Oswaldtwistle: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63000878

Key Facts

All Residents	12,756
Male	6,251
Female	6,508
Households	5,670

The ONS doesn't publish census data directly for Built Up Areas. The figures on this page are aggregated from census areas contained within Oswaldtwistle. 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
- Lancashire
  Counties
- Hyndburn
  Non-metropolitan Districts
Borders with
- Accrington
  Built Up Areas
- Church
  Built Up Areas
Overlaps with
- Output Area at SD729274
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- Output Area at SD732284
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- Output Area at SD730281
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- Output Area at SD747277
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- Output Area at SD752271
  Output Areas
- Hyndburn 007A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 009B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 007B
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 007C
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 007D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 005D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 006E
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Oswaldtwistle
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- St Andrew's
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Output Area at SD730269
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD728275
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD725277
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD735268
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD746268
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD739271
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- Output Area at SD736265
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- Output Area at SD746274
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD735269
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD740270
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD749270
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD739277
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD739281
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD735280
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD743281
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD735277
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD736281
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD734274
  Output Areas
- Output Area at SD744277
  Output Areas
- St Oswald's
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Immanuel
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Broadfield & Knuzden
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Church
  Middle layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 009A
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
- Hyndburn 009D
  Lower layer Super Output Areas
Contains
- Hyndburn 007E
  Lower 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	12,344
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	12,131
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	213
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	67
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	92
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	46
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	8

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

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