Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Ormiston — 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. Ormiston is the 80th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 67% of them.
The median weekly rent in Ormiston is $639, based on 144 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 3% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 13.5%, and it is down 21% on Q1 2020, when the median was $842.
Most new tenancies fall between $563 and $830 a week — the middle half of the market.
Ormiston is the 80th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 67% 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 | $842 | 36 |
| Q2 2020 | $616 | 24 |
| Q3 2020 | $680 | 48 |
| Q4 2020 | $652 | 51 |
| Q1 2021 | $809 | 48 |
| Q2 2021 | $722 | 36 |
| Q3 2021 | $665 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $701 | 30 |
| Q1 2022 | $557 | 39 |
| Q2 2022 | $663 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $681 | 48 |
| Q4 2022 | $726 | 42 |
| Q1 2023 | $735 | 81 |
| Q2 2023 | $752 | 45 |
| Q3 2023 | $737 | 66 |
| Q4 2023 | $679 | 60 |
| Q1 2024 | $682 | 75 |
| Q2 2024 | $683 | 102 |
| Q3 2024 | $626 | 105 |
| Q4 2024 | $669 | 114 |
| Q1 2025 | $739 | 171 |
| Q2 2025 | $652 | 159 |
| Q3 2025 | $733 | 156 |
| Q4 2025 | $692 | 126 |
| Q1 2026 | $639 | 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 | $749 | 114 | 79% |
| Flat | $546 | 12 | 8% |
| Boarding House | $530 | 9 | 6% |
Pre-filled with the Ormiston 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 Ormiston, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal Park | $620 | -$19 | 1.2 km |
| Chapel Downs | $720 | +$81 | 1.7 km |
| Mission Heights | $711 | +$72 | 1.7 km |
| Hilltop | $745 | +$106 | 1.8 km |
| Baverstock | $830 | +$191 | 2.2 km |
| Clover Park | $668 | +$29 | 2.7 km |
Rent tells you what a Ormiston 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 Ormiston address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Ormiston median of $639 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,228 a year in gross rent.
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