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Languages in Gorton South
Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Gorton South (School Census 2015)
Language | No. Of Speakers in Gorton South | % of Total Population of Gorton South | |||
English | 14,419 | 78.6% | |||
Urdu | 1,316 | 7.2% | |||
Polish | 364 | 2% | |||
Panjabi | 275 | 1.5% | |||
Pashto | 183 | 1% | |||
Chinese (all) | 173 | 0.9% | |||
Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 153 | 0.8% | |||
Arabic | 114 | 0.6% | |||
Kirdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) | 114 | 0.6% | |||
Romanian | 94 | 0.5% | |||
Akan/Fante/Twi (incl. Ashanti) | 50 | 0.3% | |||
Shona | 42 | 0.2% | |||
Lingala | 16 | 0.1% | |||
Sign Language | 10 | 0.1% | |||
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 18,352 | 100% |
Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Gorton South (Census 2011)
Proficiency in English | No. of Speakers in Gorton South | % of Total Population of Gorton South |
Can Speak English Very Well | 1409 | 7.7% |
Can Speak English Well | 1611 | 8.8% |
Cannot Speak English Well | 755 | 4,1% |
Cannot Speak English | 158 | 0.9% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 18,352 | 100% |
Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Gorton South (School Census 2015)
Languages | No. of Students in Gorton South | % of All Students in Gorton South |
English | 1,689 | 52.6% |
Urdu | 453 | 14.3% |
Romani | 94 | 3% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) | 73 | 2.3% |
Czech | 71 | 2.2% |
Panjabi | 71 | 2.2% |
All Pupils | 3,208 | 100% |
Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Gorton South, 2014-15
Language | No. Of Interpreter Requests | % of All Interpreter Requests in Gorton South |
Urdu | 712 | 34.4% |
Romanian | 447 | 21.6% |
Czech | 222 | 10.7% |
Arabic | 185 | 8.9% |
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) | 111 | 5.4% |
All Languages | 2,070 | 100% |
Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015