Luina is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Waratah–Wynyard in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 93 kilometres (58 mi) south-west of the town of Wynyard. The 2016 census recorded a population of nil for the state suburb of Luina.[1]
Luina Tasmania | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() Luina | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°28′09″S 145°22′59″E | ||||||||||||||
Population | nil (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 7321 | ||||||||||||||
Location | 93 km (58 mi) SW of Wynyard | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Waratah–Wynyard | ||||||||||||||
Region | North-west and west | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Braddon | ||||||||||||||
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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”.[2]
The area was the site of a tin mining town in the early 1900s.[3]
Most of the boundaries are ridge lines.[4]
Route B23 (Waratah Road) runs through from east to west.[2][5]
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