The Deaf Norfolk Islanders of Norfolk Island

The Deaf Norfolk Islanders of Norfolk Island, numbering approximately 20 people, are Unengaged and Unreached. They are a community of individuals who are culturally Deaf and actively participate in Deaf culture, often using sign language as their primary means of communication. They mostly adhere to Unknown and Auslan is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Norfolk Deaf

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Deaf Peoples
Country: Norfolk Island
People Cluster: Deaf
Primary Language(s): Auslan (asf)
Primary Religion(s): Unknown
Population: 20
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050285

Pray for the Deaf Norfolk Islanders of Norfolk Island

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Unknown
Religious Affiliation: Unknown

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Unknown Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Auslan
Language Family: Sign Language

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%
Auslan Speakers

Media Resources in Auslan:

Films:

No film resources are listed for this language.

Bible Resources in Auslan:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

Or check out the Auslan bible at Bible.com

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Explore Lostness and Next Steps

Unengaged and Unreached

Strategic Priority Index (SPI): Unengaged and Unreached (SPI: 0), which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.
Lostness Priority Index (LPI): Frontier Unreached People Group, (LPI: 0), < 0.1% Evangelical.
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity (GSEC: 1), this people group is less than 2% evangelical, some evangelical resources are available, but there has been no active church planting among them within the past two years

Next steps for the Deaf Norfolk Islanders:
Begin signifcant prayer and fasting for this group
Send cross-cultural teams to discover and research this people group
Begin gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group

Pray specifically for the Deaf Norfolk Islanders of Norfolk Island

For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with a psalm!
readPsalm 47:7

Pray for those who live for idols that will never satisfy their hearts, asking that someone will tell them that God is the King of all the earth so that they will turn to Him in repentance and praise.

And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, "In you shall all the nations be blessed"
readGalatians 3:8

Ask the Lord to fulfill His promise to Abraham that all nations would be blessed by advancing the gospel to every people group who has yet to receive it.

I will sing of the steadfast love of the Lord, forever; with my mouth I will make known your faithfulness to all generations.
readPsalm 89:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will declare and record His faithfulness and love to be passed on from generation to generation.

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
readMatthew 28:19-20

Ask God to bring people among this group to faith in Jesus who will be obedient to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to obey all that Christ has commanded.

Deaf Norfolk Islander Across Countries (ROP3 - 119710) reported in the following countries:

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