Loorana, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Loorana
State:tas
Pop:120
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Lga:King Island
Stategov:Braddon
Fedgov:Braddon
Postcode:7256
Region:North-west and west
Location1:Currie
Dist1:9
Dir1:NE
Near-Nw:Southern Ocean
Near-N:Bungaree
Near-Ne:Sea Elephant
Near-E:Sea Elephant, Pegarah
Near-W:Southern Ocean
Near-Sw:Southern Ocean
Near-S:Currie, Nugara
Near-Se:Pegarah

Loorana is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of King Island in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 120 for the state suburb of Loorana.[1]

History

Loorana was gazetted as a locality in 1971. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “brushwood”. The area was previously known as Porky.[2]

Geography

The waters of the Southern Ocean form the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route B25 (North Road) runs through from south to north.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census Quick Stats Loorana (Tas.) . . 23 October 2017 . quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 16 January 2021 .
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Loorana . . Placenames Tasmania . 16 January 2021 . Select “Search”, enter "10565Q", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf . dead . 2017-08-01 . . May 2017 . Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment . 16 January 2021 .