Avonsleigh
town in Victoria, Australia
Avonsleigh is a town in Victoria, Australia, 47 km east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Avonsleigh recorded a population of 844 at the 2021 census.
History
The Post Office opened as Koenig's in 1902, was renamed Avonsleigh in 1911 and closed in 1985. It was named after the Avonsleigh guest house owned by J.W. Wright.
See also
Shire of Sherbrooke – Avonsleigh was previously within this former local government area.
“Avonsleigh” enters the record as town in Victoria, Australia. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Avonsleigh, town and Victoria can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Avonsleigh” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Avonsleigh, town and Victoria provides the most credible route into that argument.
Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 9, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q4829362. Authority coordinates are -37.925, 145.482. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2021, 1902, 1911 and 1985.
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This entry incorporates text from “Avonsleigh” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.