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VIC · Alpine Council

Dinner Plain, 3898

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  • Premium
  • Residential
  • Amenities
  • Open space
  • Suburban
What Dinner Plain is known for: Premium, Residential, Amenities, Open space, Suburban

Suburb profile

Dinner Plain is a residential smaller community in Alpine with a familiar suburban feel. Out in the wider region, it rewards those who value open country and a pace set by the land, not the clock. Residents are mostly families and working professionals, with a strong working population.

Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Housing carries a premium, but residents tend to feel the lifestyle justifies the commitment.

A trickle of new development is refreshing selected pockets without changing the overall feel.

Population

Population
128
Median age
37
Median household income / week
$2,250
Dwelling vacancy
61.1%
Unoccupied private dwellings
58 of 95
Median monthly mortgage
$1,452
Employment rate
76.7%
Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
0 / 3 / 0

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)

Data sources & freshness

  • 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release

    The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.

Crime & safety

Total offences (2026)
1
Against the person
0
Against property
1
Rate per 1,000 residents
7.8
State safety percentile
1.7th (lower crime is better)
Decrease (daily rate)
-83.3%

Reported offences decreased compared with the previous period.

Reported offences by period

Most common offence types

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Crime rate and year-on-year trend

Data sources & freshness

Schools & preschools

Schools & preschools
1
  • School for Student LeadershipSecondary

Contributes to desirability score · Education (15%)

School and preschool counts, median school ICSEA

Data sources & freshness

Public transport

1 public transport stops in this suburb

  • Dinner Plain Playground/Horseshoe Cir

Contributes to desirability score · Accessibility (15%)

Public transport stop coverage

Data sources & freshness

Planning & development

Development applications from PPARS statewide register (lodged 2020–2022). Free public PPARS MapServer — applications through ~2022 (service last updated Feb 2024).

16 planning-related records

2021· 10 proposals

  • August 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    10B HORSEHAIR BEND DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works
    54 BIG MUSTER DR DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2021

  • Buildings and Works for Alterations and Additions to an Existing Dwelling
    4 WOOLLEYBUTT LANE DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • May 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    70 BIG MUSTER DRPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    6 RONEY MACS TWST DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • April 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling and the removal of native vegetation
    119 BIG MUSTER DRPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • March 2021

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling and the removal of native vegetation.
    13 TABLETOP FORK DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    1 RONEY MACS TWST DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for alterations and additions to an existing Dwelling VICSMART
    3 STUMPY GULLY LAPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • January 2021

  • Removal, destruction and lopping of native vegetation FRANK DARKE
    41 HORSESHOE CIR DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
2020· 6 proposals

  • November 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    37 HORSEHAIR BNDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • September 2020

  • Buildings and Works for the Development of a Dwelling, and the removal of native vegetation.
    1 Sugarmat LanePermit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling
    24 Horsehair BendPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • July 2020

  • Buildings and Works (Alterations and Additions to an existing Dwelling)
    3 DRYBONE LAPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • June 2020

  • Native Vegetation Removal, and Buildings and Works for the Construction of Two (2) Dwellings inclusive of One (1) Apartment
    12 HORSEHAIR BNDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

  • February 2020

  • ONE NEW DWELLING
    46 HORSEHAIR BENDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA

Contributes to desirability score · Future Growth (7%)

Development and planning activity

Data sources & freshness

  • PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020–2022 · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access

Amenities

No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.

Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)

Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Parks & reserves

1 parks and public open space in this suburb

  • Park or reserveNature reserve

Data sources & freshness

Socio-economic (SEIFA)

IRSAD decile (2021)
9/10
IRSD decile (2021)
9/10

SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.

Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)

Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)

Data sources & freshness

Hazards

Bushfire planning zone
Overlay applies

Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.

Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)

Bushfire hazard overlays

Data sources & freshness

  • Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site

Green cover

Parks & woodland (OSM)
2
Parks (OSM)
1

OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.

Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)

Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)

Data sources & freshness

  • OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh

Recent changes

  • B42 Steal From A Motor Vehiclecrime1
  • Park or reservegovernmentnature_reserve
  • Buildings and Worksplanning54 BIG MUSTER DR DINNER PLAIN 3898Lodged 03 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works (Alterations and Additions to an existing Dwelling)planning3 DRYBONE LALodged 02 Jul 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for Alterations and Additions to an Existing Dwellingplanning4 WOOLLEYBUTT LANE DINNER PLAIN 3898Lodged 03 Jun 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for alterations and additions to an existing Dwelling VICSMARTplanning3 STUMPY GULLY LALodged 18 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwellingplanning10B HORSEHAIR BEND DINNER PLAIN 3898Lodged 26 Aug 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwellingplanning70 BIG MUSTER DRLodged 12 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwellingplanning6 RONEY MACS TWST DINNER PLAIN 3898Lodged 06 May 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
  • Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwellingplanning1 RONEY MACS TWST DINNER PLAIN 3898Lodged 29 Mar 2021 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA

Data sources & freshness

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