The locality is about 49 kilometres (30 mi) south-west of the town of Ulverstone.

The 2021 census recorded a population of 16 for the state suburb of Loongana.

It is believed to be an Aboriginal word for “run swiftly” or similar.

[2] An alternative source of the name is from a ship which carried rescuers from Melbourne to assist at a mine disaster in 1912.

[3] The Leven River flows through from west to east and then forms much of the eastern boundary.