Kyneton VIC 3444
Located in Victoria, Kyneton sits 88 km from Melbourne CBD, around 1 hour 5 minutes by car. The town has 7,513 residents, a median age of 47, and a median household income of $84,240 per year. By household income, education, and employment patterns, it ranks in the top 40% nationally. The town grew 8.1% between 2016 and 2021. At the 2021 Census, households here paid a median rent of $360 per week and a median monthly mortgage of $1,798. Kyneton is characterised by high crime risk. Of 5 schools within the town boundary, 2 rank above the state average, and walkability is low.
Is Kyneton a good town?
Kyneton scores a B (51/100) on SuburbScan's Liveability grade — strong on schools and community, weaker on transit and safety.
Above the state average
5 schools · 2 above peer schools · Top 20% in VIC
Car-dependent
Walkability 16/100 · 88.2 km · 67 min drive to Melbourne
Around the state median
Median $838K
High crime risk
Fire 32/100 · Crime 76/100 · Flood 44/100
Advantaged
SEIFA decile 7/10 · median age 47 · 7,513 residents
Liveability Rating
51 / 100 · Ranked #425 in VICEach bar is Kyneton's rank among VIC suburbs, from 0 to 100 (higher is better).
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Our score
51 / 100
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Median House Price
Public listings dataKyneton's house market is moving higher: the median sale price reached $838,000, about 9% above where it sat a year earlier.
Houses
$838,000
Based on 168 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 56 days — median across 80 sales that recorded a listing period
By bedrooms
- 2 bed 20 sales $688K
- 3 bed 84 sales $792K
- 4 bed 54 sales $938K
- 5 bed 8 sales $1.3M
Land
$442,500
Based on 20 recorded sales in the last 24 months.
Typically sold in 108 days — median across 9 sales that recorded a listing period
Currently for Sale
Last 6 monthsHouses in Kyneton are currently listed at around $974,000 on average. Based on 138 houses listed in the past six months.
$974K
138 houses listed in the last 6 months.
139 of the suburb's 2,867 dwellings (4.8%) were listed for sale in the last 6 months.
Rental Market
Advertised rents · last 6 monthsHouses in Kyneton rent for around $640 a week on average, based on 13 houses listed for rent in the past six months.
$640/wk
13 houses advertised for rent in the last 6 months.
13 rentals advertised against an estimated 616 rented homes (2.1%) in the last 6 months.
Rental affordability
June quarter 202588 Unaffordable · the average rental household in this region would pay about 34% of its income on the median rent in postcode 3444.
SGS Rental Affordability Index: a score of 100 means rent takes 30% of income, the usual housing-stress line; lower scores are less affordable. "Region" is the capital city or the rest of the state.
Gross rental yield
Indicative$640/week ($33,000 a year) on a $974,000 median
Gross yield — before strata, rates, management, insurance and vacancy. Calculated from median advertised rents and median asking prices over the last 6 months. How we calculate.
Is Kyneton safe? Crime statistics
2026Crime in Kyneton sits in the high band, with 539 incidents recorded in 2026 — up roughly 12% on the prior year.
539 offences
11.6% since 2025Crime Trend
Serious Road Crashes
2021–202526 crashes
where someone was killed or admitted to hospital
Where they happened
Crashes are counted where they happened, so a main road through the town carries people passing through; this is not a measure of risk to residents. Roads are listed with 3 or more serious crashes.
Schools
Five schools serve Kyneton, and results are mixed — some outperforming peer-suburb schools, some below. Kyneton Primary School and Our Lady of the Rosary lead the pack.
- • 2,108 students across 4 schools (avg 527)
- • Sectors: 3 Government, 2 Catholic
- • ICSEA 1008-1081, median 1059 (above the national baseline of 1000)
- • Largest: Sacred Heart College (888 students)
Primary
Secondary
Walkability
Kyneton is very car-dependent on foot — at 16/100, nearly all errands require a car. Within the town there are 2 supermarkets, 15 parks and 14 cafes to anchor that walking radius.
We hold no public transport timetable data for this area, so public transport is not rated here and the score is spread across the remaining components. It is not counted as zero.
Public transport
Weekday and weekend service frequency across every stop inside Kyneton.
- Peak (7-9am + 5-7pm)
- 24.2 arrivals/hr
- Off-peak weekday
- 31.0 arrivals/hr
- Saturday
- 20.4 arrivals/hr
- Median peak wait
- 1 min
- Span of service
- 19.9 hours
- Direct to CBD (peak)
- 55 min wait
Scheduled service only, based on the 21 October 2026 timetable. Reliability (delays, cancellations) not measured.
NBN connectivity
The internet access technology available across NBN premises in Kyneton.
- Full-fibre (FTTP) share
- 33%
- Premises covered
- 4,058
NBN Co fixed-line and fixed-wireless premises, as at 30 December 2025. Higher-quality technologies (full fibre) score above copper, wireless, and satellite. Actual speeds depend on your plan.
Amenities
Macedon Ranges: council population
The three add up to the change above. These are council-wide figures from the ABS, not figures for this town alone — this town's own population is in the census section above.
Socio-economic profile
The ABS scores 15 small areas inside this town and averages them into the single decile above. They fall into 6 different deciles — a wide range, so parts of this town rank well above the average and parts well below it.
Kyneton is home to about 7,500 residents, with a median age of 47, a touch above the national 38. Median household income runs at $84,000 a year, with unemployment at 3.3%.
2021 Census · change since 2016
Population
7,513
Median Age
47
Median Household Income
$84,240/yr
Census Median Rent
$360/wk
Census Median Mortgage
$1,798/mo
Avg Household Size
2.4
Median Personal Income
$38,948/yr
Unemployment Rate
3.3%
Unoccupied Dwellings
11.1%
Total Dwellings
2,867
Owner-Occupier Rate
78.5%
Houses
88.4%
Rental Stress
22.2%
Mortgage Stress
25.6%
Work From Home
30.0%
Dwelling Types
Property Ownership
67 rented from a state or territory housing authority and 25 from a community housing provider, as a share of the 599 rented dwellings above — not of all dwellings.
Demographics
- Born in Australia
- 79.5%
- English Spoken at Home
- 89.1%
- Employment Rate
- 55.3%
- Completed Year 12
- 44.6%
Occupations
Religion
Country of Birth (overseas)
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents.
When They Arrived
Share of all residents by the year they arrived in Australia. Periods cover different numbers of years, so compare the shape rather than the bar widths.
132 residents (1.8%) arrived since 2016. Australia’s borders were closed to most arrivals from March 2020, so the last two years of that period are much smaller than the ones before them — nationally 260,799 people arrived in 2019 against 28,521 in 2021.
Where New Residents Came From
Where residents aged five and over lived five years before the 2021 Census, for those who lived somewhere else.
16.1% of residents (1,149) lived in a capital city five years earlier, most of them in Melbourne (1,073).
Top places newcomers came from, as a share of the 7,148 residents aged five and over. Areas are ABS statistical regions. Small counts are approximate: the ABS adjusts every figure slightly to protect privacy.
Languages Spoken at Home
Top languages other than English, as a share of all residents.
Age Distribution
Family & Household Composition
Commute to Work
12% of employed residents work in a capital's city centre (398 of 3,453).
City centre: the ABS area around each capital's CBD, such as Sydney Inner City or Perth City (which takes in Subiaco and Leederville). 2021 Census place of work.
Education
Cars per Dwelling
Council Rates
Households face an average residential rates bill of $2,065 a year through Macedon Ranges based on 2024 figures.
How this land is zoned
- Rural and farming 85%
- Residential 5%
- Infrastructure and transport 4%
- Parks and recreation 2%
- Industrial 2%
- Other and special use 1%
- Zones under 1% 1%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the town around it — the property page shows the zone for one address.
Building Approvals: Macedon Ranges
In the year to August 2026, 331 new dwellings were approved across Macedon Ranges. That mix is 281 houses and 50 units. Approvals are up 79.5% on the same period a year earlier.
New Homes Planned
New homes planned in this town: 297 homes
- Lots in approved subdivisions, not yet titled 85 homes
- Land zoned for housing, not yet subdivided 212 homes
From the Victorian Government's Urban Development Program: growth-area land and approved lots (metropolitan 2025, regional June 2024) and projects of 10 or more homes in Melbourne (2025), by stage. Lots and homes are counted as published; a lot usually becomes one home.
Aboriginal Cultural Heritage
The Registered Aboriginal Party for this area is Taungurung Land and Waters Council Aboriginal Corporation (appointed 2009).
Registered Aboriginal Parties are appointed by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council under the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 as the primary guardians, keepers and knowledge holders of Aboriginal cultural heritage for their area. They are the body to contact about cultural heritage here.
Climate & Setting
from Macedon Forestry, 22.5 kmModerate rainfall.
- Elevation
- 509 m
- above sea level, at the town centre
- Annual rainfall
- 778 mm
- 74 rainy days
- Summer max (Jan)
- —
- Winter min (Jul)
- —
Elevation is the ground at the town centre, from Geoscience Australia's National Digital Elevation Model. Approximate — it reads high in dense built-up areas. It is a measure of height above sea level and not an indicator of flood risk, which depends on height above nearby waterways.
Industrial Emissions Nearby
2 facilities within 5 km- 1.7 km
- 4.6 km
EV adoption
In postcode 3444, 95 of 9,638 registered light vehicles are battery-electric on 31 January 2025. A further 2.9% (283 vehicles) are hybrid or plug-in hybrid, taking the non-petrol, non-diesel share to 3.9%.
Rooftop solar
In postcode 3444, 2,155 rooftop-solar systems totalling 14.7 MW have been installed since 2001, against 4,392 dwellings recorded in the 2021 Census. 128 went up in the last year.
Counts every system certified since 2001, so a roof re-fitted with a newer system is counted twice, and small commercial systems are included alongside houses — useful for comparing postcodes, not an estimate of how many homes have working panels today.
2026 covers part of the year only, to 2026-07.
First Home Owner Grant
FY2026-27$10,000 for new homes priced up to $750,000.
The separate First Home Buyer Duty Reduction (stamp-duty concession) runs alongside this grant.
1 first-home grant was paid in postcode 3444 in 2025-26, rank 213 of 298 Victorian postcodes. The most was 68, in 2009-10.
Grants on new and established homes; established homes stopped qualifying in mid-2013.
Mortgage repayments
2 mortgage brokers are registered in this town.
Land transfer duty at the owner-occupier rate, and it excludes first home buyer concessions — those can cut it substantially or remove it entirely. Excludes legal, inspection and lender fees. Check with State Revenue Office Victoria
The First Home Owner Grant applies to newly built homes only, so it isn't available on an established purchase. A first home buyer building or buying new under $750,000 may qualify for $10,000 — see what qualifies with State Revenue Office Victoria.
At $838,000 this is $88,000 above the $750,000 First Home Owner Grant cap. A first home buyer may qualify for $10,000 on a newly built home — check eligibility with State Revenue Office Victoria.
A deposit under 20% usually attracts Lenders Mortgage Insurance, which this doesn't include.
Principal and interest over 30 years, fixed rate. Excludes fees, offset, redraw and LMI. Default rate is the median comparison rate across 1788 advertised products as at 2026-10-27 — indicative only, and not an offer. Your rate depends on the lender, your deposit and your circumstances. Not financial advice.
Federal Electorate
Currently held by Lisa Chesters Australian Labor Party
| Year | Winner | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lisa Chesters | 51.4% | 48.6% | +51.4 |
| 2022 | Lisa Chesters | 62.1% | 37.9% | -3.3 |
| 2019 | Lisa Chesters | 59.0% | 41.0% | -5.2 |
Results are per division — federal electoral boundaries are redrawn periodically, so the history reflects this division's past, not necessarily the exact town's voters across time.
State Electorate
Currently held by Mary-Anne Thomas Australian Labor Party - Victorian Branch
Next state election: 28 November 2026.
| Year | Winner | Won with | 2PP ALP | 2PP LNP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 59.5% | 59.5% | 40.5% |
| 2018 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 50.6% | 63.2% | 36.8% |
| 2014 | Mary-Anne Thomas ALP | 53.8% | 53.8% | 46.2% |
Results are per district. Districts were last redrawn in 2021, so results from before then describe the district of that name, not necessarily this town's voters. Results: Victorian Electoral Commission, CC BY 4.0.
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- Nearest and zoned schools, with the walk from that door
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Common questions about Kyneton
Is Kyneton a safe place to live?
Recorded crime in Kyneton is high (76/100, ranked against other VIC suburbs on offences per resident). Offences against shops, venues and visitors are divided by the people who live here, so suburbs with large daytime or visitor populations rank higher than living there may feel.
What natural hazards affect Kyneton?
Kyneton has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history). Flood overlays cover a moderate share of it (44/100). These are town-wide figures; check the address, as flood and bushfire exposure change street by street.
Is Kyneton a good place to live?
Kyneton has a SuburbScan Liveability grade of B (51/100), ranked against other VIC suburbs on school quality (25%), safety (25%), SEIFA socio-economic advantage (25%), walkability (15%) and CBD access (10%). Whether it suits you depends on what you weigh — each of those is on this page.
What is the population of Kyneton?
Kyneton, VIC had a population of 7,513 at the 2021 Australian Bureau of Statistics census.
What is the postcode for Kyneton, VIC?
The postcode for Kyneton, VIC is 3444.
How far is Kyneton from Melbourne?
Kyneton is 88 km from Melbourne CBD by road, about 67 minutes by car in normal traffic. Distance is the most-direct driving route, not straight-line.
What is the median household income in Kyneton?
At the 2021 ABS Census, median household income in Kyneton was $84,240 a year. It is the most recent suburb-level income figure until 2026 Census results are released in 2027.
What is the median weekly rent in Kyneton?
The median advertised rent in Kyneton is $640 a week for houses (13 listings), from rental listings over the last six months.
What is the median age in Kyneton?
The median age of residents in Kyneton was 47 at the 2021 ABS Census.
Is Kyneton at risk of bushfire?
Kyneton has a low recorded bushfire history (32/100). The score comes from Geoscience Australia's historical bushfire boundaries, with planned burns excluded: the area of recorded fires touching the town relative to its size, ranked against every Australian suburb with any fire history. It records where fire has burned, not a bushfire-prone land designation, which your council's planning scheme sets.
How are the schools in Kyneton?
There are 5 schools inside the Kyneton boundary: 2 above, 1 at, and 1 below similar schools on NAPLAN, compared with same-state, same-type schools of similar socio-educational advantage (ICSEA).
Is Kyneton walkable?
Kyneton scores 16/100 on the SuburbScan Walkability Score, making it very car-dependent. The score is a weighted average of public transport, schools, parks, supermarkets, GPs, pharmacies, childcare, and hospitals within walking distance.
What is the weather like in Kyneton?
At the nearest Bureau of Meteorology station to Kyneton, Macedon Forestry (22.5 km away), 778 mm of rain a year over 74 rainy days over 2006-2026.
Is the First Home Owner Grant available in Kyneton?
First-home buyers in VIC may be eligible for $10,000 towards new homes with a purchase price up to $750,000. The grant is administered by State Revenue Office Victoria; confirm current eligibility before signing a contract — state rules and amounts can change.
What council does Kyneton belong to?
Kyneton sits within the Macedon Ranges local government area. Council rates, planning approvals, and waste collection fall under this LGA.
How much are council rates in Kyneton?
The average residential rates bill through Macedon Ranges is $2,065 a year (2024). Every suburb in this LGA shares the same schedule — individual bills vary with land value.
How much is being built near Kyneton?
Across Macedon Ranges, 331 new residential dwellings were approved in the year to August 2026 (source: ABS Building Approvals). That's up 79.5% on the same period a year earlier. These are LGA-level totals — every suburb in the council shares the same figure.
Which federal electorate is Kyneton in?
Kyneton sits within the federal Division of Bendigo, currently held by Lisa Chesters (Australian Labor Party).
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Data freshness
- Census · 2021
- Median sale prices · Oct 2026
- For-sale & rental market · Oct 2026
- Council rates · FY 2024–25
- Building approvals · Aug 2026
- Schools · 2025
- Public transport · Oct 2026
- NBN connectivity · Dec 2025
- Crime · 2026
- Road crashes · 2021–2025
- Climate · 2006–2026
- Socio-economic (SEIFA) · 2021
- EV adoption · Jan 2025
- First Home Owner Grant · Sep 2026
- Federal electorate · 2025
- State electorate · 2022
- Amenities · Sep 2026
- Health & emergency facilities · Sep 2026
- Industrial emissions (NPI) · 2024/2025
- Coastal erosion · 1988–2025
- Aircraft noise · 2024
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