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Torquay VIC 3228

Torquay
This Torquay suburb profile includes demographic data and planning information to help you make an informed property decision.
An average home in Torquay is owned with a mortgage by couples with children. The average age in Torquay is 39. Separate houses are common in Torquay and the area is mostly Farming Zone (44.21%), General Residential Zone (22.03%) and Low Density Residential Zone (9.54%).

Torquay demographics

Population

13258

Average Age

39

Age Distribution

0-45-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7474-8585+0550110016502200

Employment Type

55.2%5.3%35.5%4.0%
  • Full-time
  • Away from work
  • Part-time
  • Unemployed

Median Weekly Income

PersonalFamilyHousehold0550110016502200

Traveled to Work

Car

86.6%

Tram

0.1%

Bicycle

0.9%

Train

2.5%

Walking

2.7%

Bus

0.8%

Torquay property information

Number of Bedrooms

123456+0500100015002000Number of dwellings

Tenure Type

33.3%40.0%23.5%3.2%
  • Owned outright
  • Owned with a mortgage
  • Rented
  • Other/not stated

Property Types in Torquay

87%Total of 4,463

Separate house

11%Total of 4,463

Semi detached house

1%Total of 4,463

Unit/Apartment

Median monthly mortgage repayments

$2,000

Median weekly rental payments

$410

Average number of bedrooms per dwelling

3.4

Average number of people per household

3

Household Composition

78.2%18.8%3.0%
  • Family households
  • Single person households
  • Group households

Family Composition

37%

Couple family without children

11%

One parent family

51%

Couple family with children

Torquay planning zones

Torquay
Zone CodeZone NamePercentage CoveredArea Covered
FZFarming Zone44.21%15,246,712
GRZGeneral Residential Zone22.03%7,596,914
LDRZLow Density Residential Zone9.54%3,289,667
PCRZPublic Conservation And Resource Zone9.51%3,280,804
UGZUrban Growth Zone4.15%1,430,325
PPRZPublic Park And Recreation Zone3.74%1,289,311
CDZComprehensive Development Zone3.71%1,280,860
IN3ZIndustrial 3 Zone1.05%361,622
TRZ2Transport Zone0.83%285,693
C1ZCommercial 1 Zone0.43%149,258
SUZSpecial Use Zone0.41%141,494
PUZPublic Use Zone0.22%77,303
TRZ3Transport Zone0.12%41,242
RCZRural Conservation Zone0.03%11,949
PCRZPublic Conservation And Resource Zone0%151

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Data Source - ABS