Kyneton

Kyneton Victoria
Looking along Piper Street, Kyneton
Kyneton
Coordinates	37°14′S 144°27′E / 37.233°S 144.450°E / -37.233; 144.450
Population	7,513 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	76.74/km2 (198.76/sq mi)
Established	1850
Postcode(s)	3444
Elevation	520 m (1,706 ft)
Area	97.9 km2 (37.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	86 km (53 mi) NW of Melbourne 68 km (42 mi) S of Bendigo 77 km (48 mi) NE of Ballarat 37 km (23 mi) SE of Castlemaine
LGA(s)	Shire of Macedon Ranges
County	Dalhousie
State electorate(s)	Macedon
Federal division(s)	Bendigo
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 18.5 °C 65 °F 5.6 °C 42 °F 753.4 mm 29.7 in
Localities around Kyneton: Malmsbury Edgecombe Sidonia Lauriston Kyneton Pipers Creek Spring Hill Kyneton South Pipers Creek

Kyneton (/ˈkaɪntən/ KYNE-tən)^[2] is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of West Central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. Kyneton is on Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung country.

The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street has the oldest streetscape of these, and still has many of its original buildings. The railway station, about 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Melbourne on the Deniliquin railway line,^[3] is a terminus for two weekday peak-hour trains. The town is the council seat of the Shire of Macedon Ranges. At the 2021 census, Kyneton recorded a population of 7,513.