Profiles of areas in Manchester
Languages in Didsbury East
Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Didsbury East (Census 2011)
Language | No. Of Speakers in Didsbury East | % of Total Population of Didsbury East |
English | 12,731 | 92% |
Urdu | 138 | 1% |
Arabic | 129 | 0.9% |
Chinese (all) | 70 | 0.5% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 13,832 | 100% |
Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Didsbury East (Census 2011)
Proficiency in English | No. of Speakers in Didsbury East | % of Total Population of Didsbury East |
Can Speak English Very Well | 538 | 3.9% |
Can Speak English Well | 384 | 2.8% |
Cannot Speak English Well | 158 | 1.1% |
Cannot Speak English | 21 | 0.2% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 13,832 | 100% |
Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Didsbury East (School Census 2015)
Languages | No. of Students in Didsbury East | % of All Students in Didsbury East |
English | 3,523 | 87.9% |
Urdu | 105 | 2.6% |
Arabic | 87 | 2.2% |
Spanish | 31 | 0.8% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) | 23 | 0.6% |
Polish | 21 | 0.5% |
All Pupils | 4,010 | 100% |
Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Didsbury East, 2014-15
Language | No. Of Interpreter Requests | % of All Interpreter Requests in Didsbury East |
Persian (Dari/Farsi) | 15 | 46.9% |
Chinese (all) | 9 | 28.1% |
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji and Sorani | 3 | 9.4% |
Polish | 3 | 9.4% |
Urdu | 2 | 6.3% |
All Languages | 32 | 100% |
Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015