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Languages in Burnage

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Burnage (Census 2011)

Language No. of Speakers in Burnage % of Total Population in Burnage
English 12,574 86.5%
Urdu 595 4.1%
Arabic 247 1.7%
Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 161 1.1%
Panjabi 153 1.1%
Chinese (all) 93 0.6%
Gujarati 59 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 14,530 100%

 

Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Burnage (Census 2011)

Proficiency in English No. in Burnage % of Total Population of Burnage
Can Speak English Very Well 793 5.5%
Can Speak English Well 756 5.2%
Cannot Speak English Well 345 2.4%
Cannot Speak English 62 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 14,530 100%

 

Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Burnage (School Census 2015)

Languages No. of Students in Burnage % of All Students in Burnage
English 1003 59.7%
Urdu 248 14.8%
Arabic 95 5.7%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 69 4.1%
Panjabi 64 3.8%
Italian 30 1.8%
All Pupils 1680 100%

 

Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Burnage, 2014-15

Language No. of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Burnage
Arabic 194 63.2%
Urdu 23 7.5%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 21 6.8%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji and Sorani) 17 5.5%
Chinese (all) 12 3.9%
All Languages 307 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015