Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Papakura Kelvin — built from 33 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.
Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Papakura Kelvin is the 74th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 70% of them.
The median weekly rent in Papakura Kelvin is $635, based on 33 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 3.8%, and it is up 10% on Q1 2020, when the median was $510.
Most new tenancies fall between $600 and $715 a week — the middle half of the market.
Papakura Kelvin is the 74th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 70% 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 | $510 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $495 | 12 |
| Q3 2020 | $510 | 15 |
| Q4 2020 | $560 | 39 |
| Q1 2021 | $580 | 39 |
| Q2 2021 | $600 | 30 |
| Q3 2021 | $645 | 24 |
| Q4 2021 | $603 | 33 |
| Q1 2022 | $605 | 33 |
| Q2 2022 | $620 | 33 |
| Q3 2022 | $630 | 27 |
| Q4 2022 | $640 | 30 |
| Q1 2023 | $650 | 33 |
| Q2 2023 | $625 | 27 |
| Q3 2023 | $680 | 42 |
| Q4 2023 | $670 | 27 |
| Q1 2024 | $680 | 24 |
| Q2 2024 | $693 | 30 |
| Q3 2024 | $640 | 36 |
| Q4 2024 | $665 | 36 |
| Q1 2025 | $660 | 39 |
| Q2 2025 | $650 | 36 |
| Q3 2025 | $640 | 54 |
| Q4 2025 | $670 | 30 |
| Q1 2026 | $635 | 33 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
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The closest suburbs to Papakura Kelvin, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papakura | $598 | -$37 | 0.8 km |
| Papakura Massey Park | $665 | +$30 | 1 km |
| Opaheke | $615 | -$20 | 2.3 km |
| Pahurehure | $650 | +$15 | 2.8 km |
| Rosehill | $660 | +$25 | 3.2 km |
| Takanini | $667 | +$32 | 3.3 km |
Rent tells you what a Papakura Kelvin 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 Kelvin address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Papakura Kelvin median of $635 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,020 a year in gross rent.
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