Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen): Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000869

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Key Facts

All Residents	127,561
Male	63,290
Female	64,293
Households	46,421

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen). They may not, therefore, be precisely accurate. Age-standardised statistics and population density are not available for aggregated datasets.

Related Census Areas
Is within
- England
  Country
- North West
  Regions
Borders with
- Darwen
  Built Up Areas
Overlaps with
- Lancashire
  Counties
- Blackburn with Darwen
  Unitary Authorities
- Ribble Valley
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Hyndburn
  Non-metropolitan Districts
- Output Area at SD677247
  Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 001C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 012D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 012B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 010F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 010D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 001F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 008B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 008D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 003E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 009C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 009D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Ribble Valley 008A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 010C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 010B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Output Area at SD686248
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD670248
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD675250
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD660254
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD691299
  Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 002A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 010A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 013B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 013C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 013D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 001A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Blackburn with Darwen 001B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Ribble Valley 008B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Ribble Valley 008E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Little Harwood & Whitebirk
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Livesey with Pleasington
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Roe Lee
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Clayton-le-Dale & Salesbury
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Wilpshire & Ramsgreave
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Pleasington
  Civil Parishes
- Clayton-le-Dale
  Civil Parishes
- Mellor
  Civil Parishes
- Ramsgreave
  Civil Parishes
- Salesbury
  Civil Parishes
- Wilpshire
  Civil Parishes
- Livesey
  Civil Parishes
- Ewood
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Blackburn South & Lower Darwen
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Ribble Valley 008F
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Ribble Valley 008H
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Roe Lee, Brownhill & Sunnybower
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Shadsworth & Intack
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Beardwood, Pleasington & Livesey
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Meadowhead
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Ewood & Fernhurst
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Rishton
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Broadfield & Knuzden
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Rishton
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- St Oswald's
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Billinge & Beardwood
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Output Area at SD689245
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD697284
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD653264
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD650257
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD643253
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD653254
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD655246
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD653262
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD647258
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD651259
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD642278
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD662255
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD665251
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD664254
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD660268
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD688301
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD695304
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD658286
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD659277
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD665300
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD669301
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD663297
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD668254
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD670252
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD691248
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD683248
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD675246
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD696299
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD699304
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD690304
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD686306
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD678303
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD683318
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD684313
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD676348
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD651304
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD697326
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD686327
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD691336
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD685333
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD693330
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD694321
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD688318
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD658292
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD658295
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD674315
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD682324
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD690316
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD693311
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD687310
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD709270
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD705285
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD702285
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD714299
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD715281
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD712275
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD719266
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD715280
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD674328
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD680328
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD705261
  Output Areas
- Wilpshire & Mellor
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
Contains
- Wensley Fold
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Audley & Queen's Park
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Bastwell & Daisyfield
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Blackburn Central
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Blackburn South East
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Mill Hill & Moorgate
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Shear Brow & Corporation Park
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Lammack & Revidge
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Little Harwood
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Bastwell
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Wensley Fold
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Central Blackburn
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Audley
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Witton, Mill Hill & Hollin Bank
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Queen's Park & Higher Croft
  Middle layer Super Output Areas

Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
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This dataset provides Census 2021 estimates that classify usual residents in England and Wales by their proficiency in English. The estimates are as at Census Day, 21 March 2021.

Summary

How well people whose main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales) speak English.

Proficiency in English language: Total: All usual residents aged 3 years and over	122,457
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	104,692
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	17,765
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	5,011
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	6,826
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	4,850
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	1,078

These values are calculated by adding up the values for census output areas contained within Blackburn (Blackburn with Darwen). They may, therefore, be slightly inaccurate due to administrative boundaries not precisely aligning with census boundaries.

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