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Auckland · Q1 2026

Onehunga

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.

$611
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -3.0% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 144 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$522–$691
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-3.0%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$31,772
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
144
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Onehunga sits in Auckland

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.

Onehunga $611 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

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.

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How the Onehunga figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the 3 statistical areas that make up Onehunga — 144 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. Combine the area medians with a bond-count-weighted geometric mean, so a small area with three tenancies cannot swing the suburb figure.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = geomean(area medians, weight = bond count) annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $31,772

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.

$440$580$700 $611 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$536111
Q2 2020$55990
Q3 2020$56099
Q4 2020$56899
Q1 2021$550123
Q2 2021$536129
Q3 2021$49984
Q4 2021$565114
Q1 2022$600144
Q2 2022$569117
Q3 2022$570108
Q4 2022$561108
Q1 2023$606129
Q2 2023$61299
Q3 2023$604105
Q4 2023$623126
Q1 2024$663126
Q2 2024$658156
Q3 2024$635144
Q4 2024$616147
Q1 2025$630162
Q2 2025$616141
Q3 2025$640135
Q4 2025$645129
Q1 2026$611144

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 $575 87 bonds
2 bedrooms $591 39 bonds
3 bedrooms $755 9 bonds

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

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Rent by property typeQ1 2026

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 typeMedian weeklyBondsShare
House$66310875%
Apartment$5522115%
Room$420128%

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Property-type split · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

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.

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 Onehunga, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Royal Oak$616+$51.1 km
Te Papapa$600-$111.3 km
One Tree Hill$750+$1391.7 km
Oranga$670+$591.7 km
Hillsborough$730+$1192.4 km
Epsom Central-South$813+$2022.6 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 Onehunga

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.

Onehunga zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

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.

Check Onehunga zoning and development rules →

Schools in Onehunga

There are 5 schools in Onehunga. 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 5 schools in Onehunga →

Sports clubs and gyms in Onehunga

12 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Onehunga. Our companion directory Sideline lists every one in the country, compiled from OpenStreetMap — and nobody can buy a ranking in it.

See what's on in Onehunga →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Onehunga?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Onehunga is $611 (Q1 2026), from 144 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 Onehunga going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 3.0% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +11.1%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Onehunga?
A one-bedroom is typically $575 a week, a two-bedroom $591, a three-bedroom $755.
Is Onehunga expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $611 a week, Onehunga is below the Auckland median of $622. Onehunga is the 45th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 82% of them.
What rental yield does Onehunga produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Onehunga median rent of $611 a week, annual rent is about $31,772. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $31,772 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

Thinking of renting out or selling in Onehunga?

Amit Sharma is an award-winning Auckland agent. Get a free, no-obligation appraisal of what your Onehunga property would rent or sell for today — based on real local numbers, not a guess.

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Areas included in Onehunga: Onehunga West · Onehunga North · Onehunga Central. See how we combine them.