Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Manukau — built from 54 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. Manukau is the 11th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 96% of them.
The median weekly rent in Manukau is $495, based on 54 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 20% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 2.9%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $430.
Most new tenancies fall between $443 and $550 a week — the middle half of the market.
Manukau is the 11th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 96% 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 | $430 | 18 |
| Q2 2020 | $453 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $420 | 33 |
| Q4 2020 | $490 | 63 |
| Q1 2021 | $460 | 39 |
| Q2 2021 | $480 | 42 |
| Q3 2021 | $485 | 27 |
| Q4 2021 | $460 | 45 |
| Q1 2022 | $480 | 45 |
| Q2 2022 | $460 | 48 |
| Q3 2022 | $395 | 39 |
| Q4 2022 | $420 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | $450 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | $450 | 24 |
| Q3 2023 | $490 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | $545 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | $490 | 27 |
| Q2 2024 | $580 | 36 |
| Q3 2024 | $490 | 24 |
| Q4 2024 | $510 | 39 |
| Q1 2025 | $510 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | $500 | 90 |
| Q3 2025 | $500 | 63 |
| Q4 2025 | $490 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | $495 | 54 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
The headline median covers every property type together, so the mix matters — a suburb with many rooms or studios shows a lower overall median than its houses alone.
| Property type | Median weekly | Bonds | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | $495 | 36 | 67% |
| Apartment | $500 | 18 | 33% |
Pre-filled with the Manukau 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 Manukau, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puhinui | $636 | +$141 | 2.6 km |
| Wiri | $549 | +$54 | 2.7 km |
| Papatoetoe | $608 | +$113 | 2.8 km |
| Aorere | $618 | +$123 | 2.9 km |
| Burbank | $688 | +$193 | 3 km |
| Clendon Park | $641 | +$146 | 3.5 km |
Rent tells you what a Manukau 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 Manukau address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Manukau median of $495 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $25,740 a year in gross rent.
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