Torquay

Torquay is a coastal suburb in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Torquay is a coastalsuburb in Hervey Bay in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Torquay had a population of 6,316 people.

The name Torquay might appear to be a reference to the English seaside town of Torquay, but its origins are believed to be a corruption of Kabi language words dhakki-talbur, reduced to dhakki meaning either a place of short stones, a rocky reef or a stone axe. The similarity of the sound of the word probably gave rise to the English-town spelling.Torquay Provisional School opened on 21 January 1901. On 1 January 1909 it became Torquay State School.The Pialba-to-Urangan section of the Hervey Bay railway opened in 19 December 1913 with Torquay railway station (25.2895°S 152.8696°E? / -25.2895; 152.8696? (Torquay railway station (former))) serving the local area. The line closed on 30 June 1993. The railway station site has been redeveloped as housing.All Souls' Anglican Church opened in 1968. It closed circa 1988.Star of the Sea Catholic School opened on 23 January 1984.In the 2006 census Torquay had a population of 5,693 people.In the 2016 census, Torquay had a population of 6,316 people.