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Auckland · Q1 2026

Whenuapai

Median weekly rent, six-year trend and rental yield for Whenuapai — built from 60 tenancy bonds lodged with Tenancy Services.

$700
median weekly rent · Q1 2026
↓ -6.7% year on year

Source · MBIE Tenancy Services — Q1 2026 · 60 new bonds · Reviewed Aug 2026 · Method

Typical range
$650–$800
middle 50% of new tenancies
Year on year
-6.7%
vs Q1 2025
Annual rent
$36,400
at the median, 52 weeks
Sample size
60
new bonds this quarter

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

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Where Whenuapai sits in Auckland

Every one of the 246 suburbs we track is a tick on this scale, placed by its median weekly rent. Whenuapai is the 98th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.

Whenuapai $700 $295 cheapest $993 dearest

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

The median weekly rent in Whenuapai is $700, based on 60 new tenancy bonds lodged in Q1 2026. That is 13% above the Auckland-wide median of $622.

Over the past year the median has fallen 6.7%, and it is up 8% on Q1 2020, when the median was $590.

Most new tenancies fall between $650 and $800 a week — the middle half of the market.

Whenuapai is the 98th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.

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How the Whenuapai figure is calculated

  1. Take every tenancy bond lodged with Tenancy Services in Q1 2026 for the statistical area that is Whenuapai — 60 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 — Whenuapai 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 = $36,400

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.

$460$640$800 $700 Q1 2020Q1 2023Q1 2026
View the numbers behind this chart
QuarterMedian weekly rentNew bonds
Q1 2020$59033
Q2 2020$61821
Q3 2020$70018
Q4 2020$53018
Q1 2021$65018
Q2 2021$75015
Q3 2021$74015
Q4 2021$69524
Q1 2022$65021
Q2 2022$60018
Q3 2022$72024
Q4 2022$69527
Q1 2023$72527
Q2 2023$69539
Q3 2023$70030
Q4 2023$73027
Q1 2024$71030
Q2 2024$70045
Q3 2024$72539
Q4 2024$65039
Q1 2025$75060
Q2 2025$71063
Q3 2025$70060
Q4 2025$68069
Q1 2026$70060

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 $685 27 bonds
2 bedrooms $640 6 bonds
3 bedrooms $700 12 bonds
4 bedrooms $800 12 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 Whenuapai 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 Whenuapai, by distance between area centres.

SuburbMedian weeklyDifferenceDistance
West Harbour$695-$52.4 km
Westgate$650-$502.6 km
West Harbour Clearwater Cove$790+$902.8 km
Massey Royal Road$640-$604 km
Royal Heights$672-$284 km
Hobsonville Point$670-$304.3 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 Whenuapai

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

Whenuapai zoning, granny-flat rules and flood overlays

Our companion tool PropertyScope reads Auckland Council's planning data for any Whenuapai address — the zone, how many dwellings are allowed, whether a 70m² granny flat qualifies, and any hazard overlays on the land. At the Whenuapai median of $700 a week, a second dwelling would add roughly $36,400 a year in gross rent.

Check Whenuapai zoning and development rules →

Schools in Whenuapai

There are 2 schools in Whenuapai. 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 2 schools in Whenuapai →
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Common questions

What is the average rent in Whenuapai?
The median weekly rent for a new tenancy in Whenuapai is $700 (Q1 2026), from 60 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 Whenuapai going up or down?
Rents are easing — the median is down 6.7% on the same quarter last year. Over five years the median has moved +7.7%.
How much is a three-bedroom in Whenuapai?
A one-bedroom is typically $685 a week, a two-bedroom $640, a three-bedroom $700, a four-bedroom $800.
Is Whenuapai expensive compared with the rest of Auckland?
At $700 a week, Whenuapai is above the Auckland median of $622. Whenuapai is the 98th most expensive of the 246 Auckland suburbs we track — pricier than 61% of them.
What rental yield does Whenuapai produce?
Gross yield depends on the purchase price. At the Whenuapai median rent of $700 a week, annual rent is about $36,400. Divide that by the property price for gross yield — $36,400 on a $900,000 property is roughly 4.0%.

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