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Settlement began in the 1860s in what was once part of Scoresby North. Many of the early settlers were Germans. In 1874, a school was established in a facility donated by the Lutheran Congregation. Five years later, a state elementary school was established.

James John Miller, a bookmaker and publisher who lived in The Basin, had a sizable property named Bayswater House in honour of his birthplace. In 1890, the school was given the name Bayswater. The station in Bayswater was called Macauley because it was the name of the post office when the railway route to Upper Ferntree Gully was constructed in 1889. Bayswater, though, surpassed it in 1894. From Ringwood to Upper Ferntree Gully, there were four stations. There are now eight stations.

By the turn of the century, the German population had declined, the Lutheran chapel had been bought by the Anglican church (1908), and a Methodist church was opened in 1893. A public hall, a sports pitch, and tennis courts were among the social amenities.

At the time of the 1911 census, the Bayswater district contained various orchards and other agricultural properties, as well as a population of almost 900 people. Bayswater received a police station, a baby health facility, and a retail complex with a few storekeepers, a butcher, baker, wine saloon, and a motor garage in the years running up to World War II. Orchardists, poultry keepers, and nursery workers frequented it.

Dunlop Rubber opened a facility in Bayswater North in 1952 to produce aviation items, signalling the company’s postwar expansion. British Nylon Spinners, a nearby company, opened its doors in 1956. Near the train station, there is a large retail centre, including Mountain High Plaza (2011). Housing is located westwards, with three primary schools serving the children of postwar households. The secondary college is located in the north of the suburb, close to the train station.