▁town ▁ ▁north - west ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁in ▁the ▁Australian ▁state ▁of ▁Victoria . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁located ▁below ▁the ▁mountain ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁which ▁r ises ▁to ▁ ▁A HD . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁census , ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁collection ▁of ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁gard ens ▁and ▁associated ▁extra v ag ant ▁large ▁homes , ▁which ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁such ▁collections ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁and ▁location ▁ ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁town ship ▁was ▁largely ▁established ▁by ▁Melbourne ' s ▁wealth y ▁el ite ▁in ▁the ▁post - g old ▁r ush ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁mid ▁to ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁who ▁used ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁summer ▁retre at . ▁The ▁post ▁office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 0 , ▁known ▁as ▁Upper ▁Mac ed on ▁until ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁and ▁Mac ed on ▁Upper ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁An ▁earlier ▁( 1 8 4 3 ) ▁post ▁office ▁( pre viously ) ▁named ▁Mount ▁Mac ed on ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁K yn eton . ▁It ▁was ▁renamed ▁K yn eton ▁( post ▁office ) ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁K yn eton . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁its ▁relatively ▁high ▁elev ation ▁of ▁approximately ▁ ▁A HD , ▁the ▁area ▁experiences ▁much ▁cool er ▁temper