Dinner Plain, VIC
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's more advantaged suburbs
Dinner Plain is more socio-economically advantaged than about 86% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 1059, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Dinner Plain at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 128
- Median age
- 37
- Median weekly household income
- $2,250
- SEIFA score
- 1059
- Coordinates
- -37.0332, 147.2801
Dinner Plain demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Dinner Plain using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is young adults (25–44) at 36%, 17% of homes are rented, and 16% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 9 | 7% |
| Youth (15–24) | 26 | 21% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 44 | 36% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 35 | 28% |
| Seniors (65+) | 9 | 7% |
Share of the 123 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 9 | 30% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 8 | 27% |
| Rented | 5 | 17% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 29 | 91% |
| Townhouses & semis | 3 | 9% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 32 occupied private dwellings in Dinner Plain.
- Median weekly rent
- $269
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,452
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $3,125
- Median weekly personal income
- $1,010
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 18 (16%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 6 (6%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 6 (5%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 74 (67%)
- Labour-force participation
- 79.3%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Employed full-time
- 47
- Employed part-time
- 39
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Common questions about Dinner Plain
Where is Dinner Plain?
Dinner Plain is a suburb of Victoria, Australia.
What is the population of Dinner Plain?
At the 2021 Census, Dinner Plain had a population of about 128.
Is Dinner Plain an advantaged area?
Dinner Plain has an ABS SEIFA score of 1059, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 86 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 86% of Australian suburbs.
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