Loongana, Tasmania

Loongana
Tasmania
Loongana; Tasmania
	Loongana
Coordinates	41°24′39″S 145°57′46″E / 41.4109°S 145.9629°ECoordinates: 41°24′39″S 145°57′46″E / 41.4109°S 145.9629°E
Population	20 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	7315
Location	49 km (30 mi) SW of Ulverstone
LGA(s)	Central Coast
Region	North-west and west
State electorate(s)	Braddon
Federal division(s)	Braddon
	Localities around Loongana:

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 2016 census provides a population of 20 for the state suburb of Loongana.^[1]

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[]

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census Quick Stats Loongana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Placenames Tasmania – Loongana". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 15925F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”
^ "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 10" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
^ Google (13 September 2020). "Loongana, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "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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[Census2016Y-1] "2016 Census Quick Stats Loongana (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[Placename-2] "Placenames Tasmania – Loongana". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter 15925F, click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”

[3] "Where in Tasmania? L-Z Page 10" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.

[4] Google (13 September 2020). "Loongana, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[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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