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