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Languages in Hulme

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Hulme (Census 2011)

Language No. of Speakers in Hulme % of Total Population of Hulme
English 12,203 74.6%
Chinese (all) 969 5.9%
Arabic 394 2.4%
Polish 253 1.5%
Somali 252 1.5%
Persian/Farsi 203 1.2%
Greek 178 1.1%
Spanish 175 1.1%
French 145 0.9%
Urdu 122 0.7%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) 106 0.6%
Korean 99 0.6%
Portuguese 88 0.5%
Vietnamese 64 0.4%
Russian 62 0.4%
German 53 0.3%
Tigrinya 38 0.2%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 16,349 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. of Speakers in Hulme % of Total Population of Hulme
Can Speak English Very Well 1696 10.4%
Can Speak English Well 1953 11.9%
Cannot Speak English Well 432 2.6%
Cannot Speak English 65 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 16,349 100%

 

Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Hulme (School Census 2015)

Languages No. of Students in Hulme % of All Students in Hulme
English 1,399 54%
Somali 458 17.8%
Arabic 283 11%
Urdu 65 2.5%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 30 1.2%
Panjabi 28 1.1%
All Pupils 2,592 100%

 

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

Language No. Of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Hulme
Somali 192 21.8%
Urdu 138 15.7%
Polish 77 8.7%
Persian (Dari/Farsi) 75 8.5%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji and Sorani) 72 8.2%
All Languages 881 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015