Profiles of areas in Manchester
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