TorbayNewfoundland and Labrador

Torbay gets an A for hazard risk

Measured across the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority: radon tests

GNL Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.011 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Torbay, with 1.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.03% a year).

Torbay’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 21 min, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (19 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Winters are mild in Torbay: January nights hold at −7.8°C, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

Summer highs average 20.9°C in July, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 28 May to 18 October, 142 days. Rain and snow peak in December, at 174 mm. Snow peaks in January: 95 cm in a normal year.

Rent is light in Torbay: a year of it is 15% of the median income, where the typical Canadian town needs 20%

Owners make up 82% of households, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (78%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Torbay gets a C for safety

Its police area recorded 17.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (16.7) and Canadian towns (12). The violent index for its police area came to 104, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86).

Around Torbay, 54% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.2, women 82.1 and men 78.2 (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 13% of adults, against 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Torbay’s is long: 9.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Torbay doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Eastern Urban Zone.

Expect November days around 7°C in Torbay, nights around freezing

Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of 2°C and lows of −4°C. A normal November brings 157 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for St. John's.

Only 57% of electors voted in St. John's East in 2021, fewer than in 78% of Canada’s ridings

Locally, Torbay is run as a town.

Torbay’s public library is Torbay Public Library

It stands 1.2 km from the centre of Torbay.

Few people in Torbay are 65 or over: 14%, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

18% of residents are children under 15. Immigrants make up 2.6% of residents, higher than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.4%).

Beaches near Torbay: 20 within 5 km

Marine Drive Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 4.5 km. For walks, the East Coast Trail runs within 2 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas.

Torbay and its edges hold 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

From the town centre, high school starts 6.9 km away, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).