Como vs Henderson

The median house price is $1.5M in Como and $1.5M in Henderson, so Henderson is the cheaper entry point, with Como houses about 1% dearer.

For units, Como sits at a median of $815K against $790K in Henderson, which makes Henderson the more affordable unit market and Como the pricier one.

On cash flow, Como leads: houses there return a gross rental yield of 2.95%, compared with 2.82% in Henderson, a gap of 0.13 percentage points.

Over the past year house prices moved +13.7% in Como (an estimate) and +22.0% in Henderson, so recent momentum favours Henderson, although both suburbs recorded growth.

Rental vacancy is 0.6% in Henderson and 0.7% in Como, so landlords in Henderson face less competition for tenants. Anything under 2% is generally read as a tight market where tenants compete for homes.

Como is the bigger suburb, with a population of 14,786 against 36, roughly 411 times the size of Henderson; a larger suburb usually means a deeper pool of buyers and tenants.

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