Suburb in Alpine

Dinner Plain, VIC

Dinner Plain had a population of 128 at the 2021 Census (−44.3% since 2016). Median age 33.8. Median weekly household income $2,250. Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. Census 2026 data arrives June 2027.

Dinner Plain at a glance

What the 2021 Census says, compared with Victoria.

In Hume

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Dinner Plain's population shrank by 44.3% to 128, slower than Victoria as a whole (+9.7%). With a median age of 33.8, it is younger than the VIC average (37.9). Children under 10 make up 4.7% of residents, and people aged 70 and over 4.7%.

15.6% of households rent, a smaller share than the VIC average of 28.9%. 28.1% own their home outright. Almost every home is a house; flats and apartments are 0.0% of homes. The 2021 Census counted 40 households.

The median household earns $2,250 a week, above the VIC average of $1,759. Renters pay a median $950+ a week, and households with a mortgage repay $1,621 a month.

15.9% of residents were born overseas, fewer than the VIC average of 31.6%. 5.6% use a language other than English at home. 60.2% report no religion, higher than the VIC average (42.1%).

Key figures

2021 Census, Dinner Plain beside VIC and Australia.

MeasureDinner PlainVICAustralia
Population1286,503,50325,422,828
Growth since 2016−44.3%+9.7%+8.6%
Median age33.837.938.2
Households402,390,1729,275,123
Flats and apartments0.0%12.1%14.3%
Renting15.6%28.9%31.1%
Owned outright28.1%32.6%31.4%
Median household income a week$2,250$1,759$1,747
Median rent a week$950+$368$376
Median mortgage repayment a month$1,621$1,867$1,866
Born overseas15.9%31.6%29.3%
Other language at home5.6%29.1%23.6%
No religion60.2%42.1%41.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Population and age

Each census since 2011, and the age profile in 2021.

Population

−44.3% since 2016.

Population · each census
  1. 1432011
  2. 2302016
  3. 1282021

Age

Median age 33.8, against 37.9 for Victoria.

Dinner Plain Victoria
Share of people by age, Dinner Plain and Victoria
0–94.7%
10–1921.1%
20–2921.1%
30–3914.8%
40–4918.8%
50–5916.4%
60–696.3%
70–794.7%
80+0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Cultural background

The largest groups in Dinner Plain at the 2021 Census.

Ancestry

Top 5 · ancestry
  1. English46.2%
  2. Australian37.6%
  3. Scottish12.8%
  4. Irish11.1%
  5. Italian6.8%

Languages at home

Top 5 · languages at home
  1. Mandarin7.2%

Country of birth

Top 5 · country of birth
  1. New Zealand6.1%
  2. England5.3%
  3. Taiwan2.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021, via Censible. How the figures are built

Around Dinner Plain

The places it belongs to, sits beside and contains.

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