▁not ▁ruled ▁out . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁A ▁local ▁census ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁found ▁ 1 , 0 8 5 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 3 8 6 ▁households ▁— ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 3 . 5 ▁people ▁per ▁household . ▁Children ▁made ▁up ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁According ▁to ▁town ▁authorities , ▁the ▁population ▁had ▁grown ▁by ▁ 1 0 % ▁ann ually ▁over ▁the ▁three ▁years ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁this ▁tr end ▁has ▁continued ▁and ▁even ▁slightly ▁increased ▁to ▁around ▁ 1 1 % ▁ann ually ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁local ▁census , ▁much ▁higher ▁than ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 . 9 % ▁on ▁average ▁per ▁year . ▁Male ▁residents ▁out number ed ▁females ▁ 6 0 % ▁to ▁ 4 0 % ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁young ▁women ▁is ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁compla ints ▁among ▁local ▁men . ▁ ▁Source : ▁O ran ia ▁Census ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁ ▁White ▁South ▁Afr icans , ▁( pred omin antly ▁Af rik an ers ) ▁were ▁the ▁main ▁population ▁group ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census , ▁representing ▁ 9 7 % ▁of ▁the ▁total . ▁ ▁A frika ans ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁language ▁used ▁in ▁all ▁spher es ▁of ▁local ▁life . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 4