Gaven

Gaven is a rural residential locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

Gavenis a rural residential locality in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Gaven had a population of 1,558 people.

It was named after Eric Gavenwas a councillor on the Nerang Shire Council from 1935 to 1949 and chairman of the newly established Albert Shire Council in 1949-1950. 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. 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.Gaven State School opened on 27 January 1995, but now is within the boundaries of neighbouring Oxenford.In the 2011 census Gaven had a population of 1,583 people.