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Languages in Moss Side

Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Moss Side (Census 2011)

Languages No. Of Speakers in Moss Side % of Total Population of Moss Side
English 12,427 69.7%
Somali 1,233 6.9%
Arabic 601 3.4%
Urdu 531 3%
Chinese (all) 374 2.1%
Swahili/Kiswahili 255 1.4%
Polish 250 1.4%
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) 235 1.3%
Panjabi 128 0.7%
Bengali (incl. Chatgaya & Sylheti) 126 0.7%
French 121 0.7%
Persian/Farsi 112 0.6%
Malay 106 0.6%
Romanian 71 0.4%
Malayalam 70 0.4%
Hindi 57 0.3%
Yoruba 50 0.3%
Tigrinya 49 0.3%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 17,830 100%

 

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

Proficiency in English No. of Speakers in Moss Side % of Total Population of Moss Side
Can Speak English Very Well 2232 12.5%
Can Speak English Well 2056 11.5%
Cannot Speak English Well 945 5.3%
Cannot Speak English 170 1%
All usual residents aged 3 and over 17,830 100%

 

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

Languages No. of Students in Moss Side % of All Students in Moss Side
English 726 31.7%
Somali 560 24.9%
Arabic 287 12.7%
Urdu 174 7.7%
Bengali (incl. Sylheti) 44 2%
Malayalam 43 2%
All Pupils 2,287 100%

 

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

Language No. Of Interpreter Requests % of All Interpreter Requests in Moss Side
Arabic 42 25.6%
Polish 29 17.7%
Somali 25 15.2%
Chinese (all) 18 11%
Persian (Dari/Farsi) 15 9.1%
All Languages 164 100%

Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015