Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Papakura — built from 177 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 5 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. Papakura is the 35th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% of them.
The median weekly rent in Papakura is $598, based on 177 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 4% below the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 4.8%, and it is up 9% on Q1 2020, when the median was $499.
Most new tenancies fall between $506 and $655 a week — the middle half of the market.
Papakura is the 35th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 86% 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 | $499 | 111 |
| Q2 2020 | $527 | 99 |
| Q3 2020 | $516 | 111 |
| Q4 2020 | $529 | 126 |
| Q1 2021 | $547 | 135 |
| Q2 2021 | $570 | 144 |
| Q3 2021 | $574 | 96 |
| Q4 2021 | $559 | 144 |
| Q1 2022 | $561 | 135 |
| Q2 2022 | $557 | 171 |
| Q3 2022 | $538 | 147 |
| Q4 2022 | $584 | 138 |
| Q1 2023 | $582 | 132 |
| Q2 2023 | $602 | 129 |
| Q3 2023 | $608 | 102 |
| Q4 2023 | $611 | 135 |
| Q1 2024 | $626 | 126 |
| Q2 2024 | $614 | 96 |
| Q3 2024 | $619 | 120 |
| Q4 2024 | $612 | 132 |
| Q1 2025 | $628 | 156 |
| Q2 2025 | $606 | 219 |
| Q3 2025 | $639 | 195 |
| Q4 2025 | $589 | 168 |
| Q1 2026 | $598 | 177 |
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 Papakura, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papakura Kelvin | $635 | +$37 | 0.8 km |
| Papakura Massey Park | $665 | +$67 | 0.9 km |
| Pahurehure | $650 | +$52 | 2.2 km |
| Opaheke | $615 | +$17 | 2.2 km |
| Takanini | $667 | +$69 | 2.6 km |
| Rosehill | $660 | +$62 | 2.9 km |
Rent tells you what a Papakura 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 Papakura address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Papakura median of $598 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $31,096 a year in gross rent.
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