Cavan, New South Wales

Cavan (/keɪvən/ KAY-vən) 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 New South Wales
Wee Jasper Road in Cavan
Cavan
Coordinates	35°01′S 148°50′E
Population	47 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2582
Elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
Location	304 km (189 mi) SW of Sydney 43 km (27 mi) NW of Canberra 30 km (19 mi) S of Yass 40 km (25 mi) NE of Wee Jasper
LGA(s)	Yass Valley Shire
County	Cowley
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Riverina
Localities around Cavan: Good Hope Good Hope Boambolo Narrangullen Cavan Jeir Narrangullen Mullion Mullion

Cavan Post Office opened on 1 March 1887, closed in 1902, reopened in 1913 and closed in 1951.^[5]