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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