Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Owairaka — built from 66 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. Owairaka is the 78th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 68% of them.
The median weekly rent in Owairaka is $637, based on 66 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 2% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 0.9%, and it is up 11% on Q1 2020, when the median was $543.
Most new tenancies fall between $565 and $736 a week — the middle half of the market.
Owairaka is the 78th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 68% 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 | 63 |
| Q2 2020 | $532 | 33 |
| Q3 2020 | $531 | 51 |
| Q4 2020 | $584 | 45 |
| Q1 2021 | $573 | 60 |
| Q2 2021 | $547 | 45 |
| Q3 2021 | $566 | 36 |
| Q4 2021 | $620 | 45 |
| Q1 2022 | $586 | 63 |
| Q2 2022 | $586 | 63 |
| Q3 2022 | $530 | 54 |
| Q4 2022 | $572 | 66 |
| Q1 2023 | $555 | 57 |
| Q2 2023 | $593 | 45 |
| Q3 2023 | $611 | 33 |
| Q4 2023 | $645 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | $617 | 51 |
| Q2 2024 | $643 | 66 |
| Q3 2024 | $606 | 33 |
| Q4 2024 | $642 | 54 |
| Q1 2025 | $643 | 102 |
| Q2 2025 | $645 | 72 |
| Q3 2025 | $647 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | $665 | 66 |
| Q1 2026 | $637 | 66 |
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 | $644 | 54 | 82% |
| Apartment | $560 | 9 | 14% |
Pre-filled with the Owairaka 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 Owairaka, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Windsor | $650 | +$13 | 1.2 km |
| Mount Albert | $589 | -$48 | 1.4 km |
| Wesley | $683 | +$46 | 1.5 km |
| Sandringham | $623 | -$14 | 1.9 km |
| Avondale | $636 | -$1 | 2 km |
| St Lukes | $675 | +$38 | 2 km |
Rent tells you what a Owairaka 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 Owairaka address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Owairaka median of $637 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,124 a year in gross rent.
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