Como, New South Wales
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Como Sydney, New South Wales |
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| Population | 3,789 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2226 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 27 km (17 mi) south of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Sutherland Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Miranda | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Hughes | ||||||||||||
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Como is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Como is located 27 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The postcode is 2226, which it shares with neighbouring Jannali and Bonnet Bay. Como West is a locality in the suburb.
Located on the southern banks of the Georges River, Como is also bounded to the west by the Woronora River. The shoreline features Bonnet Bay, Scylla Bay and Carina Bay.
Como, a name given to it on account of its similarity to Lake Como at the foot of the Lepontine Alps and Lugano Prealps in Italy, was named by James Murphy in the late 1800s whilst he was managing the affairs of Thomas Holt (1811–1888), who at the time owned much of the land that stretched from Sutherland to Cronulla.
The Italian influence on the suburb is also reflected in many of the existing street names which were named after various cities located throughout Italy including Genoa Street, Verona Range, Tivoli Esplanade, Ortona Parade, Novara Crescent, Pavia Road, Cremona Road and Loretta Avenue (originally named Loretto, a misspelling of the Italian city of Loreto).
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