Auckland · Q1 2026

Homai

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Homai — built from 72 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 statistical areas that make up the suburb.

$633

median weekly rent · Q1 2026

↓ -3.5% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 72 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range

$563–$681

middle 50% of new tenancies

Year on year

-3.5%

vs Q1 2025

Annual rent

$32,916

at the median, 52 weeks

Sample size

new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Where Homai sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Homai is the 71st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 71% of them.

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Homai is $633, based on 72 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 3.5%, and it is up 10% on Q1 2020, when the median was $543.

Most new tenancies fall between $563 and $681 a week — the middle half of the market.

Homai is the 71st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 71% of them.

How the Homai figure is calculated

Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 2 statistical areas that make up Homai — 72 of them.
Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $32,916

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

View the numbers behind this chart

Quarter	Median weekly rent	New bonds
Q1 2020	$543	51
Q2 2020	$563	45
Q3 2020	$536	63
Q4 2020	$545	51
Q1 2021	$576	51
Q2 2021	$575	63
Q3 2021	$609	42
Q4 2021	$617	72
Q1 2022	$619	60
Q2 2022	$577	66
Q3 2022	$589	84
Q4 2022	$592	78
Q1 2023	$618	72
Q2 2023	$645	72
Q3 2023	$631	57
Q4 2023	$666	60
Q1 2024	$679	60
Q2 2024	$681	57
Q3 2024	$643	63
Q4 2024	$666	63
Q1 2025	$656	78
Q2 2025	$666	93
Q3 2025	$662	90
Q4 2025	$630	99
Q1 2026	$633	72

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $621 42 bonds

2 bedrooms $550 6 bonds

3 bedrooms $700 6 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Homai median rent. Enter a purchase price to see the gross yield.

Purchase price

Weekly rent

Gross yield ignores rates, insurance, maintenance, management and vacancy. Net yield is typically 1–2 percentage points lower — the full calculator works both out.

Gross rental yield

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Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Homai, by distance between area centres.

Suburb	Median weekly	Difference	Distance
Rowandale	$639	+$6	1.3 km
Wiri	$549	-$84	1.4 km
Burbank	$688	+$55	1.4 km
Hillpark	$677	+$44	1.6 km
Manurewa	$633	—	1.9 km
Leabank	$630	-$3	1.9 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

What you could build in Homai

Rent tells you what a Homai property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Homai zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Homai address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Homai median of $633 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,916 a year in gross rent.

Check Homai zoning and development rules →

Common questions

What is the average rent in Homai?

The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Homai is $633 (Q1 2026), from 72 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.

Are rents in Homai going up or down?

Rents are easing — the median is down 3.5% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +9.9%.

How much is a three-bedroom in Homai?

A one-bedroom is typically $621 a week, a two-bedroom $550, a three-bedroom $700.

Is Homai expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?

At $633 a week, Homai is above the Auckland median of $622. Homai is the 71st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 71% of them.

What rental yield does Homai produce?

Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Homai median rent of $633 a week, annual rent is about $32,916. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,916 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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Areas included in Homai: Homai East · Homai West. See how we combine them.