Living in Torbay

In Torbay, unemployment is 9.8% (2021).

Torbay numbered 8,258 residents at the end of 2022. Torbay registered an unemployment rate of 9.77% at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 205 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2423 sources

Population8,258people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,840EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent853.9EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate9.77%country median 8.4% — 16% aboveOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime6,163incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean5.42µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Higher unemployment than 64% of Canadian cities that publish it and more recorded crime than 66% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Torbay?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

For Torbay, 14% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

No city-level rent figure is published for Torbay. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	14 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	3,182 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	2,985 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	853.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01³Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Torbay a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–67%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student43%strong on cost, weak on education · range 32–54%

Family50%strong on housing, weak on education · range 39–61%

Retirement58%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 45–71%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Torbay?

The median gross salary is about 3,840 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,840 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁵
Median gross salary (regional): 3,094 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹

What is the unemployment rate in Torbay?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 9.77 % · Statistics Canada¹⁶

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Torbay is 9.8%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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0–22–44–66–88–1010–1212–1414–1616–1818–2020–22

Torbay 9.8%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	61.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary	3,840 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary (regional)	3,094 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁹Official
Unemployment rate	9.77 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

What does a salary buy in Torbay?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,977of €2,904 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,904
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €854
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,977

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Torbay. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Torbay. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Torbay?

Police recorded 6,163 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesTorbay highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	6,163 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Torbay's nearest airport was YYT, 6 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	13 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	6 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YYT	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Torbay. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Torbay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 5.42 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.4WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Torbay is 5.4 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Torbay 5.4

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.42 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 8.12 · Feb 7.17 · Mar 6.67 · Apr 10.96 · May 16.61 · Jun 20.32 · Jul 22.64 · Aug 24.19 · Sep 23.98 · Oct 17.58 · Nov 13.98 · Dec 11.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -14.8 · Feb -14.4 · Mar -13.78 · Apr -7.3 · May -1.87 · Jun 0.68 · Jul 4.42 · Aug 7.75 · Sep 5.06 · Oct -0.8 · Nov -3.87 · Dec -9.18 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.82 · Feb -2.47 · Mar -1.42 · Apr 1.17 · May 4 · Jun 8.09 · Jul 13.66 · Aug 15.76 · Sep 13.03 · Oct 8.8 · Nov 4.54 · Dec 0.7 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Torbay covered an area of 34.9 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Torbay had 2,985 households. Median age stood at 42.8 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Torbay?

The published population was 8,258 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	34.89 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
City area	34.89 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	2.63 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	205 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	225 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official
Population	8,258 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

5,366

6,401

7,437

8,472

8,25820012005200920152022

Population rose 48.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 5,580 to 8,258.

International community in Torbay

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	210	100.0%
Europe	90	42.9%
Asia	65	31.0%
Americas	35	16.7%
United States of America	30	14.3%
United Kingdom	25	11.9%
Other places of birth in Asia	25	11.9%
Italy	20	9.5%
Other places of birth in Europe	20	9.5%
Germany	15	7.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	7,780	100.0%
Canadian citizens	7,720	99.2%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	5,910	76.0%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	1,810	23.3%
Not Canadian citizens	60	0.8%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	7,850	100.0%
Single responses	7,835	99.8%
Official languages	7,795	99.3%
English	7,785	99.2%
Non-official languages	40	0.5%
Non-Indigenous languages	40	0.5%
Multiple responses	15	0.2%
Indo-European languages	15	0.2%
Sino-Tibetan languages	10	0.1%
Chinese languages	10	0.1%
English and non-official language(s)	10	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
French	10	0.1%
Sign languages	5	0.1%
American Sign Language	5	0.1%
Mandarin	5	0.1%
English and French	5	0.1%
Afro-Asiatic languages	5	0.1%
Semitic languages	5	0.1%
Balto-Slavic languages	5	0.1%
Slavic languages	5	0.1%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	2.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Households	2,985 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Labour force participation rate	67.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median age	42.8 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Torbay

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Blainville as a Torbay alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1624 km, better on 2 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 8,258 Torbay+659%
Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 2.6% Torbay+346%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 9.8% Torbay−43%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville vs 5.4 µg/m³ Torbay+35%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 6,163 Torbayno percentage
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €3,094 Torbay−10%
Median gross pay, city: €3,813 Blainville vs €3,840 Torbaysame level

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Cities near Torbay

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

St. John's Commuting Zone · 10.0 km away

Salary: 3,595 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mount Pearl 15.6 km away

Salary: 3,181 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Paradise 16.4 km away

Salary: 3,949 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Torbay, nearest in population first.

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Aylmer8,274 residents Kirkland Lake8,229 residents Renfrew8,298 residents Camlachie8,308 residents Trail8,207 residents Shediac8,182 residents

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Is Torbay part of St. John's?

Torbay is in the published commuting zone of St. John's; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. St. John's city profile

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Torbay?

The published population was 8,258 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Torbay?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Torbay?

What is the typical salary in Torbay?

The median gross salary is about 3,840 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Torbay?

The unemployment rate is about 9.8 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Torbay?

The median gross salary is 3,094 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Torbay a good place to live?

Torbay may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Torbay part of St. John's?

Torbay is in the published commuting zone of St. John's; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Torbay?

St. John's, Mount Pearl, Paradise are near Torbay. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe live in Torbay?

The official country of birth distribution records 90 people (42.9%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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