Blackburn with Darwen: Main language (detailed)
Location Type: Unitary Authorities, ONS Geographic Code: E06000008
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Key Facts
| All Residents | 154,738 |
| Male | 76,696 |
| Female | 78,043 |
| Households | 58,767 |
| Population Density (people/km2) | 1,129.4 |
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| Table Code | ts024 |
| Issued | 2022-11-29 |
| Unit of Measure | Person |
| Number of Response Options | 95 |
This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their main language. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.
Summary
A person's first or preferred language.
This shows a detailed breakdown of the responses given in the write-in option "Other, write in".
| Main language (detailed): Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over | 148,710 |
|---|---|
| English (English or Welsh in Wales) | 130,160 |
| Welsh or Cymraeg (in England only) | 5 |
| Other UK language | 16 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Irish) | 1 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Scottish) | 2 |
| Other UK language: Manx Gaelic | 0 |
| Other UK language: Gaelic (Not otherwise specified) | 0 |
| Other UK language: Cornish | 0 |
| Other UK language: Scots | 5 |
| Other UK language: Ulster Scots | 0 |
| Other UK language: Romany English | 7 |
| Other UK language: Irish Traveller Cant | 1 |
| French | 130 |
| Portuguese | 119 |
| Spanish | 187 |
| Other European language (EU) | 3,625 |
| Other European language (EU): Italian | 273 |
| Other European language (EU): German | 34 |
| Other European language (EU): Polish | 1,910 |
| Other European language (EU): Slovak | 76 |
| Other European language (EU): Czech | 33 |
| Other European language (EU): Romanian | 607 |
| Other European language (EU): Lithuanian | 177 |
| Other European language (EU): Latvian | 148 |
| Other European language (EU): Hungarian | 125 |
| Other European language (EU): Bulgarian | 182 |
| Other European language (EU): Greek | 33 |
| Other European language (EU): Dutch | 15 |
| Other European language (EU): Swedish | 1 |
| Other European language (EU): Danish | 4 |
| Other European language (EU): Finnish | 0 |
| Other European language (EU): Estonian | 1 |
| Other European language (EU): Slovenian | 4 |
| Other European language (EU): Maltese | 0 |
| Other European language (EU): Any other European language (EU) | 2 |
| Other European language (non EU) | 51 |
| Other European language (non EU): Albanian | 21 |
| Other European language (non EU): Ukrainian | 9 |
| Other European language (non EU): Any other Eastern European language (non EU) | 0 |
| Other European language (non EU): Northern European language (non EU) | 21 |
| Other European language (EU and non-EU) | 5 |
| Other European language (EU and non-EU): Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, and Montenegrin | 5 |
| Other European language (non-national) | 0 |
| Other European language (non-national): Any Romani language | 0 |
| Other European language (non-national): Yiddish | 0 |
| Russian | 128 |
| Turkish | 31 |
| Arabic | 555 |
| West or Central Asian language | 637 |
| West or Central Asian language: Hebrew | 0 |
| West or Central Asian language: Kurdish | 250 |
| West or Central Asian language: Persian or Farsi | 104 |
| West or Central Asian language: Pashto | 256 |
| West or Central Asian language: Any other West or Central Asian language | 27 |
| South Asian language | 12,519 |
| South Asian language: Urdu | 4,266 |
| South Asian language: Hindi | 94 |
| South Asian language: Panjabi | 3,070 |
| South Asian language: Pakistani Pahari (with Mirpuri and Potwari) | 37 |
| South Asian language: Bengali (with Sylheti and Chatgaya) | 414 |
| South Asian language: Gujarati | 4,088 |
| South Asian language: Marathi | 20 |
| South Asian language: Telugu | 6 |
| South Asian language: Tamil | 52 |
| South Asian language: Malayalam | 193 |
| South Asian language: Sinhala | 12 |
| South Asian language: Nepalese | 4 |
| South Asian language: Any other South Asian language | 263 |
| East Asian language | 288 |
| East Asian language: Mandarin Chinese | 41 |
| East Asian language: Cantonese Chinese | 64 |
| East Asian language: All other Chinese | 83 |
| East Asian language: Japanese | 0 |
| East Asian language: Korean | 2 |
| East Asian language: Vietnamese | 12 |
| East Asian language: Thai | 27 |
| East Asian language: Malay | 11 |
| East Asian language: Tagalog or Filipino | 29 |
| East Asian language: Any other East Asian language | 19 |
| Oceanic or Australian language | 0 |
| North or South American language | 0 |
| Caribbean Creole | 0 |
| Caribbean Creole: English-based Caribbean Creole | 0 |
| Caribbean Creole: Any other Caribbean Creole | 0 |
| African language | 122 |
| African language: Amharic | 7 |
| African language: Tigrinya | 13 |
| African language: Somali | 16 |
| African language: Krio | 0 |
| African language: Akan | 2 |
| African language: Yoruba | 7 |
| African language: Igbo | 10 |
| African language: Swahili or Kiswahili | 15 |
| African language: Luganda | 0 |
| African language: Lingala | 7 |
| African language: Shona | 13 |
| African language: Afrikaans | 5 |
| African language: Any other Nigerian language | 9 |
| African language: Any other West African language | 6 |
| African language: Any other African language | 12 |
| Sign language | 104 |
| Sign language: British Sign Language | 93 |
| Sign language: Any other sign language | 5 |
| Sign language: Any sign communication system | 6 |
| Other language | 28 |
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