Mount Macedon, Victoria
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Mount Macedon village from nearby Mount Towrong | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 37°24′S 144°35′E / 37.400°S 144.583°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,335 (2016 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3441 | ||||||||||||
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Mount Macedon (/ˈmæsədən/ MASS-ə-dən) is a town 64 kilometres (40 mi) north-west of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. The town is located below the mountain of the same name, which rises to 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) AHD. At the 2016 census, Mount Macedon had a population of 1,335 and is best known for its collection of 19th-century gardens and associated extravagant large homes.
The Mount Macedon gardens area is considered by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) to be of National Significance, as an area containing gardens and properties of outstanding significance, with a "wide range of rare and unusual trees and plants, probably the best concentration of such vegetation in Victoria outside the Royal Botanic Gardens", featuring "surviving examples of work of some of Victoria's most important garden designers" and as such, it is "the most representative area of hill station gardens in Victoria, and with Mount Wilson and the Adelaide Hills, amongst the best in Australia".