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Auckland · Q1 2026

Waiake

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Waiake — built from 24 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$778
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↑ +7.3% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 24 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$623–$835
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
+7.3%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$40,456
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
24
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Waiake sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Waiake is the 50th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 80% of them.

Waiake $778 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Waiake is $778, based on 24 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 25% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has risen 7.3%, and it is up 15% on Q1 2020, when the median was $598.

Most new tenancies fall between $623 and $835 a week — the middle half of the market.

Waiake is the 50th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 80% of them.

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How the Waiake figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Waiake — 24 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 — Waiake 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 = $40,456

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$660$900 $778 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59827
Q2 2020$52018
Q3 2020$64539
Q4 2020$60021
Q1 2021$67827
Q2 2021$65024
Q3 2021$72015
Q4 2021$61818
Q1 2022$60024
Q2 2022$65021
Q3 2022$69024
Q4 2022$62315
Q1 2023$70518
Q2 2023$75015
Q3 2023$84024
Q4 2023$75518
Q1 2024$75024
Q2 2024$77015
Q3 2024$76524
Q4 2024$72515
Q1 2025$72527
Q2 2025$79327
Q3 2025$70024
Q4 2025$75024
Q1 2026$77824

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 $800 12 bonds
3 bedrooms $760 6 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 Waiake 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 Waiake, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
Glamorgan$715-$630.7 km
Northcross$780+$21.3 km
Awaruku$780+$21.4 km
Torbay$620-$1581.4 km
Browns Bay$753-$251.7 km
Rothesay Bay$795+$171.9 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 Waiake

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

Waiake zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Waiake address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Waiake median of $778 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $40,456 a year in gross rent.

Check Waiake zoning and development rules →

Schools in Waiake

There is 1 school in Waiake. 1 of them operates 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 1 school in Waiake →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Waiake?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Waiake is $778 (Q1 2026), from 24 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 Waiake going up or down?
Rents are rising — the median is up 7.3% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +14.7%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Waiake?
A one-bedroom is typically $800 a week, a three-bedroom $760.
Is Waiake expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $778 a week, Waiake is above the Auckland median of $622. Waiake is the 50th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 80% of them.
What rental yield does Waiake produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Waiake median rent of $778 a week, annual rent is about $40,456. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $40,456 on a $1,000,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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