Gaven, Queensland

Gaven /ˈɡeɪvən/[2] is a rural residential locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2016 census, Gaven had a population of 1,558 people.[1]

Gaven Queensland
Gaven
Coordinates	27.9536°S 153.3352°E
Population	1,558 (2016 census)[1]
• Density	232.5/km^2 (602/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4211
Area	6.7 km^2 (2.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	City of Gold Coast
State electorate(s)	Gaven
Federal Division(s)	Fadden
Suburbs around Gaven: Pacific Pines Oxenford Helensvale Nerang Gaven Arundel Nerang Nerang Molendinar

Geography

It is immediately north of Nerang.[4] The eastern boundary of the suburb is marked by the Pacific Highway.[5]

History

Eric Gaven, 1950

It was named after Eric Gaven was a councillor on the Nerang Shire Council from 1935 to 1949 and chairman of the newly established Albert Shire Council in 1949-1950.[6] He won the seat of Southport at the 1950 Queensland state election for the Country Party. He held the seat for 10 years before it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election and Gaven then won the new seat of South Coast, which he held until 1966.[4][7] He won the seat of Southport at the 1950 Queensland state election for the Country Party. He held the seat for 10 years before it was abolished for the 1960 Queensland state election and Gaven then won the new seat of South Coast, which he held until 1966.[8]

Gaven State School opened on 27 January 1995, but now is within the boundaries of neighbouring Oxenford.[9]

In the 2011 census Gaven had a population of 1,583 people.[10]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gaven (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. Norma Millard (née Gaven) talks about the suburb of Gaven, archived from the original on 1 June 2013, retrieved 11 April 2018
3. "Gaven – locality in City of Gold Coast (entry 46047)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
4. Gaven Archived 2012-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved on 7 January 2013.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
6. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
7. "Grazier's death". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 15 March 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
8. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Gaven (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 February 2013.

External links

• "Gaven". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.