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Languages in Didsbury East

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Didsbury East (Census 2011) 

Language No. Of Speakers in Didsbury East % of Total Population of Didsbury East
English 12,731 92%
Urdu 138 1%
Arabic 129 0.9%
Chinese (all) 70 0.5%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 13,832 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. of Speakers in Didsbury East % of Total Population of Didsbury East
Can Speak English Very Well 538 3.9%
Can Speak English Well 384 2.8%
Cannot Speak English Well 158 1.1%
Cannot Speak English 21 0.2%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 13,832 100%

 

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

Languages No. of Students in Didsbury East % of All Students in Didsbury East
English 3,523 87.9%
Urdu 105 2.6%
Arabic 87 2.2%
Spanish 31 0.8%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 23 0.6%
Polish 21 0.5%
All Pupils 4,010 100%

 

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

Language No. Of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Didsbury East
Persian (Dari/Farsi) 15 46.9%
Chinese (all) 9 28.1%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji and Sorani 3 9.4%
Polish 3 9.4%
Urdu 2 6.3%
All Languages 32 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015