Browse property in Beefsteak Road

Beefsteak Road runs through the island’s modest network of 80 kilometres of roads, of which 53 kilometres are paved and the remainder are gravel, with a general speed limit of 50 km h and lower limits in town. The streetscape is characterised by a mix of single‑storey homesteads set amid open pasture, while the island‑wide rule that livestock have right of way and the “Norfolk wave” of drivers greeting each other give the road a distinctly relaxed, community feel. It links directly to the paved arterial routes that provide access to the Norfolk Island Airport – served by Qantas to Sydney and Brisbane and by Air Chathams to Auckland – as well as the loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade for sea freight.

Along Beefsteak Road residents and visitors find the essential amenities of the island’s main commercial hub: the Burnt Pine shopping centre, post office, bottle shop, telephone exchange and community hall are all situated nearby, while health and emergency services are delivered from the Norfolk Island Hospital and the single ambulance unit staffed by St John volunteers. Public transport is limited to private vehicles, but the road’s proximity to the airport, jetties and the island’s 27 km of unpaved routes ensures connectivity to recreational spots such as Emily Bay and the Norfolk Island National Park.