Profiles of areas in Manchester
Languages in Whalley Range
Selected ‘Main Languages’ in Whalley Range (Census 2011)
Language | % of Speakers in Whalley Range | % of Total Population of Whalley Range |
English | 11,482 | 77.8% |
Urdu | 862 | 5.8% |
Panjabi | 454 | 3.1% |
Arabic | 413 | 2.8% |
Polish | 386 | 2.6% |
Somali | 122 | 0.8% |
Chinese (all) | 96 | 0.7% |
Kurdish (incl. Badini, Kurmanji & Sorani) | 87 | 0.6% |
Swahili/Kiswahili | 31 | 0.2% |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 14,767 | 100% |
Proficiency in English (amongst those whose ‘main language’ is not English) in Whalley Range (Census 2011)
Proficiency in English | No. in Whalley Range | % of Total Population of Whalley Range | |
Can Speak English Very Well | 1243 | 8.4% | |
Can Speak English Well | 1285 | 8.7% | |
Cannot Speak English Well | 634 | 4.3% | |
Cannot Speak English | 123 | 0.8% | |
All usual residents aged 3 and over | 14,767 | 100% |
Top ‘First Languages’ of Primary and Secondary Students Attending School in Whalley Range (School Census 2015)
Languages | No. of Students in Whalley Range | % of All Students in Whalley Range |
English | 498 | 42.3% |
Urdu | 255 | 21.8% |
Panjabi | 118 | 10.1% |
Arabic | 88 | 7.5% |
Somali | 69 | 5.9% |
Polish | 57 | 4.9% |
All Pupils | 1,178 | 100% |
Most Common Languages for Interpreter Requests in GP Surgeries in Whalley Range, 2014-15
Language | No. Of Interpreter Requests | % of All Interpreter Requests in Whalley Range |
Somali | 99 | 17.7% |
Urdu | 92 | 16.4% |
Arabic | 75 | 13.4% |
Persian (Dari/Farsi) | 60 | 10.7% |
Polish | 54 | 9.6% |
All Languages | 560 | 100% |
Source: Manchester Integrated Care Gateway, 2015