Main language of households

Summary

Of all the households in England and Wales, in 91% all people aged 16 and over had English as a main language. In the North West this was true in 94% of households.  In England and Wales 4% of households had at least one person with English as a main language, as did just over 2% in the North West.

Nationally and regionally less than 1% of households were reliant upon a child with English as a main language. Nationally there were over 4% of households where nobody had English as a main language. The percentage was slightly lower in the North West (at almost 3%).    

The number of households in the Lancashire-14 area was 618,019 in the 2011 Census. In 95% of these households all the people aged 16 and over had English as a main language. A further 2.6% (almost 16,000) had at least one adult with English as a main language. 2,600 households (less than 1%) were reliant upon a child as the only person with English as a main language. Almost 16,000 (2.5%) had nobody with English as a main language.     

The number of households in the Lancashire-12 area was 496,299 in the 2011 Census. In 95% of these households all the people aged 16 and over had English as a main language. Just over 2.0% (almost 11,000) had at least one adult with English as a main language. 1,700 households (less than 1%) were reliant upon a child as the only person with English as a main language. 10,500 (just over 2%) had nobody with English as a main language.     

Within Lancashire-12, the lowest percentages of households where all members had English as a main language were Preston (88.5%), Pendle (90%), Hyndburn (93%) and Burnley (93.5%). The converse was that they also had the highest percentage of households where nobody had English as a main language.

There are 17 wards where more than 10 percent of households had nobody with English as a main language. The wards are spread across the five local authority areas of Blackburn with Darwen (seven wards), Preston (six wards), Pendle (two wards), Burnley and Hyndburn (one ward in each).   

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Last updated March 2013