Highland Park is an established east Auckland suburb with a stable rental market, where median weekly rents sit at $660 and 40% of households are renters. Indicative gross yields range from 3.2% to 3.7%, reflecting the suburb's solid residential demand and proximity to key eastern Auckland amenities.
Analyse a Highland Park (Auckland) propertyMedian weekly rent in Highland Park (Auckland) from MBIE tenancy bond records (2025-12, 3-month period). Real lodged-bond data — not estimates.
Indicative gross yield range of 3.2%–3.7% uses the rent against the Auckland median sale price of $1,000,000. Net yield is lower after rates, insurance, management and maintenance.
From the Stats NZ 2023 Census. Rental demand indicators that shape tenant pool and vacancy.
Highland Park attracts a broad mix of tenants, from families seeking access to local schools and green spaces to working professionals drawn by the suburb's relatively easy commute into central Auckland. With a median age of 37 and a median household income of $94,400, the local renter base tends to be financially stable and established, which can translate to lower vacancy risk for landlords.
Forty percent of Highland Park's 4,008 residents live in rental accommodation, providing a meaningful pool of tenants competing for available properties. Three-bedroom homes are particularly in demand, commanding a median rent of $660 per week, while two-bedroom properties typically achieve around $585 per week — useful benchmarks when assessing the right product for this market.
Based on the Auckland median price of $1,000,000, Highland Park's indicative gross yield range of 3.2% to 3.7% is broadly in line with what investors can expect across much of urban Auckland. Rents across the suburb range from $620 to $720 per week between the lower and upper quartiles, so the property type and condition you acquire will meaningfully influence where your yield sits within that band.
Investors should bear in mind that gross yields do not account for rates, insurance, property management fees, maintenance, or periods of vacancy — all of which can compress net returns noticeably. At these yield levels, capital growth expectations and the quality of your tenant selection will play an important role in the overall investment case.
Highland Park offers a dependable, if moderate, yield profile for Auckland investors, with indicative gross returns of 3.2% to 3.7% and a median weekly rent of $660 underpinned by a relatively affluent and stable renter base. The suburb's median household income of $94,400 suggests tenants have reasonable capacity to absorb rent, reducing the likelihood of arrears during economic softness.
As with much of Auckland, long-term capital appreciation remains an important part of the investment thesis here, given that yields alone are unlikely to deliver strong cash-flow returns at current price levels.
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