page_title: Orania, Northern Cape
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: Orania, Northern Cape / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Afrikaans: Skattings van die bevolking van Orania. Demografiese skattings vir die dorp oor die jare is wisselvallig. Dit is onseker of hierdie getale die werklike veranderinge in die aantal inwoners weerspieël, of net die lae akkuraatheid van die syfers. Die volledige lys van meer as 80 bronne is onder. English: Population estimates for Orania. Demographic estimates for the town over the years have been erratic, and it is not known if this reflects the actual fluctuation of the number of residents, or simply the low accuracy of the figures. This chart was created by plotting estimates gathered from over 80 sources (full list below).
context_page_description: Orania is an Afrikaner town in South Africa located along the Orange River in the Karoo region of the Northern Cape province. The town is split in two halves by the R369 road and lies halfway between Cape Town and Pretoria.
  The stated aim of the town is to create a stronghold for Afrikaans and the Afrikaner identity by keeping their language and culture alive. The town residents state that anyone who defines themselves as an Afrikaner and identifies with Afrikaner ethnicity is welcome to live in Orania.
  Critics accuse the town authorities of rejecting the Rainbow Nation concept and trying to recreate pre-democratic South Africa within an enclave, while residents contend the desire to preserve their linguistic and cultural heritage and protect themselves from high crime levels as their motivation, claiming the right to self-determination as provided by the Constitution of South Africa. The town's relations with the South African government are non-confrontational, and although opposed to the aspirations of the community, it has recognised them as legitimate.
  The small community has a radio station and its own currency, the Ora.
context_section_description: A local census carried out in 2014 found 1,085 inhabitants in 386 households — an average of 3.5 people per household. Children made up a quarter of the population in 2007. According to town authorities, the population had grown by 10% annually over the three years to 2015, this trend has continued and even slightly increased to around 11% annually in the years prior to the 2018 local census, much higher than the South African average of 1.9% on average per year. Male residents outnumbered females 60% to 40% in 2011, and the lack of young women is a cause of complaints among local men.
  Source: Orania Census 2018
  White South Africans, (predominantly Afrikaners) were the main population group at the time of the 2011 census, representing 97% of the total.  Afrikaans is the only language used in all spheres of local life. According to a 2014 census carried out by town authorities, Afrikaans is the main language spoken at home for 95% of residents, followed by English with 2%, with speakers of both English and Afrikaans making up the remaining 3%.
caption: Population estimates for Orania, 1991 to 2017
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