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