Laen Postcode

Victoria

Outer Regional

3480

Postcode for Laen, VIC
Phone area code: 03 · 245 km from Melbourne · Pop. 4

Population

Median Age

$N/A

Household Income/wk

$N/A

Median Rent/wk

7/10

SEIFA Advantage

19.4

Area (km²)

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

Where Laen ranks: household income sits in the bottom 10% of VIC suburbs; rents sit in the cheapest 10% in VIC.

How Laen Compares

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

Metric	Laen	VIC avg	AU avg
Median age	57	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 is a locality 245 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 has a population of 4 with a median age of 57.

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

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

Laen Details

Postcode	3480
State	Victoria (VIC)
Phone Area Code	03
Population (2021)	4
Median Age	57 years
Median Personal Income (Census 2021)	$900/week
Average Household Size	4 persons
Area	19.4 km²
Population Density	0/km²
Australian Citizens	100.0%
Unemployment Rate	0.0%
SEIFA IRSAD Decile	7/10 (above average)
Latitude	-36.4313084
Longitude	142.8135209
Distance from Melbourne	245 km
Region (SA4)	North West
Area (SA3)	Murray River - Swan Hill
Local Government	Buloke
Federal Electorate	Mallee

Age Profile

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

Lawler 7.5 km Rich Avon West 7.9 km Laen North 8.5 km Rich Avon 8.6 km Laen East 8.8 km Rich Avon East 10.8 km Cope Cope 13.8 km Litchfield 15.1 km Boolite 16.5 km Donald 16.6 km Avon Plains 16.6 km Carron 17.5 km

Same Postcode (3480)

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

More Laen Data

Buloke LGA 83 suburbs, 17 postcodes, 6,127 people Climate & Weather Closest station: Horsham (62.9 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.