Languages in Chorlton

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Chorlton (Census 2011)

Language No. of Speakers in Chorlton % of Total Population in Chorlton
English 12,624 92.8%
Panjabi 138 1%
Urdu 131 1%
Polish 94 0.7%
Arabic 83 0.6%
Chinese (all) 50 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 13,601 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. of Speakers in Chorlton % of Total Population of Chorlton
Can Speak English Very Well 470 3.5%
Can Speak English Well 300 2.2%
Cannot Speak English Well 163 1.2%
Cannot Speak English 44 0.3%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 13,601 100%

 

Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Chorlton

Languages No. of Students in Chorlton % of All Students in Chorlton
English 1553 85.9%
Urdu 95 5.3%
Panjabi 44 2.4%
Arabic 26 1.4%
Polish 20 1.1%
Spanish 12 0.7%
All Pupils 1807 100% 

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

Language No. of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Chorlton
British Sign Language 37 84.1%
Urdu 4 9.1%
Persian (Dari/Farsi) 1 2.2%
Romanian 1 2.2%
Spanish 1 2.2%
All Languages 44 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015