Como

Demographics & education

In the 2006 Census, 12,423 people were usually resident in Como: of these 45.9% were male and 54.1% were female. Of the total population 0.7% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

In the 2006 Census, 10.8% of people usually resident in Como were children aged 0-14 years, and 27.2% were people aged 55 years and over. The median age was 36 years.

In the 2006 Census, 80.1% of people usually resident in Como were Australian citizens, 30.6% were born overseas and 1.1% people were overseas visitors.

In the 2006 Census, 34.5% of people aged 15 years and over usually resident in Como were married, 13.6% were either separated or divorced, 7.9% were widowed and 44.0% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

In the 2006 Census, 62.0% of people usually resident in Como, stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth were England 7.1%, New Zealand 2.0%, Malaysia 1.9%, South Africa 1.7% and Indonesia 1.5%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for religious affiliation for people usually resident in Como were Catholic 22.9%, No Religion 21.6%, Anglican 19.7%, Uniting Church 6.0% and Presbyterian and Reformed 2.6%.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for language other than English spoken at home by people usually resident in Como were Mandarin 1.9%, Cantonese 1.6%, Indonesian 1.3%, Italian 1.1% and French 0.6%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 78.2%.

Employment

During the week prior to the 2006 Census, 7,034 people aged 15 years and over in Como were in the labour force. Of these 64.1% worked full-time, 26.8% worked part-time, 3.7% were away from work, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 3.4% were unemployed. 3,257 people were not in the labour force.

In the 2006 Census, the most common responses for occupation for Como were Professionals 30.6%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 17.4%, Managers 12.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 10.6%, Sales Workers 9.5%, Community and Personal Service Workers 8.8%, Labourers 6.3% and Machinery Operators And Drivers 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in Como, the most common responses for industry of employment included School Education 4.8%, Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services 4.2%, Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services 3.8%, Hospitals 3.7% and Legal and Accounting Services 3.1%.

In the 2006 Census in Como, the median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over who were usual residents was $589, the median family income was $1,438 and the median household income was $1,019.

Family composition

In the 2006 Census, there were 2,941 families in Como: of these 47.9% were couple families without children, 29.1% were couple families with children, 16.5% were one parent families and 6.5% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

In the 2006 Census 6,137 occupied private dwellings were counted in Como.

In the 2006 Census, of the occupied private dwellings in Como, 32.9% were separate houses, 48.4% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 18.6% were flats, units or apartments and 0.0% were other dwellings.

In the 2006 Census in Como, 26.2% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 24.7% were owned with a mortgage and 39.2% were rented.

In the 2006 Census in Como, of the occupied private dwellings being rented, 51.7% were rented from a real estate agent, 9.1% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 36.6% were rented from other landlord type.

Dwelling characteristics

In the 2006 Census in Como, the median weekly rent was $190. The median monthly mortgage repayment was $1,400. The average people per household was 1.9 and the average number of people per bedroom was 1.0.

Household composition

In the 2006 Census in Como, 47.6% of occupied private dwellings were family households, 39.0% were single (or lone) person households and 7.4% were group households.