Gaven (Queensland)

Gaven
State :  Australia State : Queensland City : Gold Coast (Australia)
Coordinates : 27 ° 58 ′  S , 153 ° 20 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 58 ′  S , 153 ° 20 ′  E Area : 7.2  km²
Residents : 1,583 (2011) Population density : 220 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 4211 LGA : Gold Coast City
Gaven

Gaven is a suburb of the Gold Coast , a city in Queensland , Australia . In the 2016 census, the suburb had 1,583 inhabitants.

location

Gaven is north of Nerang and is bounded to the east by the Pacific Highway . The suburb is characterized by residential buildings and a rural character.

Surname

Gaven is named after John Frederick Gaven , a farmer who was born in Nerang. He lived in this area of ​​Gaven where he owned large estates. He was a councilor from 1936 to 1960 and elected Southport to the Queensland Parliament from 1960 to 1950 . The suburb of Gaven was created in 2004 when the original Pacific Pines suburb was divided by the Gold Coast.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics : Gaven ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Gaven . Queensland Places. Center for the Government of Queensland. Retrieved January 7, 2013.
3. ^ Gaven , on queenslandplaces.com.au. Retrieved March 7, 2016
4. ^ Grazier's death. . In: The Courier-Mail , National Library of Australia, March 15, 1950, p. 10. Retrieved August 12, 2013.