Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Torbay — built from 27 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. Torbay is the 51st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 79% of them.
The median weekly rent in Torbay is $620, based on 27 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 fallen 11.4%, and it is down 3% on Q1 2020, when the median was $668.
Most new tenancies fall between $465 and $805 a week — the middle half of the market.
Torbay is the 51st most affordable of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — cheaper than 79% 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 | $668 | 30 |
| Q2 2020 | $625 | 21 |
| Q3 2020 | $700 | 21 |
| Q4 2020 | $625 | 27 |
| Q1 2021 | $640 | 24 |
| Q2 2021 | $650 | 30 |
| Q3 2021 | $700 | 12 |
| Q4 2021 | $658 | 24 |
| Q1 2022 | $680 | 24 |
| Q2 2022 | $600 | 33 |
| Q3 2022 | $650 | 27 |
| Q4 2022 | $750 | 18 |
| Q1 2023 | $720 | 30 |
| Q2 2023 | $670 | 24 |
| Q3 2023 | $700 | 36 |
| Q4 2023 | $750 | 30 |
| Q1 2024 | $680 | 21 |
| Q2 2024 | $820 | 24 |
| Q3 2024 | $633 | 21 |
| Q4 2024 | $775 | 24 |
| Q1 2025 | $700 | 24 |
| Q2 2025 | $850 | 18 |
| Q3 2025 | $800 | 36 |
| Q4 2025 | $680 | 18 |
| Q1 2026 | $620 | 27 |
Q1 2026. Sizes with fewer than five bonds are withheld by Tenancy Services to protect tenants' privacy.
Pre-filled with the Torbay 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 Torbay, by distance between area centres.
| Suburb | Median weekly | Difference | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glamorgan | $715 | +$95 | 1.2 km |
| Waiake | $778 | +$158 | 1.4 km |
| Long Bay | $840 | +$220 | 1.7 km |
| Awaruku | $780 | +$160 | 1.8 km |
| Northcross | $780 | +$160 | 2.6 km |
| Browns Bay | $753 | +$133 | 3.1 km |
Rent tells you what a Torbay 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 Torbay address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Torbay median of $620 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $32,240 a year in gross rent.
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