Como WA — Suburb Profile

Population, median income, rent prices, housing costs and demographics for Como, Western Australia. ABS Census 2021.

The population of Como WA is 14,786 according to the 2021 Census. The median personal income in Como is $1,001 per week ($52,052 per year). Median rent in Como is $350 per week ($1,517 per month). Como has a median age of 38 years, equal to the national median. Como has a population density of 2298.1 people per km².

The most common overseas birthplace in Como is England. The most common religion is No Religion (47% of residents). After English, the most spoken language is Mandarin. The median monthly mortgage repayment in Como is $2,041.

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Como Population

0
residents (Census 2021)

Como Median Income & Rent

💰
Median Income
$1,001/wk
$52,052 per year
#1232 of 14,663
🏠
Median Rent
$350/wk
$1,517 per month
#3104 of 14,663
👤
Median Age
38years
Same as than national median
🏡
Mortgage
$2,041/mo
Avg household size: 2.1 · 0.7 per bedroom

Como Demographics

Gender Split

Male 46.6% (6,888) Female 53.4% (7,903)

Population Density

2298.1
people per km²
14,786 people · 6.4 km²

Households

2.1
Avg household size
0.7
Persons per bedroom
$2,550
Family income/wk

Como Age Distribution

0-4
5-9
10-14
15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60-64
65-69
70-74
75-79
80-84
85+
♂ Male ♀ Female

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Como Housing Tenure

🏠
Owned outright
49.8% 1,804 dwellings
🏦
Owned with mortgage
50.2% 1,821 dwellings

Source: ABS Census 2021 — Suburb & Locality (SAL)

Como Country of Birth

Australia
82.1%
England
8.4%
India
2.9%
China
2.2%
Indonesia
1.4%
Iran
1.4%
Hong Kong
0.6%
Germany
0.5%
Canada
0.3%
Chile
0.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G09 — Country of Birth by SAL

Como Religion

No Religion
47.2%
Catholic
21.7%
Anglican
10.9%
Not stated
8.3%
Buddhism
3.3%
Christian (other)
3.0%
Uniting Church
2.9%
Islam
2.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G14 — Religion by SAL

Como Education Level

Year 12 or equivalent
81.3%
Year 10 or equivalent
11.3%
Year 11 or equivalent
5.7%
Year 9 or equivalent
1.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G16 — Highest Year of School by SAL

Como Languages Spoken at Home

Mandarin
24.5%
Other
20.2%
SAL Tot
13.2%
Cantonese
9.9%
Persian ED
8.4%
SAL Indon
8.3%
Italian
7.8%
Spanish
7.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G13 — Language Spoken at Home by SAL

Como Employment

💼
Employed full-time
42.5% 4,982 people
Employed part-time
22.5% 2,633 people
🔍
Unemployed
3.3% 389 people
🏠
Not in labour force
31.7% 3,711 people

Source: ABS Census 2021 G46 — Labour Force Status by SAL

Como Qualifications

Bachelor Degree
45.7%
Postgraduate Degree
16.3%
Certificate III/IV
15.7%
Advanced Diploma/Diploma
14.4%
Graduate Diploma/Certificate
6.3%
Certificate I/II
1.6%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G49 — Non-School Qualification by SAL

Como Occupation

Professionals
46.2%
Managers
14.3%
Clerical & Administrative
10.8%
Community & Personal Service
9.3%
Technicians & Trade Workers
9.1%
Sales Workers
4.9%
Labourers
3.4%
Machinery Operators & Drivers
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Industry of Employment by Occupation

Como Field of Study

Management & Commerce
24.6%
Health
15.8%
Engineering
14.4%
Society & Culture
13.6%
Education
7.5%
Natural & Physical Sciences
6.1%
Creative Arts
5.2%
Architecture & Building
4.0%
Food, Hospitality & Personal Services
3.4%
Information Technology
3.4%
Agriculture & Environment
2.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G51 — Field of Study by SAL

Como Dwelling Types

Separate house
38.4%
Semi-detached (1 storey)
34.7%
Semi-detached (2+ storey)
26.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G36 — Dwelling Structure by SAL

Como Weekly Household Income

Nil/Negative/wk
1.8%
$1-$149/wk
0.9%
$150-$299/wk
1.6%
$300-$399/wk
2.6%
$400-$499/wk
6.1%
$500-$649/wk
5.6%
$650-$799/wk
5.2%
$800-$999/wk
5.8%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
6.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
7.2%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
6.1%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
5.3%
$2,000-$2,499/wk
11.8%
$2,500-$2,999/wk
6.4%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
6.7%
$3,500-$3,999/wk
3.2%
$4,000+/wk
17.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G33 — Household Income by SAL

Como Marital Status

💍
Married
39.8% 5,109
↔️
Separated
2.7% 353
📋
Divorced
10.2% 1,310
🕊️
Widowed
6.2% 790
👤
Never married
41.1% 5,283

Source: ABS Census 2021 G05 — Marital Status by SAL

Como Ancestry

English
29.0%
Australian
22.8%
Other
12.7%
Irish
7.8%
Scottish
7.7%
Chinese
6.7%
Italian
4.7%
German
2.5%
Indian
2.4%
Dutch
1.8%
Filipino
1.0%
Polish
1.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G08 — Ancestry by SAL

Como School & University Attendance

Primary — Government
25.9%
Vocational Education
16.5%
Secondary — Other Non-Govt
14.5%
Pre-school
11.6%
Secondary — Government
11.2%
Secondary — Catholic
7.1%
Primary — Other Non-Govt
7.1%
Primary — Catholic
6.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G15 — Type of Educational Institution by SAL

Como Need for Assistance

Needs assistance
5.3% 1,490
No need for assistance
94.7% 26,543

Source: ABS Census 2021 G18 — Core Activity Need for Assistance by SAL

Como Volunteering

🤝
Volunteer
20.7% 2,503
Not a volunteer
79.3% 9,608

Source: ABS Census 2021 G23 — Voluntary Work by SAL

Como Monthly Mortgage Repayments

$0-$299/mo
7.2%
$300-$449/mo
2.0%
$450-$599/mo
1.3%
$600-$799/mo
2.6%
$800-$999/mo
3.1%
$1,000-$1,399/mo
13.7%
$1,400-$1,799/mo
15.8%
$1,800-$2,399/mo
25.2%
$2,400-$2,999/mo
14.9%
$3,000-$3,999/mo
14.2%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G38 — Mortgage Repayment by SAL

Como How People Get to Work

Car (driver)
66.4%
Did not go to work
13.0%
Bus
8.9%
Car (passenger)
4.4%
Train
2.5%
Walked only
1.6%
Bicycle
1.3%
Other
1.1%
Taxi/Rideshare
0.5%
Motorbike/Scooter
0.2%
Truck
0.1%
Ferry
0.0%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G62 — Method of Travel to Work by SAL

Como Car Ownership

0 vehicles
6.2%
1 vehicle
46.6%
2 vehicles
36.1%
3 vehicles
8.2%
4+ vehicles
2.9%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G34 — Motor Vehicles per Dwelling by SAL

Como Number of Bedrooms

1 bedroom
3.8%
2 bedrooms
34.4%
3 bedrooms
41.6%
4 bedrooms
16.9%
5 bedrooms
2.7%
6+ bedrooms
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G41 — Number of Bedrooms by SAL

Como Population Mobility

20.1%
moved in the last year
53.3%
moved in the last 5 years
4.6%
unemployment rate (Census)
65.6%
labour force participation

Source: ABS Census 2021 G43 — Summary by SAL

Como Indigenous Population

1.1%
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander
310
Indigenous residents
28,008
Non-Indigenous residents

Source: ABS Census 2021 G07 — Indigenous Status by SAL

Como Long-term Health Conditions

Mental health
1,366
Asthma
448
Arthritis
355
Heart disease
313
Diabetes
268
Cancer
212
Lung condition
196
Stroke
133
Kidney disease
102
Dementia
66

Source: ABS Census 2021 G19 — Long-term Health Conditions by SAL

Como Personal Weekly Income Distribution

$0 or less/wk
9.2%
$1-$149/wk
3.6%
$150-$299/wk
5.0%
$300-$399/wk
2.8%
$400-$499/wk
2.8%
$500-$649/wk
3.2%
$650-$799/wk
7.5%
$800-$999/wk
8.4%
$1,000-$1,249/wk
9.7%
$1,250-$1,499/wk
8.4%
$1,500-$1,749/wk
8.9%
$1,750-$1,999/wk
6.8%
$2,000-$2,999/wk
13.5%
$3,000-$3,499/wk
3.4%
$3,500+/wk
6.8%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G17 — Personal Income by SAL

Como Family Structure

Couple — children under 15
38.5%
Couple — no children
38.1%
Couple — no children under 15
12.1%
One parent — no children under 15
5.9%
One parent — children under 15
5.3%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G29 — Family Composition by SAL

Como Military Service

🎖️
Current ADF — Regular
0.1% 7
🛡️
Current ADF — Reserves
0.1% 15
🏅
Previously served
2.2% 270
👤
Never served
97.6% 11,845

Source: ABS Census 2021 G22 — ADF Service by SAL

Como Unpaid Carers

🤲
Provided unpaid assistance
10.5% 1,261
Did not provide
89.5% 10,802

Source: ABS Census 2021 G25 — Unpaid Assistance by SAL

Como Children Ever Born

No children
48.3%
1 child
14.1%
2 children
23.4%
3 children
10.4%
4 children
3.2%
5+ children
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G28 — Children Ever Born by SAL

Como When Migrants Arrived

Before 1951
67
1951–1960
141
1961–1970
354
1971–1980
389
1981–1990
667
1991–2000
557
2001–2010
1,072
2011–2015
846
2016
163
2017
141
2018
183
2019
270
2020
112
2021
26

Source: ABS Census 2021 G10 — Year of Arrival by SAL

Como Unpaid Domestic Work

Less than 5 hours
25.6%
5–14 hours
32.9%
15–29 hours
10.6%
30+ hours
6.8%
Did not do domestic work
24.1%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G24 — Unpaid Domestic Work by SAL

Como Household Size

1 person
36.5%
2 persons
36.8%
3 persons
13.2%
4 persons
9.9%
5 persons
2.7%
6+ persons
0.7%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G35 — Household Size by SAL

Como Where Residents Moved From

Same address
11,147
Moved from WA
1,940
Moved — same area (SA2)
390
Moved from overseas
152
Moved from VIC
90
Moved from NSW
54
Moved from QLD
52
Moved from SA
20
Moved from NT
10
Moved from ACT
9
Moved from TAS
3

Source: ABS Census 2021 G44 — Address 1 Year Ago by SAL

Como Family Blending

Intact family — no other children
86.0%
Step family — no other children
11.6%
Blended family — no other children
1.9%
Intact family — other children present
0.5%

Source: ABS Census 2021 G31 — Family Blending by SAL

Como Schools

22
schools nearby
12
government
1083
avg ICSEA score
11,587
total students
Wesley College Independent
Combined · PP-12 · 1,312 students
1147
ICSEA
Mount Pleasant Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 564 students
1146
ICSEA
Penrhos College Independent
Combined · PP-12 · 1,033 students
1143
ICSEA
Como Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 460 students
1140
ICSEA
St Columba's Catholic Primary School Catholic
Primary · PP-6 · 381 students
1140
ICSEA
Shelley Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 439 students
1136
ICSEA
St Pius X Catholic School Catholic
Primary · PP-6 · 172 students
1136
ICSEA
South Perth Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 395 students
1122
ICSEA
Kensington Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 447 students
1121
ICSEA
Queen of Apostles School Catholic
Primary · PP-6 · 208 students
1115
ICSEA
Aquinas College Catholic
Combined · PP-12 · 1,332 students
1110
ICSEA
Ursula Frayne Catholic College Catholic
Secondary · PP-12 · 1,442 students
1108
ICSEA
Manning Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 436 students
1105
ICSEA
Hensman Street Elementary Independent
Primary · PP-4 · 13 students
1080
ICSEA
Collier Primary School Government
Primary · K-6 · 298 students
1076
ICSEA

Showing 15 of 22 schools

Source: ACARA — Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, 2025. ICSEA = Index of Community Socio-Educational Advantage (national average 1000).

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Como Rent Prices & Affordability

20%
of income
Affordable
Household Income $1,780/wk
Median Rent $350/wk
Rent-to-Income 19.7%

Rent is under 25% of household income — generally considered affordable.

If you earn X in Como

≈ $7,713/month
Median rent $350/wk
Left after rent $1,430/wk
Rent share 19.7%

Cheaper alternatives with similar incomes

Como vs State & National Average

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Frequently Asked Questions About Como

What is the population of Como WA?

The population of Como WA is 14,786 according to the ABS Census 2021.The suburb has a population density of 2298.1 people per km².Como is ranked #291 out of 14,663 suburbs by population.

What is the median income in Como?

The median personal income in Como WA is $1,001 per week, or $52,052 per year.The median household income is $1,780 per week.Family income is $2,550 per week.Como is ranked #1,232 by income out of 14,663 Australian suburbs.

How much is rent in Como?

Median rent in Como WA is $350 per week ($1,517 per month).Rent represents 19.7% of household income, which is considered affordable.Como ranks #3,104 out of 14,663 suburbs by rent.

What are mortgage repayments in Como?

The median monthly mortgage repayment in Como WA is $2,041. This data comes from the ABS Census 2021 and reflects mortgage repayments for owner-occupied dwellings.

What is the median age in Como?

The median age in Como WA is 38 years.This is equal to the national median age of 38 years.

Is Como a good suburb to live in?

Como is a suburb in Western Australia with a population of 14,786.The median income is $1,001/wk, which is above the WA average of $909/wk.Rent affordability is rated as affordable (19.7% of household income). See the full suburb profile above for detailed statistics.

Data: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. SA2 area: 50316. All dollar figures in AUD.