$590 ▲ +31.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $590
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Como · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Como
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,000 in Como are far above the national figure of $1,863. This is a high-cost area where most people live in large, detached family homes. Housing costs are significantly higher here than across both New South Wales and Australia.
$590
▲ +31.1%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Como — higher than 99% of areas.
| Como | $590 |
|---|---|
| 2226, NSW | $460 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting and owning are both expensive here, with typical weekly rents of $590 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,000, both of which are well above state and national figures.
$3,000 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,600
- 2016: $2,600
- 2021: $3,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Como, the largest group is $550–$749 at 40%, followed by $350–$549 (30%) and $750 or more (21%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Como, $3,000 or more is the majority at 50%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in Como, at just 10.6%, which is far below the national average of 30.6%. About 40.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the New South Wales average.
10.6% ▲ +12.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.4% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Como, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (11%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 91.3% of dwellings are separate houses and 89.6% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, though the number of people per bedroom is about the same as in New South Wales.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.3% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.8%
- 2016: 91.6%
- 2021: 91.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.6% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.1%
- 2016: 86.4%
- 2021: 89.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Como, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Como splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 15%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Como [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10996/como/topic/housing-dwellings