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
|
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