Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0Torbay’s public library is Torbay Public Library
It stands 1.2 km from the centre of Torbay. Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Newfoundland and Labrador, so this page has none for Torbay.
C+Civic life#18 of 32 in Newfoundland and LabradorBehind Torbay’s civic life grade
With a C+, Torbay ranks #18 of 32 Newfoundland and Labrador towns on civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Torbay has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
One registered charity gives a Torbay mailing address
That is 0.1 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Newfoundland and Labrador town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
34.8%
In 2023, 34.8% of people in Newfoundland and Labrador volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 31.7% and 38.0%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Torbay’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Torbay.















What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Two sources make the map, OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada list, with academic and private libraries dropped.
Questions about the library and civic life in Torbay
Does Torbay have a public library?
Yes: Torbay Public Library.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
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).