Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Orakei — built from 42 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 2 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. Orakei is the 9th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 97% of them.
The median weekly rent in Orakei is $913, based on 42 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 47% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 13.2%, and it is up 17% on Q1 2020, when the median was $750.
Most new tenancies fall between $707 and $1,107 a week — the middle half of the market.
Orakei is the 9th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 97% 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 | $750 | 45 |
| Q2 2020 | $704 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $759 | 45 |
| Q4 2020 | $791 | 51 |
| Q1 2021 | $779 | 51 |
| Q2 2021 | $909 | 45 |
| Q3 2021 | $792 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $815 | 48 |
| Q1 2022 | $814 | 48 |
| Q2 2022 | $686 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $845 | 36 |
| Q4 2022 | $929 | 33 |
| Q1 2023 | $859 | 36 |
| Q2 2023 | $903 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $838 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | $787 | 27 |
| Q1 2024 | $848 | 36 |
| Q2 2024 | $839 | 36 |
| Q3 2024 | $787 | 48 |
| Q4 2024 | $1,005 | 30 |
| Q1 2025 | $1,052 | 48 |
| Q2 2025 | $1,020 | 36 |
| Q3 2025 | $957 | 57 |
| Q4 2025 | $892 | 30 |
| Q1 2026 | $913 | 42 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Orakei 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 Orakei, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mission Bay | $800 | -$113 | 1.3 km |
| Meadowbank | $682 | -$231 | 2 km |
| Kohimarama | $850 | -$63 | 2.1 km |
| Remuera | $946 | +$33 | 2.6 km |
| Remuera Waitaramoa | $993 | +$80 | 2.8 km |
| Remuera Waiata | $825 | -$88 | 2.8 km |
Rent tells you what a Orakei 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 Orakei address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Orakei median of $913 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $47,476 a year in gross rent.
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