Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Onehunga — built from 144 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 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. Onehunga is the 45th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 82% of them.
The median weekly rent in Onehunga is $611, based on 144 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 3.0%, and it is up 11% on Q1 2020, when the median was $536.
Most new tenancies fall between $522 and $691 a week — the middle half of the market.
Onehunga is the 45th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 82% 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 | $536 | 111 |
| Q2 2020 | $559 | 90 |
| Q3 2020 | $560 | 99 |
| Q4 2020 | $568 | 99 |
| Q1 2021 | $550 | 123 |
| Q2 2021 | $536 | 129 |
| Q3 2021 | $499 | 84 |
| Q4 2021 | $565 | 114 |
| Q1 2022 | $600 | 144 |
| Q2 2022 | $569 | 117 |
| Q3 2022 | $570 | 108 |
| Q4 2022 | $561 | 108 |
| Q1 2023 | $606 | 129 |
| Q2 2023 | $612 | 99 |
| Q3 2023 | $604 | 105 |
| Q4 2023 | $623 | 126 |
| Q1 2024 | $663 | 126 |
| Q2 2024 | $658 | 156 |
| Q3 2024 | $635 | 144 |
| Q4 2024 | $616 | 147 |
| Q1 2025 | $630 | 162 |
| Q2 2025 | $616 | 141 |
| Q3 2025 | $640 | 135 |
| Q4 2025 | $645 | 129 |
| Q1 2026 | $611 | 144 |
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 | $663 | 108 | 75% |
| Apartment | $552 | 21 | 15% |
| Room | $420 | 12 | 8% |
Pre-filled with the Onehunga 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 Onehunga, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak | $616 | +$5 | 1.1 km |
| Te Papapa | $600 | -$11 | 1.3 km |
| One Tree Hill | $750 | +$139 | 1.7 km |
| Oranga | $670 | +$59 | 1.7 km |
| Hillsborough | $730 | +$119 | 2.4 km |
| Epsom Central-South | $813 | +$202 | 2.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Onehunga 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 Onehunga address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Onehunga median of $611 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,772 a year in gross rent.
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