What it costs to rent in Oamaru
The normal flat in Oamaru rents for about $467 a week, from government bond records. No one has reviewed a flat here yet, but the rent figures still tell you what living in the area costs.
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Rental properties
~$467/wk
Most pay $431 to $485
Approximate normal flat
+73%
Growth, 10 years
+44%
Growth, 5 years
Rent data: MBIE bond data (CC BY 4.0). Latest period Jan 2026. Oamaru spans 2 statistical areas, so the typical rent shown is approximate (a bond-weighted average).
How Oamaru compares
How rent here measures up against the wider city, so you can tell whether Oamaru is dearer, cheaper, or rising faster than Waitaki as a whole.
Rent growth, 10 years
Rent in Oamaru grew 73% over 10 years, against Waitaki’s 100%.
That is 27 points slower than Waitaki as a whole.
Rent over time
Fifteen years of Oamaru rent. The tilde (~) marks figures that are a close estimate, because Oamaru is split across a few statistical areas and the rent is averaged across them.
Rents jump every January because that is when most student flats sign new leases for the year, and brand new tenancies rent higher than the standing stock. The line settles back by autumn. Source: MBIE bond data.
What tenants say
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Flats in Oamaru on Flatchat, with their rating and weekly rent. Open one to read what living there was really like.
3 Robertson Street
1 bed · 1 bath · $160/wk
14B Arundel Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $430/wk
62 Derwent Street
3 bed · 2 bath · $550/wk
28 Forth Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $435/wk
4 McLean Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $370/wk
2 Orwell Street
2 bed · 1 bath
28 Ouse Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $475/wk
4 Girvan Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $475/wk
52 Orwell Street
4 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
393 Thames Highway
3 bed · 1 bath · $375/wk
26 Trent Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk
441 Thames Highway
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
49 Taward Street
2 bed · 1 bath · $500/wk
47 Taward Street
3 bed · 1 bath · $560/wk
658 Georgetown Pukuri Road
2 bed · 1 bath · $450/wk