Luina, Tasmania
Luina is a rural locality in the local government area of Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Luina.
History
Luina was gazetted as a locality in 1966. Previously known as Whyte River, the current name was in use by 1914. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “blue headed wren”.The area was the site of a tin mining town in the early 1900s.