History
In the early 19th century, before European settlement, the escaped convict William Buckley lived here in a primitive hut eating fish, shellfish, wild raspberries and sugar ants. Aireys Inlet was known to the Aboriginals of the time as Managwhawz. The town takes its current name from J. M. C. Airey, who settled in the area in 1842.
The Post Office opened on 1 April 1893.
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