Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Puhinui — built from 75 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services, across the 3 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. Puhinui is the 77th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% of them.
The median weekly rent in Puhinui is $636, based on 75 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 1.4%, and it is up 22% on Q1 2020, when the median was $528.
Most new tenancies fall between $567 and $724 a week — the middle half of the market.
Puhinui is the 77th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 69% 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 | $528 | 60 |
| Q2 2020 | $492 | 51 |
| Q3 2020 | $512 | 66 |
| Q4 2020 | $497 | 75 |
| Q1 2021 | $522 | 66 |
| Q2 2021 | $524 | 81 |
| Q3 2021 | $567 | 45 |
| Q4 2021 | $547 | 66 |
| Q1 2022 | $587 | 78 |
| Q2 2022 | $618 | 69 |
| Q3 2022 | $574 | 69 |
| Q4 2022 | $605 | 66 |
| Q1 2023 | $590 | 75 |
| Q2 2023 | $635 | 60 |
| Q3 2023 | $622 | 57 |
| Q4 2023 | $626 | 63 |
| Q1 2024 | $677 | 51 |
| Q2 2024 | $604 | 54 |
| Q3 2024 | $631 | 57 |
| Q4 2024 | $616 | 66 |
| Q1 2025 | $645 | 81 |
| Q2 2025 | $647 | 63 |
| Q3 2025 | $687 | 66 |
| Q4 2025 | $576 | 75 |
| Q1 2026 | $636 | 75 |
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 | $661 | 63 | 84% |
| Flat | $500 | 6 | 8% |
Pre-filled with the Puhinui 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 Puhinui, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papatoetoe | $608 | -$28 | 1.1 km |
| Dingwall | $655 | +$19 | 2.3 km |
| Clover Park | $668 | +$32 | 2.3 km |
| Wiri | $549 | -$87 | 2.4 km |
| Manukau | $495 | -$141 | 2.6 km |
| Ferguson | $635 | -$1 | 2.6 km |
Rent tells you what a Puhinui 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 Puhinui address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Puhinui median of $636 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,072 a year in gross rent.
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