Shrewsbury: Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63002444

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Key Facts

All Residents	78,347
Male	38,430
Female	39,899
Households	34,590

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

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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	76,133
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	73,071
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	3,062
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	1,479
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	1,017
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	452
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	114

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

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