Dinner Plain vs Mount Beauty
House prices, rent and lifestyle, side by side. Every figure shows its period and source.
Bars scale each row to its largest figure.
| Suburb | Dinner PlainAlpine | Mount BeautyAlpine |
|---|---|---|
| Price & rent | ||
| Median house priceValuer-General Victoria | $825,000 (calendar year 2025) | $525,000 (calendar year 2025) |
| Median unit price | not available | not available |
| Median weekly rentDFFH / Census 2021 | $269/wk | $270/wk |
| Gross rental yieldweekly rent x 52 / house price, before costs | 1.70% | 2.67% |
| People | ||
| PopulationABS Census 2021 | 128 | 910 |
| SEIFA advantage decile | 9/10 | 5/10 |
| Housing | ||
| Houses | 72% | 97% |
| Townhouses | 8% | 2% |
| Apartments/units | 0% | 1% |
| Transport | ||
| Distance to Melbourne CBD | not available | not available |
| Train stations | 0 | 0 |
| Tram stops | 0 | 0 |
| Planning & risk | ||
| Flood overlayVicmap Planning | 0% | 0% |
| Bushfire overlayVicmap Planning | 100% | 96% |
| Heritage overlayVicmap Planning | 0% | 0% |
| Schools (zoned government) | ||
| Primary | Harrietville Primary School, Omeo Primary School | Falls Creek Primary School, Mount Beauty Primary School, Tawonga Primary School |
| Secondary | Mount Beauty Secondary College, Swifts Creek P-12 School | Mount Beauty Secondary College |
| Safety | ||
| Recorded crime (council area)Crime Statistics Agency Victoria, council-wide | Lower than most areas | Lower than most areas |
Key differences
- Dinner Plain is higher on median house price (by about 57%).
- Mount Beauty is higher on gross rental yield (by about 1.0 percentage point).
- Mount Beauty is higher on population (by about 611%).
- Dinner Plain is higher on SEIFA advantage/disadvantage decile (by about 4 deciles).
- Mount Beauty is higher on share of houses (vs units/townhouses) (by about 25 percentage points).
Median house price over time
Dinner PlainMount Beauty
The median house price in Dinner Plain was $825,000 in calendar year 2025 (Valuer-General Victoria). The median house price in Mount Beauty was $525,000 in calendar year 2025 (Valuer-General Victoria).