Cavan New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 35°01′S 148°50′E / 35.017°S 148.833°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 47 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2582 | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Yass Valley Shire | ||||||||||||||
County | Cowley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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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. It is reportedly owned by Rupert Murdoch.[4]
Cavan Post Office opened on 1 March 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1913 and closed in 1951.[5]