Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Rowandale — built from 39 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. Rowandale is the 81st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 67% of them.
The median weekly rent in Rowandale is $639, based on 39 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 3% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.
Over the past year the median has fallen 8.8%, and it is up 7% on Q1 2020, when the median was $529.
Most new tenancies fall between $590 and $708 a week — the middle half of the market.
Rowandale is the 81st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 67% 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 | $529 | 39 |
| Q2 2020 | $529 | 30 |
| Q3 2020 | $581 | 33 |
| Q4 2020 | $585 | 30 |
| Q1 2021 | $600 | 48 |
| Q2 2021 | $600 | 42 |
| Q3 2021 | $579 | 33 |
| Q4 2021 | $639 | 45 |
| Q1 2022 | $607 | 45 |
| Q2 2022 | $616 | 39 |
| Q3 2022 | $667 | 51 |
| Q4 2022 | $667 | 48 |
| Q1 2023 | $650 | 42 |
| Q2 2023 | $660 | 36 |
| Q3 2023 | $646 | 30 |
| Q4 2023 | $650 | 36 |
| Q1 2024 | $705 | 27 |
| Q2 2024 | $671 | 39 |
| Q3 2024 | $674 | 42 |
| Q4 2024 | $693 | 42 |
| Q1 2025 | $701 | 54 |
| Q2 2025 | $664 | 57 |
| Q3 2025 | $675 | 60 |
| Q4 2025 | $684 | 48 |
| Q1 2026 | $639 | 39 |
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.
Rent tells you what a Rowandale 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 Rowandale address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Rowandale median of $639 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $33,228 a year in gross rent.
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