Kyneton

Also known as Kyneton, Victoria, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east.

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Australian place.type: town
Australian place.name: Kyneton
Australian place.state: vic
Australian place.image: PiperStKyneton.jpg
Australian place.caption: Looking along Piper Street, Kyneton
Australian place.pushpin_label_position: right
Australian place.local_map: yes
Australian place.use_lga_map: yes
Australian place.lga: Shire of Macedon Ranges
Australian place.postcode: 3444
Australian place.est: 1850
Australian place.zoom: 11

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Kyneton ( ) is a town in the Macedon Ranges region of central Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east.

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 from Melbourne on the Deniliquin railway line, 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.