Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Dairy Flat — built from 48 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. Dairy Flat is the 29th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 89% of them.
The median weekly rent in Dairy Flat is $820, based on 48 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 32% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 0.5%, and it is up 13% on Q1 2020, when the median was $611.
Most new tenancies fall between $746 and $891 a week — the middle half of the market.
Dairy Flat is the 29th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 89% 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 | $611 | 48 |
| Q2 2020 | $710 | 36 |
| Q3 2020 | $649 | 36 |
| Q4 2020 | $870 | 15 |
| Q1 2021 | $726 | 24 |
| Q2 2021 | $710 | 27 |
| Q3 2021 | $767 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $727 | 33 |
| Q1 2022 | $791 | 24 |
| Q2 2022 | $762 | 24 |
| Q3 2022 | $752 | 24 |
| Q4 2022 | $688 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | $779 | 18 |
| Q2 2023 | $899 | 24 |
| Q3 2023 | $750 | 12 |
| Q4 2023 | $820 | 9 |
| Q1 2024 | $851 | 27 |
| Q2 2024 | $872 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | $956 | 30 |
| Q4 2024 | $933 | 54 |
| Q1 2025 | $824 | 108 |
| Q2 2025 | $798 | 69 |
| Q3 2025 | $773 | 72 |
| Q4 2025 | $806 | 72 |
| Q1 2026 | $820 | 48 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Dairy Flat, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silverdale | $788 | -$32 | 5.2 km |
| Albany Heights | $650 | -$170 | 6.6 km |
| Millwater | $886 | +$66 | 7.3 km |
| Fairview Heights | $873 | +$53 | 7.4 km |
| Long Bay | $840 | +$20 | 7.7 km |
| Awaruku | $780 | -$40 | 7.9 km |
Rent tells you what a Dairy Flat 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 Dairy Flat address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Dairy Flat median of $820 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $42,640 a year in gross rent.
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