Kyabram is located in the centre of a rich irrigation district in the Goulburn River Valley, 200 kilometres (120 mi) north of Melbourne.

The name of the town is thought to derive from an Aboriginal word Kiambram meaning "thick forest".

[1] Surrounding smaller towns include Merrigum, Lancaster, Undera, Cooma, Wyuna, Kyvalley, Girgarre, Stanhope and Tongala.

Allan was associated with the Kyabram Reform Movement, a conservative political organisation formed at the start of the 20th century and led by Benjamin Goddard, a local businessman.

[6] The movement's campaign played a significant role in the downfall of the Peacock state government in June 1902 and its sound defeat in the subsequent October election.

[7] The incoming Irvine government substantially reduced the number of state parliamentarians, a key demand of the movement.

[8] Kyabram has a semi-arid-influenced Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa), with warm to hot, dry summers and cool, rather cloudy winters.

[12] Kyyabram Blue Light was headed up by Senior Constable Mitchell Bull, who was named Campaspe Shire's Citizen of the Year 2022.

Kyabram holds the annual Bush Market festival in the month of November where Allan Street is closed down and the local businesses extend their hours of availability.