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Rental Bonds — Detailed Quarterly

rental_bonds_quarterly

Detailed quarterly rental bond data by location, dwelling type, and number of bedrooms, covering active bonds and rent distributions.

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Cite as: Source: MBIE (www.mbie.govt.nz/data-and-analysis), CC-BY 4.0.

Source: MBIE ↗ ·Last updated: 2026-11-09 ·Updated monthly ·274,750 rows

install.packages("eolas", repos = c("https://phildonovan.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org"))
library(eolas)
eolas_key("your_key")
df <- eolas_get("rental_bonds_quarterly", start = "2020-01-01")
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Dataset ID
rental_bonds_quarterly
Data source
MBIE
Pipeline last ran
2026-11-09
Refresh cadence
monthly
API endpoint
https://api.eolas.nz/v1/datasets/rental_bonds_quarterly/data

Columns (12)

schema glossary · auto-generated
Column Type Description
time_frame date Time frame
location_id double Location ID
dwelling_type string Dwelling type
number_of_beds long Number of beds
total_bonds double Total bonds
active_bonds double Active bonds
closed_bonds double Closed bonds
median_rent double Median rent
geometric_mean_rent double Geometric mean rent
upper_quartile_rent double Upper quartile rent
lower_quartile_rent double Lower quartile rent
log_std_dev_weekly_rent double Log std dev weekly rent

How to query this dataset

Install the client library
install.packages("eolas", repos = c("https://phildonovan.r-universe.dev", "https://cloud.r-project.org"))
Fetch all data
library(eolas)
eolas_key("your_key_here")
df <- eolas_get("rental_bonds_quarterly")
head(df)
Filter by date range
df <- eolas_get("rental_bonds_quarterly", start = "2020-01-01", end = "2024-12-31")
head(df)
Download as CSV
df <- eolas_get("rental_bonds_quarterly")
write.csv(df, "rental_bonds_quarterly.csv", row.names = FALSE)

Data preview

Time FrameLocation IdDwelling TypeNumber Of BedsTotal BondsActive BondsClosed BondsMedian RentGeometric Mean RentUpper Quartile RentLower Quartile RentLog Std Dev Weekly Rent
2022-01-01ALL43182,388174
2022-01-01-99ALL4481248,01244407007038206000.2805
2022-01-01105800ALL466367006248206000.0636
2022-01-01106900ALL464897006308206000.2093
2022-01-01108700ALL466967006868206000.0616

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Questions about this dataset

How often is Rental Bonds — Detailed Quarterly updated?
MBIE publishes it monthly. eolas last refreshed it on 2026-11-09.
Can I download the whole table?
Yes, on Pro and above as Parquet or CSV. During the trial you can query it through the API, up to 50,000 rows per request.
Where does the data come from?
MBIE. eolas loads it into typed, consistently named columns. See the original at https://catalogue.data.govt.nz/datastore/dump/a695c15b-872f-41f0-a546-7ef437614655.

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