Como vs Norwest

The median house price is $1.9M in Como and $1.9M in Norwest, so Como is the cheaper entry point, with Norwest houses about 1% dearer.

On cash flow, Como leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.81%, compared with 2.71% in Norwest, a gap of 0.10 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +5.0% in Como (an estimate) and +11.6% in Norwest (an estimate), so recent momentum favours Norwest, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.5% in Como and 1.7% in Norwest, so landlords in Como face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Norwest is the bigger suburb, with a population of 4,688 against 4,053, larger than Como; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

In short: Como for rental income, Como for a lower purchase price, Norwest for recent price momentum, Como for the tighter rental market. Which matters more depends on whether the investor is buying for cash flow, capital growth or affordability.