Bayles, Victoria
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{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
| 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
- City of Cranbourne – Bayles was previously within this former local government area.
References
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