Cavan NSW 2582
66 addresses · 7 streets
Eden-Monaro Electorate › Yass Valley LGA › Cavan · 253 km from Sydney
Living Here
Cavan is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 37 people, with a median age of 50. The typical household earns around $3,083 a week, with median rent near $300 a week. Most homes are houses. About 50% of households own their home and 25% rent. Most workers drive to work. Common community backgrounds include English, Ancestry NS, Australian. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Yass Region statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Cavan itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 7% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020
Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 7.0% |
|---|---|
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 15.9% |
Demographics
Population by age in Cavan
| 0-4 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 4 |
| 15-19 | 0 |
| 20-24 | 6 |
| 25-34 | 3 |
| 35-44 | 5 |
| 45-54 | 11 |
| 55-64 | 3 |
| 65-74 | 7 |
| 75-84 | 3 |
| 85+ | 0 |
Dwelling types in Cavan
| House | 9 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 0 |
| Apartment | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
Households by weekly income in Cavan
| <$650 | 0 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 3 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 0 |
| $3,000+ | 3 |
Top ancestries in Cavan
| English | 19 |
|---|---|
| Ancestry NS | 11 |
| Australian | 10 |
| Scottish | 6 |
| Irish | 5 |
| German | 3 |
Housing tenure in Cavan
| Owned | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 0 |
| Rented | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
Cars per household in Cavan
| 0 | 0 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 0 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 4 |
| 4+ | 0 |
Commute to work in Cavan
| Car | 15 |
|---|---|
| Train | 0 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 0 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 7 |
Top countries of birth in Cavan
| England | 3 |
|---|
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
1,172 bird observations recorded near Cavan — most often seen:
- Australian Magpie (83)
- Galah (70)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (55)
- Australian Raven (49)
- Northern Superb Fairy-wren (49)
- Superb Fairy-wren (49)
- South-eastern White-throated Treecreeper (48)
- Australian Wood Duck (41)
- Eastern Australian Magpie (41)
- Grey Fantail (41)
- White-throated Treecreeper (41)
- Crimson Rosella (40)
- Striated Pardalote (40)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Cavan
- Weebill (40)
- Eastern Weebill (37)
- Eastern Galah (33)
- Common Starling (32)
- Pied Currawong (32)
- Magpie-lark (31)
- Tasmanian Grey Fantail (31)
- Welcome Swallow (31)
- White-plumed Honeyeater (31)
- Coastal Spotted Pardalote (30)
- South-eastern Crimson Rosella (30)
- Eastern Striated Pardalote (29)
- Noisy Friarbird (29)
- Nankeen Kestrel (28)
- Laughing Kookaburra (27)
- Pacific Black Duck (27)
- White-faced Heron (27)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Cavan:
- Boambolo (10.2 km)
- Narrangullen (10.9 km)
- Mullion (11 km)
- Jeir (12.3 km)
- Good Hope (16.3 km)
- Murrumbateman (16.8 km)
- Wallaroo (17.7 km)
- Marchmont (19.2 km)
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Streets
- Cavan Road (21)
- Esdale Road (2)
- Glenrock Road (10)
- Longleys Road (1)
- Mountain Creek Road (11)
- Old Taemas Road (3)
- Wee Jasper Road (18)