Introduction
Immigration, land ownership and subdivision
Reports
A good place to start an analysis is this listing by the Norfolk Island Regional Council’s Senior Strategic Planner of previous studies:
1 Dec. 2022 The Australian Bureau of Statistics released some results of the 2021 Census that deliver insights into the Pitcairn heritage.
2022 Background / History of Population Strategy Development – Norfolk Island (compiled for the Sustainability Advisory Committee May 2022) with associated charts:
2011 reports by Planning Officer Alan McNeil – Overview of the Norfolk Island Plan Volume 1 and Population and Sustainability Issues Volume 2.
2013 Sustainable Growth Strategy – Policy Paper of the Government of Norfolk Island.
1985 The Harrison Grierson report Norfolk Island Development Plan includes much information about the biophysical and socio-economic resources of the Island.
1974 Prof. Gilbert Butland conducted a study in 1974 of the population (catalogue reference). For a scanned copy lacking pages 50 and 60 click here. This research should be repeated as many external conditions have changed since then.