Como NSW 2226
1,558 addresses · 38 streets
Hughes Electorate › Sutherland Shire LGA › Como · 20 km from Sydney
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Living Here
Como is a suburb of New South Wales, home to about 4,053 people, with a median age of 40. The typical household earns around $3,152 a week, with median rent near $590 a week. Most homes are houses. About 89% of households own their home and 11% rent. Most workers work from home. Common community backgrounds include English, Australian, Irish. On the ABS socio-economic scale it sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally — a relatively advantaged area.
Over time — Census 2001 → 2021
Dashed line: district figures for the Oyster Bay - Como - Jannali statistical area (SA2), the smallest area the ABS published before 2011. Solid line: Como itself.
Getting Around & Local Services
5 supermarkets
1 medical clinic
3 childcare & kindergartens
1 dog park
2 bakeries
1 plumber
3 carpenters
4 places to stay
Getting around. Train station: Como, 400 m east · Tram stop: Waratah Loop (Sutherland), 3.8 km south · Railway halt: Royal National Park, 6.6 km south · Bus interchange: Bankstown Station, 9.8 km north · Airport: Bankstown Airport, 10.9 km north-west.
Socio-economic Standing
Deciles from 1 (lowest) to 10 (highest), against all Australian suburbs. The overall figure weighs advantage and disadvantage together; economic resources counts income and housing, and education & jobs counts qualifications and occupation. They often differ. Source: ABS SEIFA 2021.
Tree cover
🌳 Tree canopy: 33.1% share of land under canopy · satellite map, 2020

Green: 10 m cells where trees dominate, satellite 2021. Blue: water. The line is the suburb boundary.
| Canopy share, 1 m canopy height map, 2020 | 33.1% |
|---|---|
| Surveyed canopy, Greater Sydney aerial survey, 2019 | 41.8% |
| Land with trees, 10 m satellite map, 2021 | 69.4% |
Demographics
Unemployment 3.4% · Labour-force participation 68.9%
Population by age in Como
| 0-4 | 236 |
|---|---|
| 5-14 | 683 |
| 15-19 | 299 |
| 20-24 | 212 |
| 25-34 | 322 |
| 35-44 | 597 |
| 45-54 | 644 |
| 55-64 | 480 |
| 65-74 | 344 |
| 75-84 | 155 |
| 85+ | 72 |
Dwelling types in Como
| House | 1,185 |
|---|---|
| Townhouse | 98 |
| Apartment | 10 |
| Other | 5 |
Households by weekly income in Como
| <$650 | 101 |
|---|---|
| $650-1,499 | 202 |
| $1,500-2,999 | 286 |
| $3,000+ | 649 |
Top ancestries in Como
| English | 1,741 |
|---|---|
| Australian | 1,580 |
| Irish | 587 |
| Scottish | 465 |
| Other | 379 |
| Chinese | 172 |
Housing tenure in Como
| Owned | 524 |
|---|---|
| Mortgage | 626 |
| Rented | 138 |
| Other | 7 |
Cars per household in Como
| 0 | 49 |
|---|---|
| 1 | 398 |
| 2 | 594 |
| 3 | 151 |
| 4+ | 102 |
Commute to work in Como
| Car | 636 |
|---|---|
| Train | 63 |
| Bus | 0 |
| Tram/ferry | 0 |
| Walked | 19 |
| Bicycle | 0 |
| Home | 1,050 |
Top countries of birth in Como
| England | 227 |
|---|---|
| China | 60 |
| New Zealand | 55 |
| South Africa | 34 |
| Scotland | 27 |
| United States | 24 |
Languages used at home in Como
| Mandarin | 76 |
|---|---|
| Cantonese | 27 |
| Greek | 26 |
| Spanish | 23 |
| Vietnamese | 17 |
| French | 16 |
Birds & Wildlife Nearby
114,682 bird observations recorded near Como — most often seen:
- Rainbow Lorikeet (13,454)
- Noisy Miner (11,110)
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo (10,499)
- Australian Raven (7,252)
- Pied Currawong (6,953)
- Australian Magpie (6,308)
- Laughing Kookaburra (5,552)
- Grey Butcherbird (5,177)
- Australian White Ibis (4,095)
- Welcome Swallow (4,020)
- Brown Thornbill (2,521)
- Chestnut Teal (2,512)
- Magpie-lark (2,491)
Show all 30 birds recorded near Como
- Red Wattlebird (2,484)
- White-faced Heron (2,441)
- Pacific Black Duck (2,219)
- Dusky Moorhen (2,195)
- Silver Gull (2,158)
- Australian King-parrot (2,096)
- Crimson Rosella (2,077)
- Silvereye (1,988)
- Rock Dove (1,944)
- Superb Fairy-wren (1,827)
- Yellow-faced Honeyeater (1,744)
- Australian Wood Duck (1,725)
- Crested Pigeon (1,650)
- Galah (1,624)
- Channel-billed Cuckoo (1,569)
- Spotted Pardalote (1,525)
- Southern Noisy Miner (1,472)
Sightings reported by observers, not a survey, so the counts show what people record rather than what lives here. Source: Atlas of Living Australia.
Nearby Suburbs
The closest suburbs to Como:
- Bonnet Bay (1.2 km)
- Jannali (1.3 km)
- Oyster Bay (1.5 km)
- Kareela (2.1 km)
- Illawong (2.4 km)
- Oatley (2.7 km)
- Kangaroo Point (2.9 km)
- Lugarno (2.9 km)
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Streets
- Bindea Street (27)
- Binya Place (36)
- Bonnet Avenue (25)
- Bream Street (14)
- Bulumin Street (28)
- Burke Street (6)
- Burunda Street (33)
- Central Avenue (66)
- Como Parade (86)
- Cremona Road (80)
- Currah Road (17)
- Currawang Place (11)
- Doveleys Road (14)
- Evans Street (10)
- Genoa Street (10)
- Girraween Avenue (60)
- Highpoint Place (5)
- Inelgah Road (35)
- Keele Street (18)
- Loretta Avenue (15)
- Mindar Street (11)
- Mulyan Street (97)
- Novara Crescent (114)
- Ortona Parade (15)
- Oyster Bay Road (12)
- Pavia Road (3)
- Prospect Place (17)
- Railway Road (1)
- Taplan Street (12)
- Taronga Street (12)
- Tivoli Esplanade (48)
- Verona Range (26)
- Warraba Street (74)
- Wigens Avenue (22)
- Wolger Street (138)
- Wollun Street (88)
- Woronora Crescent (211)
- Yamba Road (61)
