Torbay, Western Australia
Torbay | |
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Torbay Agricultural Hall, opened 25 July 1912 | |
Torbay | |
Interactive map of Torbay | |
| Coordinates: 35°01′00″S 117°38′00″E / 35.01667°S 117.63333°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1889 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.5 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 69 m (226 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 378 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6330 |
Torbay is a small town and a bay in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of Albany. Torbay is within the City of Albany local government area. The Torbay townsite was gazetted in 1910.
The Torbay area is on the eastern fringe of the karri forest region, and with some notable blocks of remnant tall forest. Large granite outcrops are also common. Beaches on the bay tend towards fine white sand. Where streams occur, they are clear but stained dark brown in colour from high-tannin-content vegetation.
Children in the area usually attend schools in Albany, travelling there by school bus. There is also a local independent school, the Woodbury Boston Primary School.