Bayles, Victoria

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| name = Bayles

| state = vic

| image = Bayles General Store.jpg

| caption = Bayles General Store and Post Office

| lga = Shire of Cardinia

| postcode = 3981

| pop = 445

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20171 | name = Bayles (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 9 July 2022 | quick = on}}

| est =

| stategov = Bass

| fedgov = Monash

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Bayles is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, 75 kilometers (48 miles) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Bayles recorded a population of 445 at the 2021 census.

Bayles is located to the east of the town of Koo Wee Rup, on the Koo Wee Rup-Longwarry Road.

History

Bayles Post Office opened on 5 September 1921.{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Bayles* | access-date = 16 February 2021 }}

In 1991 the short film 'Plead guilty, get a bond' was filmed in town, using the towns hall as the courthouse.

See also

References

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