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Auckland · Q1 2026

Tamakae

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Tamakae — built from 21 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$630
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +6.8% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 21 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$580–$680
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+6.8%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$32,760
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
21
new bonds this quarter

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2026 bond lodgements · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Where Tamakae sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Tamakae is the 68th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 72% of them.

Tamakae $630 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 246 Auckland suburbs · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

The median weekly rent in Tamakae is $630, based on 21 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is almost exactly in line with the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 6.8%, and it is up 26% on Q1 2020, when the median was $475.

Most new tenancies fall between $580 and $680 a week — the middle half of the market.

Tamakae is the 68th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 72% of them.

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How the Tamakae figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Tamakae — 21 of them.
  2. Discard any cell built on fewer than five bonds. MBIE withholds those to protect individual tenants, which is why some bedroom sizes below show a dash.
  3. Publish the released median unchanged — Tamakae is a single statistical area, so no combining step is needed.
  4. Report the median rather than the average: a handful of very expensive tenancies cannot drag it.
    weekly median = published area median annual gross rent = weekly median × 52 = $32,760

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Weighted geometric mean · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Six years of rent

Median weekly rent on new tenancies, Q1 2020 to Q1 2026. Hover the chart to read any quarter.

$420$560$700 $630 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$47527
Q2 2020$4956
Q3 2020$50018
Q4 2020$52515
Q1 2021$5006
Q2 2021$52512
Q3 2021$5459
Q4 2021$55021
Q2 2022$57818
Q3 2022$54515
Q4 2022$5459
Q1 2023$57012
Q2 2023$60012
Q3 2023$6256
Q4 2023$60018
Q1 2024$5939
Q2 2024$63018
Q3 2024$65012
Q4 2024$58015
Q1 2025$59018
Q2 2025$58815
Q3 2025$65015
Q4 2025$59524
Q1 2026$63021

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Q1 2020 – Q1 2026 · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rent by size

Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.

1 bedroom $600 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $650 9 bonds

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Withheld below 5 bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Rental yield

Pre-filled with the Tamakae 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.

Gross rental yield

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Rent pre-filled, price is yours · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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Nearby suburbsQ1 2026

The closest suburbs to Tamakae, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Hamilton Estate$550-$801.3 km
Waiuku$635+$51.6 km
Cloverlea$625-$514.7 km
Pukekohe$578-$5216.3 km
Rooseville Park$620-$1017.5 km
Cape Hill$735+$10517.6 km

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · Straight-line distance, area centres · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

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What you could build in Tamakae

Rent tells you what a Tamakae property earns today. Zoning tells you what it could become — a second dwelling on the same section changes the income on this page entirely.

Tamakae zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Tamakae address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Tamakae median of $630 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,760 a year in gross rent.

Check Tamakae zoning and development rules →

Schools in Tamakae

There are 2 schools in Tamakae. 2 of them operate an enrolment zone, so where you rent decides which ones you can enrol in. Our companion site NZ School Finder lists every one with its roll, year levels and zone status, straight from the Ministry of Education's directory — and publishes no rankings or ratings.

See the 2 schools in Tamakae →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Tamakae?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Tamakae is $630 (Q1 2026), from 21 bonds lodged with Tenancy Services. We use the median rather than a simple average because it is not distorted by a handful of very high or very low rents.
Are rents in Tamakae going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 6.8% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +26.0%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Tamakae?
A one-bedroom is typically $600 a week, a three-bedroom $650.
Is Tamakae expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $630 a week, Tamakae is above the Auckland median of $622. Tamakae is the 68th most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 72% of them.
What rental yield does Tamakae produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Tamakae median rent of $630 a week, annual rent is about $32,760. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $32,760 on a $800,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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