Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | % |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaans | 251 982 | 89.14% |
| Xhosa | 20 920 | 7.40% |
| English | 6 599 | 2.33% |
| Sotho | 1 598 | 0.57% |
| Tswana | 630 | 0.22% |
| Other | 326 | 0.12% |
| Zulu | 232 | 0.08% |
| Northern Sotho | 107 | 0.04% |
| Tsonga | 105 | 0.04% |
| Swati | 63 | 0.02% |
| Ndebele | 55 | 0.02% |
| Venda | 50 | 0.02% |
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