Dinner Plain zoning & planning overlays
Dinner Plain is Alpine's youngest (37), richest ($2,250) and tightest (396 m²).
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A planning-constraint profile of Dinner Plain
(Alpine, VIC) - 26.19 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 11 October 2026.
Constraint readout
26.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dinner Plain's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Dinner Plain at a glance
How Dinner Plain is zoned
Selling in Dinner Plain? The zoning and planning overlays on this page are the controls a Section 32 vendor statement discloses.
Across its 26.19 km², Dinner Plain is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ). The median lot measures about 396 m² across 678 parcels.
Who lives in Dinner Plain
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dinner Plain suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1059, and decile 9 within Victoria. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dinner Plain's 128 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bright - Mount Beauty, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dinner Plain. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dinner Plain itself.
8,111 in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Dinner Plain data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Zoning | Mapped | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | Vicmap Planning and Victorian Government spatial services, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 11 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Dinner Plain address
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Dinner Plain planning - frequently asked
Is Dinner Plain flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Dinner Plain, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Alpine is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Dinner Plain bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Dinner Plain is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Alpine average of 100%.
What is the zoning in Dinner Plain?
The dominant planning zone in Dinner Plain is Public Conservation and Resource Zone (PCRZ), though the suburb also includes Rural Conservation Zone (RCZ) and Special Use Zone (SUZ2).
Does Dinner Plain have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dinner Plain.
What is the typical lot size in Dinner Plain?
Across 678 surveyed parcels in Dinner Plain, the median lot size is about 396 m². There are also 260 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Dinner Plain have a train station?
There is no train station inside Dinner Plain itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Dinner Plain?
At the 2021 Census Dinner Plain had 128 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Bright - Mount Beauty statistical area, which contains Dinner Plain, went from 8,111 people in 2001 to 8,976 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Dinner Plain an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dinner Plain scores 1059 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Victoria (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dinner Plain?
Median household income in Dinner Plain was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,406 for the typical suburb in Alpine. Median rent was $269 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,452 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundara East Gippsland |
6.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Cobungra | 9.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Hotham Heights Mount Hotham Alpine Resort (Uninc) |
11.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Shannonvale East Gippsland |
17.0 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Anglers Rest East Gippsland |
17.1 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Falls Creek Falls Creek Alpine Resort (Uninc) |
17.6 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Nelse East Gippsland |
24.2 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Selwyn | 24.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Bingo Munjie East Gippsland |
25.3 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Glen Valley East Gippsland |
25.4 km | Not mapped | 100% |