Profiles of areas in Manchester
Languages in Moss Side
Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Moss Side (Census 2011)
Languages | No. Of Speakers in Moss Side | % of Total Population of Moss Side |
English | 12,427 | 69.7% |
Somali | 1,233 | 6.9% |
Arabic | 601 | 3.4% |
Urdu | 531 | 3% |
Chinese (all) | 374 | 2.1% |
Swahili/Kiswahili | 255 | 1.4% |
Polish | 250 | 1.4% |
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) | 235 | 1.3% |
Panjabi | 128 | 0.7% |
Bengali (incl. Chatgaya & Sylheti) | 126 | 0.7% |
French | 121 | 0.7% |
Persian/Farsi | 112 | 0.6% |
Malay | 106 | 0.6% |
Romanian | 71 | 0.4% |
Malayalam | 70 | 0.4% |
Hindi | 57 | 0.3% |
Yoruba | 50 | 0.3% |
Tigrinya | 49 | 0.3% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 17,830 | 100% |
Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Moss Side (Census 2011)
Proficiency in English | No. of Speakers in Moss Side | % of Total Population of Moss Side | |
Can Speak English Very Well | 2232 | 12.5% | |
Can Speak English Well | 2056 | 11.5% | |
Cannot Speak English Well | 945 | 5.3% | |
Cannot Speak English | 170 | 1% | |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 17,830 | 100% | |
Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Moss Side (School Census 2015)
Languages | No. of Students in Moss Side | % of All Students in Moss Side |
English | 726 | 31.7% |
Somali | 560 | 24.9% |
Arabic | 287 | 12.7% |
Urdu | 174 | 7.7% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) | 44 | 2% |
Malayalam | 43 | 2% |
All Pupils | 2,287 | 100% |
Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Moss Side, 2014-15
Language | No. Of Interpreter Requests | % of All Interpreter Requests in Moss Side |
Arabic | 42 | 25.6% |
Polish | 29 | 17.7% |
Somali | 25 | 15.2% |
Chinese (all) | 18 | 11% |
Persian (Dari/Farsi) | 15 | 9.1% |
All Languages | 164 | 100% |
Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015