Norfolk Islanders
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| Total population | |
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| (1,748 (2016 census) 381 Norfolk Island-born) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
 Norfolk Island 1,748 |
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 Australia (mainland) |
315 |
 New Zealand
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96 |
| Languages | |
| English · Norfuk / Norf'k | |
| Religion | |
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Christianity (68.5%) · Anglican · Catholic · Uniting Church |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Descendants of the Bounty mutineers · Pitcairn Islanders | |
Norfolk Islanders also referred to as just Islanders are the inhabitants or citizens of Norfolk Island, an external territory of Australia. The Islanders have their own unique identity and are predominantly people of Pitcairn and English descent and to a lesser extent of Scottish, Irish.
The culture held in common by most native-born Norfolk Islanders is mainstream Norfolk culture, traditions primarily inherited from the 194 Pitcairn settlers in 1856. All of the people that claim Pitcairn ancestry are descended from the British HMS Bounty mutineers and the Tahitian companions, including the few who settled afterwards. In the 2016 census, there were 381 Norfolk Island-born residents out of a total of 1,748 inhabiting the island.
There is a small Norfolk Islander diaspora in mainland Australia (particularly New South Wales and Queensland) and New Zealand due to people having relocated temporarily or migrated permanently.
Archaeological findings suggest that the island had previously been used as a stopover for seafaring Polynesians. The final fate of the early settlers remains a mystery.
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