title: Loorana, Tasmania
text: # Loorana, Tasmania
  
  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 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north-east of the town of Currie. The 2016 census recorded a population of 120 for the state suburb of Loorana.
  
  ## 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.
  
  ## Geography
  
  The waters of the Southern Ocean form the western boundary.
  
  ## Road infrastructure
  
  Route B25 (North Road) runs through from south to north.
  
  