Bayswater (Victoria)

Bayswater
View from Bayswater over the Dandenong Ranges
State :  Australia State : Victoria City : Melbourne
Coordinates : 37 ° 51 ′  S , 145 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 51 ′  S , 145 ° 16 ′  E Area : 7.9  km²
Residents : 11,758 (2016) Population density : 1488 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 3153 LGA : Knox City
Bayswater

Bayswater is a district of the Australian metropolis Melbourne . It is located about 26 km east of the city center.

history

The first post office in the area opened in 1882 under the name Scoresby North . In 1889 a rail link to Melbourne was built. In the same year the post office was renamed Bayswater .

In the late 1940s, German immigrants from the Temple Society settled in Bayswater and neighboring Boronia . In 1951, the company bought 100 acres (about 40 hectares ) land, where he built a meetinghouse and a school. The Bayswater Temple Society still operates a retirement home and several settlements today.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Bayswater (Vic.) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. ^ Time-Line and historic Highlights of the Temple Society Australia. (No longer available online.) Temple Society Australia March 6, 2012, archived from the original on October 5, 2012 ; accessed on April 8, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.