Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC07 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Torbay
Its housing is mostly newer: 6.4% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 11 km away, in St. John's.
Within 10 km of Torbay, 6 top designations
Within 10 km there are 7 in all. By age, St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden leads, from 1818, at 9.9 km. At 9.1 km, Pleasantville-Building 223 in St. John's is the closest.
The 7 nearest, within 10 km
| Pleasantville-Building 223Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1955–1957 · 9.1 km away, in St. John's |
| Christ Church / Quidi Vidi ChurchNational Historic Site · 1842–1843 · 9.7 km away, in St. John's |
| Mallard CottageNational Historic Site · 1820–1841 · 9.8 km away, in St. John's |
| WinterholmeNational Historic Site · 1905–1908 · 9.8 km away, in St. John's |
| Government HouseNational Historic Site · 1827–1832 · 9.9 km away, in St. John's |
| Rennie's Mill Road Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1846–1921 · 9.9 km away, in St. John's |
| St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and GardenNational Historic Site · 1818–1822 · 9.9 km away, in St. John's |
Around Torbay, within 10 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1818
Places near Torbay (within 10 km, outside the town), each by the first construction date it records.
7 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 5 go back before 1867. First by date comes St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden in St. John's, from 1818.
Torbay’s building boom came from 2001 to 2015: 36% of its homes
More than half of Torbay’s housing predates 2001. From 2016 on, Torbay built 5.7% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Torbay has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 35%, where most towns have 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Torbay and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay | 8,297 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Flatrock | 1,938 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 0 | 0 | — |
| St. John's | 128,693 | 35 | 25 | 1697 |
| Pouch Cove | 2,270 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wabana | 2,008 | 0 | 0 | — |
Torbay in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 6.4% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Provincial and municipal listings here come from Wikidata alone, since the provinces’ own registers can’t be reused; a listing needs an encyclopedia article to get a page.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Torbay’s history
How many historic places does Torbay have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Torbay; Pleasantville-Building 223, in St. John's, is 9.1 km away.
How old are the homes in Torbay?
Before 1961: 6.4% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Why might a heritage building in Torbay be missing here?
Only federal designations are fully open outside Québec. 3 more listings in Torbay are known through Wikidata alone, so they are counted, not paged.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).