Amphitheatre, Victoria

Amphitheatre
Town
The former Amphitheatre Hotel around the time of its closure in 2011
Amphitheatre
Coordinates: 37°10′0″S 143°25′0″E
Country	Australia
State	Victoria
LGA	Pyrenees Shire
Location	183 km (114 mi) NW of Melbourne 69 km (43 mi) NW of Ballarat 49 km (30 mi) NE of Ararat 13 km (8.1 mi) S of Avoca
Government
• State electorate	Ripon
• Federal division	Mallee
Population
• Total	223 (2021 census)
Postcode	3468

Amphitheatre is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway in the Pyrenees Shire, south-west of Avoca. At the 2021 census, Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 223.

The Avoca River rises near the town, at the foot of Mount Lonarch. Gold was discovered in the area in 1853, and a settlement was established at Amphitheatre as a result. By 1857, the Cobb and Co Telegraph Line of stage coaches passed through Amphitheatre on the Maryborough to Ararat line.

A post office opened on 22 June 1859.

The Avoca-Ararat railway, which opened in 1890, included a station at Amphitheatre. The station was closed, along with the line, in 1959. Although the line was eventually reopened, the station was not.

Amphitheatre has a primary school.