towns for one-person households (16%)
Private households by type and size.
Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households in Cumberland hold 2.7 people on average (Canada’s towns: 2.4). To put it in context, 27% of households are one person living alone across Canada’s towns. Across Cumberland, 5.6% of households are one-parent families.
More married residents 15 and over than 88% of Canadian towns: 57%
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 22% of adults, beside a typical 27%. On average, 46% of residents 15 and over are married across Canada’s towns. For Cumberland, the census puts common-law partners at 11%.
79% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 72% of Canadian towns
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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. As a yardstick, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 40% of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 13% built before 1961.
A median household income of $142,400 a year
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Cumberland’s, at $142,400, is 66% higher. The provincial yardstick is $91,600, the median across Ontario’s towns. In 2020, 20% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
Below 59% of Canadian towns: 10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 35%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
In Cumberland, 1.9% of residents are not Canadian citizens, beside 5.8% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. The largest groups of immigrants were born in Europe (43%) and in Asia (32%).
3.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, more than in 58% of Canadian towns
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Among other religions: Muslim (3.6%). To put it in context, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, 15% of residents belong to a visible minority; in Cumberland, 10%.
Cumberland sits above 71% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (39%)
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
3.9% have no certificate, diploma or degree (typical: 9.5%). On average, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 59%
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 59%, the share in work is about the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (6,048 to 6,228), the 7th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Inkster Gardens (33.4) and Tay Valley (57.2) lies the rest of the group. Nearest to Cumberland in age: Richelieu (45.6), Electoral Area A, Cariboo (46.4), Playfair Park - Guildwood Estates (46.8) and Crystal Bay - Lakeview Park (48.2).
1 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Cumberland
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 6,139 | — | 46.5 | 20% | 12% |
| Bassin-de-la-Lièvre | 10,571 | 5.0 km | 36 | 12% | 4.1% |
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 5.3 km | 39.9 | 13% | 20% |
| Fallingbrook | 17,836 | 6.9 km | 42.9 | 16% | 20% |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 7.4 km | 42.4 | 20% | 2% |
| Queenswood - Chatelaine | 4,537 | 7.8 km | 47.4 | 26% | 16% |
| Portobello South | 29,960 | 8.1 km | 35.2 | 8.7% | 30% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. The figures sum the neighbourhood’s dissemination areas, since the census is published for municipalities only. Medians are estimated from the age and income groups, counts carry Statistics Canada’s rounding, and no 2016 count matches these boundaries.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
- 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.
- Against Ontario’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Ontario’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.
Questions about Cumberland’s residents
Is Cumberland good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 16%. 69% of households are couple families and 5.6% one-parent families. Schools near Cumberland are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Cumberland?
$142,400 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Cumberland (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Cumberland?
6,139, at the 2021 Census: Statistics Canada makes no later estimate for Cumberland alone.
What is the average age in Cumberland?
46.5 is the median age, older than 75% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 16%. 65 and over: 20%.
Is Cumberland bilingual?
English and French: 61% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 37%. French only: 2.1%. French mother tongue: 40%.
How diverse is Cumberland?
Immigrants make up 12% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 10% are members of a visible minority, and 3.5% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Cumberland?
Christian: 71%. No religion: 24%. Another religion: 5.6%.
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).