Cavan, New South Wales

Cavan is a rural community situated on the south bank of the Murrumbidgee River in the Yass Valley Shire.[2][3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 47.[1] It is situated by road, about 40 kilometres southwest of Yass and 43 northwest of Canberra. It was named after the town of Cavan in Ireland.

Cavan
New South Wales
Wee Jasper Road in Cavan
Cavan
Coordinates35°01′S 148°50′E
Population47 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2582
Location
LGA(s)Yass Valley Shire
CountyCowley
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal Division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Cavan:
Good Hope Good Hope Marchmont
Narrangullen Cavan Jeir
Narrangullen Mullion Mullion

Cavan Post Office opened on 1 March 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1913 and closed in 1951.[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cavan (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  2. "Cavan". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. New South Wales Government. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  3. "Cavan". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  4. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009



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