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Norfolk Island

Territory in Oceania

CountryScope

In brief

Area: 36 km². World rank 238 of 249; in Oceania, 23 of 27.

State

Official name
Territory of Norfolk Island
Local name
Norfolk Island
Capital
Kingston
Region
Oceania
Form of government
Dependent territory
UN member
No

Key figures

Area
36 km²

Practical information

Languages
English, Norfuk
Currency
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Time zones
UTC+12
Calling code
+672
Driving side
Left

Territory

Sea access
Has a coastline
Coastline, km
32
Neighbours
None

Elevation

Highest point
Mount Bates, 319 m
Lowest point
Pacific Ocean, 0 m

Climate

Average temperature in the capital, °C
20
Warmest month in the capital
February, 23°C
Coldest month in the capital
August, 18°C

Society

Religions
Protestant 46.8%, no religion 26.7%, Catholic 12.6%, other Christian 2.9%, and other 1.4% (2016)

Safety

Natural hazards
tropical cyclones

Internet and communications

Internet domain
.nf

Transport

Airports
1 2025

Data: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), mledoze/countries (ODbL 1.0), Unicode CLDR; borders: Natural Earth. The year next to a figure is the year of the data.

Source: CountryScope (https://countryscope.org/en/country/norfolk-island), based on World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved October 24, 2026.