Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Albany — built from 102 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Albany is the 87th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 65% of them.
The median weekly rent in Albany is $715, based on 102 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 15% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 1.6%, and it is up 22% on Q1 2020, when the median was $490.
Most new tenancies fall between $623 and $804 a week — the middle half of the market.
Albany is the 87th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 65% of them.
Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.
| Quarter | Median weekly rent | New bonds |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2020 | $490 | 126 |
| Q2 2020 | $446 | 99 |
| Q3 2020 | $563 | 141 |
| Q4 2020 | $566 | 150 |
| Q1 2021 | $585 | 159 |
| Q2 2021 | $558 | 105 |
| Q3 2021 | $588 | 84 |
| Q4 2021 | $638 | 102 |
| Q1 2022 | $581 | 129 |
| Q2 2022 | $581 | 123 |
| Q3 2022 | $611 | 120 |
| Q4 2022 | $641 | 153 |
| Q1 2023 | $645 | 114 |
| Q2 2023 | $641 | 90 |
| Q3 2023 | $611 | 111 |
| Q4 2023 | $632 | 117 |
| Q1 2024 | $654 | 99 |
| Q2 2024 | $740 | 72 |
| Q3 2024 | $728 | 93 |
| Q4 2024 | $724 | 93 |
| Q1 2025 | $704 | 117 |
| Q2 2025 | $700 | 105 |
| Q3 2025 | $699 | 84 |
| Q4 2025 | $733 | 81 |
| Q1 2026 | $715 | 102 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $746 | 72 | 71% |
| Apartment | $650 | 27 | 26% |
Pre-filled with the Albany median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.
Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.
The closest suburbs to Albany, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Heights | $650 | -$65 | 2.1 km |
| Pinehill | $890 | +$175 | 2.3 km |
| Schnapper Rock | $680 | -$35 | 2.5 km |
| Oteha | $722 | +$7 | 2.6 km |
| Unsworth Heights | $539 | -$176 | 2.8 km |
| Fairview Heights | $873 | +$158 | 3.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Albany property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.
Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Albany address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Albany median of $715 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $37,180 a year in gross rent.
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