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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 45 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
Pre-filled with the Otara 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.
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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 |
Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method
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.
Check Otara zoning and development rules →There are 14 schools in Otara. 7 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 14 schools in Otara →6 sports clubs, gyms and pools are mapped in Otara. 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 Otara →Amit Sharma is an award-winning Auckland agent. Get a free, no-obligation appraisal of what your Otara property would rent or sell for today — based on real local numbers, not a guess.
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