Loongana, Tasmania
Loongana is a rural locality in the local government area of Central Coast in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Ulverstone. The 2021 census recorded a population of 16 for the state suburb of Loongana.
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.An alternative source of the name is from a ship which carried rescuers from Melbourne to assist at a mine disaster in 1912.