Swindon (Swindon): Proficiency in English

Location Type: Built Up Areas, ONS Geographic Code: E63004848

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Key Facts

All Residents	190,525
Male	95,155
Female	95,323
Households	77,388

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

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- England
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- South West
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- Swindon
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- Stratton St Margaret
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- Blunsdon St Andrew
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- Shaw
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- St Andrews
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- Rodbourne Cheney
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- Priory Vale
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- Old Town
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- Mannington and Western
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- Lydiard and Freshbrook
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- Liden, Eldene and Park South
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- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst
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- Covingham and Dorcan
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- Chiseldon and Lawn
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- Groundwell & Abbey Meads
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- Mouldon Hill & Oakhurst
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- Penhill and Upper Stratton
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- Royal Wootton Bassett East
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- Wroughton
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- West Swindon
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- Stratton St Margaret
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- St Andrews
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- Nythe, Eldene and Liden
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- Haydon Wick
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- Central Swindon South
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- Central Swindon North
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- Blunsdon
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- Purton
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- Lydiard Tregoze
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- Broad Blunsdon, South Marston & Wanborough
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Contains
- Covingham
  Civil Parishes
- Haydon Wick
  Electoral Wards/Divisions
- Walcot and Park North
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- Eastcott
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- Penhill
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- Haydon Wick
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- Moredon
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- Central North
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Table Code	ts029
Issued	2022-11-29
Unit of Measure	Person
Number of Response Options	6

Description
Data
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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	183,715
Main language is English (English or Welsh in Wales)	162,481
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales)	21,234
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English very well	9,729
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Can speak English well	7,693
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English well	3,148
Main language is not English (English or Welsh in Wales): Cannot speak English	664

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

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