Profiles of areas in Manchester
Languages in Ardwick
Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Ardwick, (Census 2011)
Language | No. of Speakers in Ardwick | % of Total Population of Ardwick |
English | 13,253 | 71.5% |
Chinese (all) | 1,171 | 6.3% |
Arabic | 511 | 2.8% |
Urdu | 413 | 2.2% |
Somali | 277 | 1.5% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti & Chatgaya) | 265 | 1.4% |
Persian/Farsi | 194 | 1% |
French | 176 | 0.9% |
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) | 156 | 0.8% |
Panjabi | 122 | 0.7% |
Polish | 121 | 0.7% |
Spanish | 118 | 0.6% |
Turkish | 111 | 0.6% |
Portuguese | 110 | 0.6% |
Malayalam | 96 | 0.5% |
Pashto | 90 | 0.5% |
Russian | 89 | 0.5% |
Greek | 86 | 0.5% |
Bulgarian | 80 | 0.4% |
Malay | 62 | 0.3% |
Korean | 60 | 0.3% |
German | 56 | 0.3% |
Hindi | 55 | 0.3% |
Romanian | 51 | 0.3% |
Amharic | 35 | 0.2% |
Akan/Fanti/Twi (incl. Ashanti) | 34 | 0.2% |
Tigrinya | 33 | 0.2% |
Swahili/Kiswahili | 32 | 0.2% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 18,542 | 100% |
Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Ardwick (Census 2011)
Proficiency in English | No. in Ardwick | % of Total Population of Ardwick |
Can Speak English Very Well | 2,100 | 11.3% |
Can Speak English Well | 2,359 | 12.7% |
Cannot Speak English Well | 707 | 3.8% |
Cannot Speak English | 123 | 0.7% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 18,542 | 100% |
Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Ardwick (School Census 2015)
Language | No. of Students in Ardwick | % of All Students in Ardwick |
English | 869 | 37.8% |
Urdu | 302 | 13.1% |
Arabic | 235 | 10.2% |
Somali | 163 | 7.1% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) | 123 | 5.3% |
Panjabi | 49 | 2.1% |
All Pupils | 2300 | 100% |
Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Ardwick, 2014-15
Language
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No. of Interpreter Requests | % of All Interpreter Requests in Ardwick |
Chinese (all) | 93 | 15.9% |
Arabic | 60 | 10.2% |
Urdu | 47 | 8% |
Portuguese | 46 | 7.8% |
Somali | 39 | 6.7% |
All Languages | 597 | 100% |
Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015