Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Otara — built from 45 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. Otara is the 50th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 80% of them.
The median weekly rent in Otara is $619, based on 45 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 3.9%, and it is up 4% on Q1 2020, when the median was $543.
Most new tenancies fall between $543 and $739 a week — the middle half of the market.
Otara is the 50th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 80% 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 | $543 | 33 |
| Q2 2020 | $508 | 9 |
| Q3 2020 | $550 | 27 |
| Q4 2020 | $568 | 15 |
| Q1 2021 | $593 | 18 |
| Q2 2021 | $268 | 54 |
| Q3 2021 | $228 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $394 | 27 |
| Q1 2022 | $596 | 39 |
| Q2 2022 | $594 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $633 | 39 |
| Q4 2022 | $601 | 24 |
| Q1 2023 | $628 | 18 |
| Q2 2023 | $646 | 33 |
| Q3 2023 | $677 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | $638 | 27 |
| Q1 2024 | $700 | 9 |
| Q2 2024 | $506 | 36 |
| Q3 2024 | $500 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $584 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | $644 | 57 |
| Q2 2025 | $663 | 54 |
| Q3 2025 | $642 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | $624 | 69 |
| Q1 2026 | $619 | 45 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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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 Otara, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson | $635 | +$16 | 1 km |
| Dingwall | $655 | +$36 | 1.5 km |
| Grange | $665 | +$46 | 2 km |
| Papatoetoe | $608 | -$11 | 2.7 km |
| Chapel Downs | $720 | +$101 | 2.7 km |
| Clover Park | $668 | +$49 | 3 km |
Rent tells you what a Otara 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 Otara address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Otara median of $619 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,188 a year in gross rent.
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