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Auckland · Q1 2026

Kingseat-Karaka

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Kingseat-Karaka — built from 15 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$750
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +13.6% year on year
Typical range
$630–$795
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+13.6%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$39,000
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
15
new bonds this quarter
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Where Kingseat-Karaka sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Kingseat-Karaka is the 60th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.

Kingseat-Karaka $750 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

The median weekly rent in Kingseat-Karaka is $750, based on 15 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 21% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 13.6%, and it is up 27% on Q1 2020, when the median was $570.

Most new tenancies fall between $630 and $795 a week — the middle half of the market.

Kingseat-Karaka is the 60th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.

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Six years of rent

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

$320$640$940 $750 Q1 2020Q4 2022Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$57012
Q2 2020$4509
Q3 2020$75518
Q4 2020$5209
Q1 2021$59012
Q2 2021$6639
Q3 2021$8509
Q4 2021$4859
Q1 2022$54312
Q2 2022$8606
Q3 2022$68021
Q4 2022$6309
Q2 2023$71015
Q3 2023$61512
Q4 2023$6306
Q1 2024$5306
Q2 2024$7809
Q3 2024$69012
Q4 2024$7959
Q1 2025$6609
Q2 2025$61012
Q3 2025$79521
Q4 2025$75018
Q1 2026$75015
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Rent by size

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

1 bedroom $750 9 bonds
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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Kingseat-Karaka 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.

Gross rental yield

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Nearby suburbs

The closest suburbs to Kingseat-Karaka, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Hingaia$900+$1507.2 km
Karaka Lakes$820+$707.4 km
Drury$700-$507.7 km
Weymouth$652-$988.1 km
Wattle Downs$655-$958.2 km
Rosehill$660-$908.5 km
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What you could build in Kingseat-Karaka

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

Kingseat-Karaka zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Kingseat-Karaka address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Kingseat-Karaka median of $750 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $39,000 a year in gross rent.

Check Kingseat-Karaka zoning and development rules →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Kingseat-Karaka?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Kingseat-Karaka is $750 (Q1 2026), from 15 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 Kingseat-Karaka going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 13.6% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +27.1%.
Is Kingseat-Karaka expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $750 a week, Kingseat-Karaka is above the Auckland median of $622. Kingseat-Karaka is the 60th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 76% of them.
What rental yield does Kingseat-Karaka produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Kingseat-Karaka median rent of $750 a week, annual rent is about $39,000. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $39,000 on a $1,000,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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