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Languages in Cheetham

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Cheetham (Census 2011)

Language No. of Speakers in Cheetham % of Total Population in Cheetham
English 13,904 65.5%
Urdu 1,880 8.9%
Panjabi 888 4.2%
Arabic 685 3.2%
Chinese (all) 383 2.7%
Polish 436 2.1%
Persian/Farsi 333 1.6%
Malay 177 0.8%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) 155 0.7%
Pashto 135 0.6%
French 132 0.6%
Somali 121 0.6%
Vietnamese 116 0.5%
Telugu 115 0.5%
Czech 112 0.5%
Slovak 100 0.5%
Portuguese 85 0.4%
Pahari (incl. Mirpuri & Potwari) 85 0.4%
Lithuanian 78 0.4%
Albanian 77 0.4%
Russian 69 0.3%
Italian 63 0.3%
Swahili/Kiswahili 43 0.2%
Shona 39 0.2%
Yoruba 38 0.2%
Lingala 18 0.1%
Sign Language 16 0.1%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 21,220 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. in Cheetham % of Total Population of Cheetham
Can Speak English Very Well 2,511 11.8%
Can Speak English Well 3,014 14.2%
Cannot Speak English Well 1,506 7.1%
Cannot Speak English 285 1.3%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 21,220 100%

 

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

Languages No. of Students in Cheetham % of All Students in Cheetham
Urdu 619 31.3%
English 613 30.6%
Arabic 202 10.1%
Panjabi 183 9.2%
Pashto 63 3.2%
French 35 1.8%
All Pupils 2004 100%

 

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

Language No. of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Cheetham
Arabic 332 17.8%
Chinese (all) 206 11%
Urdu 191 10.2%
Vietnamese 160 8.6%
Panjabi 131 7%
All Languages 1,866 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015