The locality is about 36 kilometres (22 mi) west of the town of Westbury.

The 2016 census recorded a population of 69 for the state suburb of Dairy Plains.

[2] It is an area that was part of the Van Diemen's Land Company holdings.

[3] The boundaries are mostly survey lines, with small sections of minor watercourses in several places.

[4] Route C168 (Dairy Plains Road) runs through from north to south.