Laen East Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional

3480

Postcode for Laen East, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 241 km from Melbourne · Pop. 6

Population

Median Age

$1,375

Household Income/wk

$135

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

24.3

Area (km²)

Income, rent and SEIFA figures are from the ABS 2021 Census and are reported in 2021 dollars, not adjusted for subsequent inflation.

How Laen East Compares

Laen East vs the VIC average and the national average (2021 Census, population-weighted).

Metric	Laen East	VIC avg	AU avg
Household income/wk	$1,375 -VIC	$1,817	$1,836
Rent/wk	$135 -VIC	$375	$390
Mortgage/month	$888 -VIC	$1,933	$1,958
Median age	54	46.0	45.0
SEIFA decile	7/10 ≈VIC	6.0/10	6.0/10
Unemployment	0.0% -VIC	5.0%	5.0%

Green pill = at least 10% above the VIC average; red = at least 10% below; grey = within 10%. For unemployment, colour polarity is inverted: lower is better.

Laen East is a locality 241 km from Melbourne in Victoria, classified as outer regional by the ABS. The postcode is 3480. It falls within the North West region. The local government area is Buloke.

According to the 2021 Census, Laen East has a population of 6 with a median age of 54. The median weekly household income is $1,375, below the VIC average.

Housing in Laen East includes a median weekly rent of $135, median monthly mortgage repayment of $888, with 3 total dwellings. Housing costs in the area sit below the VIC average. Owner-occupied dwellings (owned or mortgaged) make up 100.0% of housing.

On the SEIFA Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage, Laen East scores in decile 7 out of 10, which is above the national average.

Laen East is part of the Murray River - Swan Hill statistical area in Victoria.

Laen East Details

Postcode	3480
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	6
Median Age	54 years
Median Household Income (Census 2021)	$1,375/week
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$706/week
Median Weekly Rent (Census 2021)	$135
Median Monthly Mortgage (Census 2021)	$888
Average Household Size	2.3 persons
Area	24.3 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Total Dwellings	3
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-36.3981546
Longitude	142.9022519
Distance from Melbourne	241 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Murray River - Swan Hill
Local Government	Buloke
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

200.0%

0–14 (0.0%) 15–24 (0.0%) 25–44 (0.0%) 45–64 (200.0%) 65+ (0.0%)

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0–14 years	0 (0.0%)
15–24 years	0 (0.0%)
25–44 years	0 (0.0%)
45–64 years	12 (200.0%)
65+ years	0 (0.0%)

Housing Tenure

100.0%

Owned outright (100.0%) Mortgaged (0.0%) Rented (0.0%)

SEIFA Socio-economic Index

Index of Relative Socio-economic Advantage and Disadvantage (IRSAD), decile 7 of 10. Higher deciles indicate more advantage.

Suburbs Near Laen East

Rich Avon 5.2 km Donald 7.8 km Laen North 8.3 km Laen 8.8 km Cope Cope 8.8 km Rich Avon East 9.2 km Lawler 13.5 km Litchfield 13.8 km Rich Avon West 14.3 km Lake Buloke 16.2 km Gil Gil 17.0 km Avon Plains 17.1 km

Same Postcode (3480)

Areegra Banyenong Carron Cope Cope Corack Corack East Donald Gil Gil Jeffcott Jeffcott North Laen Laen North Lake Buloke Lawler Litchfield Rich Avon Rich Avon East Rich Avon West Swanwater West

More Laen East Data

Buloke LGA 83 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 6,127 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Horsham (71.7 km) NDIS Providers NDIS data for Buloke LGA

Page last reviewed June 2026. Data sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census (CC BY 4.0), SEIFA 2021 IRSAD, ACARA school profiles 2025. How this data is sourced.