Loongana,_Tasmania

Loongana, Tasmania

Loongana, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Loongana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Coast in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the town of Ulverstone. The 2021 census recorded a population of 16 for the state suburb of Loongana.

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History

Loongana is a confirmed locality. The name was originally applied to a parish. By 1903 it was in use for the locality. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “run swiftly” or similar.[2]

An alternative source of the name is from a ship which carried rescuers from Melbourne to assist at a mine disaster in 1912.[3]

Geography

The Leven River flows through from west to east and then forms much of the eastern boundary. The Leven Canyon is on this section of the river.[4]

Road infrastructure

Route C128 (Loongana Road) provides access to the locality.[2][5]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Loongana (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    "Placenames Tasmania – Loongana". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "15925F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 10" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. [4]
    Google (13 September 2020). "Loongana, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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