Solar and batteries in Alkimos: what the local data shows

Where Alkimos is

Alkimos is 41 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6038 covers Alkimos: about 3,521 occupied homes and 10,203 people at the 2021 Census. Eglinton next door has more batteries for its size (228 per 1,000 homes against 111 here).

What stands out in Alkimos

• 8% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 114 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, about 3 times the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.
• 17% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
• 111 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 1.5 times the Perth rate.

Batteries in Alkimos since the federal rebate began

391 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 19.8 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 9 in July 2025 to a high of 41 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 0.8% of Perth's new batteries go in here, much the same as when the rebate began.

Batteries a month, Jul 2025 to Aug 2026. August 2026 is still being registered, so it reads low.

Alkimos's solar story since 2001

0 systems went in before 2011. Solar has kept climbing: 2024 was the busiest year yet (366) and 2011 the quietest. 2025 brought 345, 94% of that peak. 49% of its 3,894 systems went in from 2021, against 40% across Perth, so much of the postcode's solar is already sized for a battery. Systems grew from an average of 2.3 kW in 2012 to 7.3 kW in the last 12 months.

Solar systems a year from 2011 (2026 to 31 August 2026); counts include replacements and small businesses.

Alkimos beside its neighbours

• Eglinton, 3 km north: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Butler, 4 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Clarkson, 9 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Yanchep, 10 km north-east: less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so a 7.3 kW system makes about 12,550 kWh. In STC zone 3, the federal rebates come to about $1,665 on 6.6 kW of solar and $3,663 on a 15 kWh battery (the battery rebate steps down on 1 January 2027). Prices follow the installer, not the suburb: Perth prices · WA rebates.

Getting a price in Alkimos

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Nearby: Eglinton · Butler · Clarkson · Yanchep · every suburb · Perth guide