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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

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 15 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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

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

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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

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

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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How the Kingseat-Karaka figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Kingseat-Karaka — 15 of them.
  2. 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.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Kingseat-Karaka is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $39,000

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

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

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

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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 →

Schools in Kingseat-Karaka

There are 2 schools in Kingseat-Karaka. 2 of them operate an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 2 schools in Kingseat-Karaka →
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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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