Torndirrup WA 6330
49 addresses · 9 streets
O'Connor Electorate › Albany LGA › Torndirrup · 393 km from Perth
Living Here
Torndirrup is a suburb of Western Australia, home to about 395 people, with a median age of 35. The typical household earns around $1,312 a week, with median rent near $211 a week. Most homes are houses. About 62% of households own their home and 38% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include Ancestry NS, Australian, English. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally — a mid-range area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Little Grove - Elleker statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Torndirrup itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
1 school
2 parks
1 Catholic church
3 optometrists
2 hospitals
1 library
1 service station
1 gym
2 golf clubs
2 hardware stores
Getting around. Airport: Albany Regional Airport, 14.6 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 35.4% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 35.4% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 86.2% |
Demographics
Unemployment 2.7% · Labour-force participation 9.6%
Population by age in Torndirrup
| 0-4 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 6 |
| 15-19 | 4 |
| 20-24 | 30 |
| 25-34 | 147 |
| 35-44 | 108 |
| 45-54 | 54 |
| 55-64 | 22 |
| 65-74 | 18 |
| 75-84 | 9 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Torndirrup
| House | 30 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Torndirrup
| <$650 | 5 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 8 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 9 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Torndirrup
| Ancestry NS | 329 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 41 |
| English | 31 |
| Scottish | 9 |
| Italian | 5 |
| Dutch | 4 |
Housing tenure in Torndirrup
| Owned | 15 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 3 |
| Rented | 11 |
| Other | 0 |
Cars per household in Torndirrup
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 12 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4+ | 4 |
Commute to work in Torndirrup
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 3 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 4 |
Top countries of birth in Torndirrup
| New Zealand | 20 |
|---|---|
| Malaysia | 16 |
| Vietnam | 14 |
| China | 8 |
| France | 5 |
| Hong Kong | 5 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
18,360 bird observations recorded near Torndirrup — most often seen:
- Australian Pelican (952)
- Common Bronzewing (935)
- White-faced Heron (869)
- Little Pied Cormorant (754)
- Red-winged Fairy-wren (753)
- South-western Spotted Scrubwren (723)
- Red-capped Parrot (722)
- New Holland Honeyeater (716)
- Silver Gull (703)
- South-western New Holland Honeyeater (694)
- Australian White Ibis (620)
- Western Silvereye (608)
- South-western Australian Magpie (581)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Torndirrup
- Red-eared Firetail (575)
- Giinbaywarraymal (570)
- Australian Pied Oystercatcher (563)
- Laughing Turtle-dove (556)
- Western Spinebill (546)
- Western Australian Raven (545)
- Great Cormorant (533)
- Black Swan (520)
- Little Black Cormorant (520)
- Western Red Wattlebird (511)
- Western Welcome Swallow (503)
- South-west Western Rosella (484)
- South-western Grey Fantail (472)
- Crested Tern (467)
- Silvereye (456)
- Australian Raven (455)
- South Australian Golden Whistler (454)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Torndirrup:
- Little Grove (0.7 km)
- Big Grove (2.3 km)
- Vancouver Peninsula (4.3 km)
- Port Albany (4.4 km)
- Albany (4.7 km)
- Mount Elphinstone (4.9 km)
- Robinson (5.1 km)
- Mount Clarence (5.4 km)
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Streets
- Austin Road (1)
- Bay View Drive (1)
- Boolgana Court (4)
- Frenchman Bay Road (19)
- Murray Road (3)
- Princess Avenue (10)
- Roberts Road (1)
- Scrub Bird Road (2)
- Whaling Station Road (8)
