Dinner Plain, VIC 3898
Alpine Shire CouncilAll suburbs in postcode 3898
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What to know about Dinner Plain
Dinner Plain (3898) sits in the Alpine region of Victoria.
Dinner Plain has roughly 128 residents, with a typical family-age mix. Households are renter-heavy. Daily life is car-dependent: most residents drive to work, school and the shops.
What it’s like to live here
Dinner Plain scores 10/100 on walkability, which makes it car-dependent with limited public transport. Plan for two cars in a typical household, especially if work isn't local.
Summer days here average around 21°C (mild), winter mornings around -1°C (cold). Annual rainfall lands at about 1,334 mm. Figures are our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data for this location (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations).
Schooling within or near the suburb covers 1 government primary, 1 government secondary.
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Location
Walkability
- Walk
- 10/100
- Transit
- 0/100
- Bike
- 0/100
Very car dependent. Scores out of 100, calculated from OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).
Walkability data as of May 2026· OpenStreetMap
Demographics
The 2021 Census put Dinner Plain's population at 128, with a median age of 37. That sits as a typical family-age mix. Households are renter-heavy (43% own, 13% rent), which shapes everything from school catchment stability to how often properties turn over. The household mix skews family-dominated (60% family households, 33% lone person), so amenity decisions tend to follow what families want: parks, schools, supermarkets.
- Population
- 128
- Median age
- 37
- Family households
- 60%
- Lone person
- 33%
- Owner occupied
- 43%
- Renter occupied
- 13%
Demographics data as of May 2026· ABS 2021 Census
Crime and safety
1 offences recorded in 2026
Top offence categories
Source: State Police Open Data
Crime data as of December 2026
Weather year-round
- Annual rainfall
- 1,334 mm
- Hottest month, avg max
- 20.7°C
- Coldest month, avg min
- -1.3°C
Rainfall by month
Our 1991 to 2020 averages of SILO data (Queensland Government, built from Bureau of Meteorology observations, CC BY 4.0) for this location.
Climate data as of October 2026· SILO (Queensland Government), from Bureau of Meteorology observations
Questions about Dinner Plain
- What is the Dinner Plain postcode?
- Dinner Plain is in the 3898 postcode, in VIC, in the Alpine Shire Council region.
- Where is Dinner Plain?
- Dinner Plain is a suburb in the Alpine Shire Council area, VIC 3898.
- What schools are in Dinner Plain?
- There are 2 schools serving Dinner Plain on this page, including School for Student Leadership, Falls Creek Primary School.
- How walkable is Dinner Plain?
- Dinner Plain has a Walk Score of 10 out of 100, highly car-dependent. transit score 0, bike score 0.
- What suburbs are near Dinner Plain?
- Dinner Plain is close to Hotham Heights, Bundara, Mount Hotham, Cobungra, Falls Creek.
- What is the population of Dinner Plain?
- The population of Dinner Plain is approximately 128 (2021 Census). The median age is 37.
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Sources. House and unit medians from the NSW Valuer General, Land Victoria, the SA Government and the ABS; rents from the state rental bond authorities. Census from the ABS (2021), climate from the Bureau of Meteorology, hazard from Geoscience Australia, schools from ACARA and crime from state police open data. Each figure carries its source and date. How we source data
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