Cumberland Council, New South Wales
Demographics
At the 2016 census there were 216,079 people in the Cumberland local government area, of these 51.4 per cent were male and 48.6 per cent were female.

Cumberland Council, New South Wales

Section Title: Demographics
Table Section Text: At the 2016 census there were 216,079 people in the Cumberland local government area, of these 51.4 per cent were male and 48.6 per cent were female.

Selected historical census data for Cumberland Council local government area

Census year	2016

Population	Estimated residents on census night	216,079

LGA rank in terms of size within New South Wales	7th

% of New South Wales population	2.89%

% of Australian population	0.92%

Cultural and language diversity

Ancestry, top responses	Lebanese	11.3%

Chinese	10.8%

Australian	10.1%

English	8.8%

Indian	7.1%

Language, top responses (other than English)	Arabic	15.2%

Mandarin	6.3%

Cantonese	4.5%

Tamil	3.1%

Turkish	3.1%

Religious affiliation

Religious affiliation, top responses	Catholic	24.0%

Islam	21.9%

No religion, so described	13.8%

Hinduism	10.2%

Not stated	8.2%

Median weekly incomes

Personal income	Median weekly personal income	A$501

% of Australian median income

Family income	Median weekly family income	A$1,436

% of Australian median income

Household income	Median weekly household income	A$1,379

% of Australian median income

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As of the 2016 census, Cumberland Council had a population of 216,079.

final_sentence: As of the 2016 census, Cumberland Council had a population of 216,079.