Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Birkdale — built from 75 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 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. Birkdale is the 118th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 52% of them.
The median weekly rent in Birkdale is $667, based on 75 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 7% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 1.5%, and it is up 14% on Q1 2020, when the median was $564.
Most new tenancies fall between $619 and $730 a week — the middle half of the market.
Birkdale is the 118th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 52% 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 | $564 | 72 |
| Q2 2020 | $577 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $555 | 57 |
| Q4 2020 | $587 | 57 |
| Q1 2021 | $584 | 63 |
| Q2 2021 | $573 | 54 |
| Q3 2021 | $576 | 42 |
| Q4 2021 | $625 | 63 |
| Q1 2022 | $615 | 66 |
| Q2 2022 | $609 | 69 |
| Q3 2022 | $586 | 69 |
| Q4 2022 | $600 | 69 |
| Q1 2023 | $625 | 51 |
| Q2 2023 | $627 | 54 |
| Q3 2023 | $656 | 60 |
| Q4 2023 | $639 | 60 |
| Q1 2024 | $683 | 66 |
| Q2 2024 | $673 | 51 |
| Q3 2024 | $647 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $667 | 57 |
| Q1 2025 | $677 | 63 |
| Q2 2025 | $664 | 69 |
| Q3 2025 | $666 | 84 |
| Q4 2025 | $660 | 69 |
| Q1 2026 | $667 | 75 |
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 | $677 | 66 | 88% |
| Apartment | $585 | 6 | 8% |
Pre-filled with the Birkdale 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 Birkdale, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beach Haven | $661 | -$6 | 1.2 km |
| Birkenhead | $717 | +$50 | 2.2 km |
| Glenfield | $680 | +$13 | 2.4 km |
| Bayview | $665 | -$2 | 2.5 km |
| Hillcrest | $687 | +$20 | 2.7 km |
| Northcote | $645 | -$22 | 3.4 km |
Rent tells you what a Birkdale 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 Birkdale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Birkdale median of $667 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $34,684 a year in gross rent.
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