Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Avondale — built from 189 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 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. Avondale is the 76th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.
The median weekly rent in Avondale is $636, based on 189 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 3.6%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $548.
Most new tenancies fall between $547 and $713 a week — the middle half of the market.
Avondale is the 76th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% 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 | $548 | 174 |
| Q2 2020 | $551 | 75 |
| Q3 2020 | $557 | 108 |
| Q4 2020 | $557 | 123 |
| Q1 2021 | $586 | 147 |
| Q2 2021 | $580 | 138 |
| Q3 2021 | $605 | 87 |
| Q4 2021 | $585 | 156 |
| Q1 2022 | $604 | 156 |
| Q2 2022 | $571 | 141 |
| Q3 2022 | $533 | 156 |
| Q4 2022 | $566 | 162 |
| Q1 2023 | $605 | 198 |
| Q2 2023 | $679 | 141 |
| Q3 2023 | $646 | 144 |
| Q4 2023 | $619 | 168 |
| Q1 2024 | $693 | 150 |
| Q2 2024 | $611 | 129 |
| Q3 2024 | $631 | 138 |
| Q4 2024 | $655 | 156 |
| Q1 2025 | $660 | 204 |
| Q2 2025 | $657 | 204 |
| Q3 2025 | $650 | 165 |
| Q4 2025 | $602 | 180 |
| Q1 2026 | $636 | 189 |
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 | $674 | 135 | 71% |
| Apartment | $505 | 33 | 17% |
Pre-filled with the Avondale 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 Avondale, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale Rosebank | $665 | +$29 | 1.5 km |
| Glenavon | $650 | +$14 | 1.7 km |
| Waterview | $655 | +$19 | 1.9 km |
| New Lynn | $611 | -$25 | 2 km |
| Owairaka | $637 | +$1 | 2 km |
| New Windsor | $650 | +$14 | 2.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Avondale 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 Avondale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Avondale median of $636 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,072 a year in gross rent.
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