Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Long Bay — built from 30 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. Long Bay is the 21st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 92% of them.
The median weekly rent in Long Bay is $840, based on 30 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 35% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has risen 3.7%, and it is up 2% on Q1 2020, when the median was $930.
Most new tenancies fall between $680 and $920 a week — the middle half of the market.
Long Bay is the 21st most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 92% 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 | $930 | 18 |
| Q2 2020 | $900 | 6 |
| Q3 2020 | $873 | 27 |
| Q4 2020 | $930 | 12 |
| Q1 2021 | $825 | 12 |
| Q2 2021 | $960 | 9 |
| Q3 2021 | $1,020 | 6 |
| Q4 2021 | $1,013 | 12 |
| Q1 2022 | $1,050 | 15 |
| Q2 2022 | $950 | 12 |
| Q3 2022 | $1,050 | 18 |
| Q4 2022 | $910 | 21 |
| Q1 2023 | $1,050 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | $995 | 15 |
| Q3 2023 | $1,000 | 24 |
| Q4 2023 | $800 | 12 |
| Q1 2024 | $895 | 27 |
| Q2 2024 | $1,065 | 27 |
| Q3 2024 | $995 | 24 |
| Q4 2024 | $950 | 27 |
| Q1 2025 | $810 | 78 |
| Q2 2025 | $780 | 48 |
| Q3 2025 | $750 | 51 |
| Q4 2025 | $875 | 27 |
| Q1 2026 | $840 | 30 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Long Bay 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.
The closest suburbs to Long Bay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awaruku | $780 | -$60 | 1 km |
| Glamorgan | $715 | -$125 | 1.5 km |
| Torbay | $620 | -$220 | 1.7 km |
| Waiake | $778 | -$62 | 2.2 km |
| Northcross | $780 | -$60 | 2.5 km |
| Fairview Heights | $873 | +$33 | 2.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Long Bay 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 Long Bay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Long Bay median of $840 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $43,680 a year in gross rent.
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