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Languages in Longsight

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Longsight (Census 2011)

Language No. Of Speakers in Longsight % of Total Population of Longsight
English 9,059 62.3%
Urdu 1,977 13.6%
Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) 939 6.5%
Panjabi 570 3.9%
Arabic 233 1.6%
Pashto 222 1.5%
Chinese (all) 211 1.5%
Somali 120 0.8%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) 119 0.8%
Romanian 57 0.4%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 14,549 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. in Longsight % of Total Population of Longsight
Can Speak English Very Well 1796 12.3%
Can Speak English Well 2204 15.1%
Cannot Speak English Well 1226 8.4%
Cannot Speak English 264 1.8%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 14,549 100%

 

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

Languages No. of Students in Longsight % of All Students in Longsight
Urdu 666 37.7%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 361 20.5%
English 331 18.7%
Panjabi 139 7.9%
Somali 56 3.2%
Arabic 46 2.6%
All Pupils 1,768 100% 


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

Language No. Of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Longsight
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 250 19.9%
Arabic 233 18.6%
Urdu 233 18.6%
Romanian 81 6.5%
Persian (Dari/Farsi) 78 6.2%
All Languages 1,255 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015