Cumberland
Small town · British Columbia · Population 4,447
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 38.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 39.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.4
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.4
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 53.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 39.3% (estimated) · 2016: 44.4%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%20%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%7.4%2016: 8.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%33.9%2016: 31.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%23.7%2016: 26.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%15.3%2016: 14.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%27.7%2011: 23.8%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.5%2011: 25.6%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.4%2011: 11.4%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.7%2016: 28.4%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%11.7%2011: 13.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7.9%2016: 7.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.6%2016: 24%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%12.4%2016: 14%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.3%2016: 30.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%30.8%2016: 24%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%90.2%2016: 91.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%9.9%2016: 8.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%93.3%2016: 93.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.4%2016: 2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.3%2016: 4.7%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 8.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 5.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%72%2016: 73.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%28%2016: 26.2%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%64.9%2016: 74.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%7.9%2016: 4.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%7.9%2016: 5.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%13.9%2016: 8.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.4%2016: 3.5%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%3%2016: 3.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%26.1%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%13%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.9%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%23.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%18.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.5%2016: 85.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.1%2016: 2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.5%2016: 7.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%3.4%2016: 2.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%5.3%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021