Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Karaka Lakes — built from 42 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Karaka Lakes is the 28th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 89% of them.
The median weekly rent in Karaka Lakes is $820, based on 42 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 32% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 7.9%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $775.
Most new tenancies fall between $750 and $895 a week — the middle half of the market.
Karaka Lakes is the 28th 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 | $775 | 12 |
| Q2 2020 | $730 | 12 |
| Q3 2020 | $800 | 12 |
| Q4 2020 | $725 | 18 |
| Q1 2021 | $753 | 12 |
| Q2 2021 | $750 | 18 |
| Q3 2021 | $760 | 12 |
| Q4 2021 | $750 | 15 |
| Q1 2022 | $755 | 21 |
| Q2 2022 | $750 | 21 |
| Q3 2022 | $780 | 18 |
| Q4 2022 | $750 | 27 |
| Q1 2023 | $800 | 15 |
| Q2 2023 | $800 | 18 |
| Q3 2023 | $750 | 18 |
| Q4 2023 | $798 | 24 |
| Q1 2024 | $795 | 15 |
| Q2 2024 | $850 | 24 |
| Q3 2024 | $860 | 21 |
| Q4 2024 | $755 | 30 |
| Q1 2025 | $760 | 36 |
| Q2 2025 | $785 | 30 |
| Q3 2025 | $790 | 27 |
| Q4 2025 | $850 | 24 |
| Q1 2026 | $820 | 42 |
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 Karaka Lakes, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosehill | $660 | -$160 | 1.1 km |
| Hingaia | $900 | +$80 | 1.8 km |
| Pahurehure | $650 | -$170 | 1.9 km |
| Opaheke | $615 | -$205 | 2.1 km |
| Drury | $700 | -$120 | 2.6 km |
| Papakura Massey Park | $665 | -$155 | 3.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Karaka Lakes 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 Karaka Lakes address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Karaka Lakes median of $820 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $42,640 a year in gross rent.
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