VIC · Alpine Council
Dinner Plain, VIC, 3898
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Suburb snapshot
Dinner Plain is a small locality in the Alpine area, home to around 128 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 1 offences in 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-83%), roughly 7.8 offences per 1,000 residents, 1 school and preschool site in the area, limited but present public transport access, and notable planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
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
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
- 1.8th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -83.3%
Most common offence types
- B42 Steal From A Motor Vehicle1
Data sources & freshness
- Recorded offences by suburb/town — Crime Statistics Agency (Victoria) · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Year ending March release
Schools & preschools
- Schools & preschools
- 1
- School for Student LeadershipSecondary
Data sources & freshness
- ACARA school locations — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority · Period: 2025 · Updated on site · Annual ACARA release
Public transport
1 public transport stops in this suburb
- Dinner Plain Playground/Horseshoe Cir
Data sources & freshness
- GTFS public transport stops — State transport authority open-data feeds · Period: current · Updated on site · GTFS static feed
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 Dwelling10B HORSEHAIR BEND DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Works54 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 Dwelling4 WOOLLEYBUTT LANE DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
May 2021
- Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling70 BIG MUSTER DRPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwelling6 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 vegetation119 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 Dwelling1 RONEY MACS TWST DINNER PLAIN 3898Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
- Buildings and Works for alterations and additions to an existing Dwelling VICSMART3 STUMPY GULLY LAPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
January 2021
- Removal, destruction and lopping of native vegetation FRANK DARKE41 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 Dwelling37 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 Dwelling24 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) Apartment12 HORSEHAIR BNDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
February 2020
- ONE NEW DWELLING46 HORSEHAIR BENDPermit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Period: 2020; 2020–2022; 2021 · 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.
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
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
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.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Victorian Bushfire Management Overlay mapping.
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.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- 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
- Buildings and Works for the Construction of a Dwellingplanning37 HORSEHAIR BNDLodged 05 Nov 2020 · Permit issued by a delegate of the RA
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- PPARS planning permit activity (statewide) — Department of Transport and Planning (Victoria) · Updated on site · Public MapServer last updated Feb 2024 — applications through FY 2022–23 only; newer PPARS data requires council/API access
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