Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Mount Albert — built from 126 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 4 statistical areas that make up the suburb.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Mount Albert is the 29th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 88% of them.
The median weekly rent in Mount Albert is $589, based on 126 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 5% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has been broadly flat, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $539.
Most new tenancies fall between $377 and $725 a week — the middle half of the market.
Mount Albert is the 29th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 88% 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 | $539 | 138 |
| Q2 2020 | $455 | 102 |
| Q3 2020 | $550 | 126 |
| Q4 2020 | $578 | 108 |
| Q1 2021 | $553 | 141 |
| Q2 2021 | $530 | 108 |
| Q3 2021 | $544 | 105 |
| Q4 2021 | $606 | 123 |
| Q1 2022 | $565 | 120 |
| Q2 2022 | $614 | 141 |
| Q3 2022 | $543 | 162 |
| Q4 2022 | $583 | 114 |
| Q1 2023 | $611 | 138 |
| Q2 2023 | $607 | 99 |
| Q3 2023 | $536 | 132 |
| Q4 2023 | $597 | 90 |
| Q1 2024 | $599 | 153 |
| Q2 2024 | $616 | 132 |
| Q3 2024 | $611 | 108 |
| Q4 2024 | $543 | 90 |
| Q1 2025 | $587 | 141 |
| Q2 2025 | $628 | 126 |
| Q3 2025 | $581 | 162 |
| Q4 2025 | $585 | 132 |
| Q1 2026 | $589 | 126 |
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 | $703 | 84 | 67% |
| Boarding House | $212 | 18 | 14% |
Pre-filled with the Mount Albert 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 Mount Albert, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Lukes | $675 | +$86 | 1.3 km |
| Owairaka | $637 | +$48 | 1.4 km |
| Waterview | $655 | +$66 | 1.6 km |
| Morningside | $600 | +$11 | 1.7 km |
| Sandringham | $623 | +$34 | 1.8 km |
| Point Chevalier | $716 | +$127 | 2.2 km |
Rent tells you what a Mount Albert 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 Mount Albert address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Mount Albert median of $589 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $30,628 a year in gross rent.
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