Applecross WA 6153

Solar and batteries in Applecross: what the local data shows

Homerise team · Method and data reviewed by Joern Haake · Local data to 31 August 2026 · Rebate figures verified 26 September 2026

The short answer

632 home batteries have gone in across postcode 6153 since July 2025: about 77 for every 1,000 homes, 18% above the Perth rate. Its 4,137 solar systems peaked in 2021, well after the first rush. 6.6 kW of solar typically costs about $4,500 to $7,000 in Perth after the federal rebate.

Where Applecross is

Applecross is 7 km south of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6153 covers Applecross, Applecross North, Ardross, Brentwood, Canning Bridge Applecross and Mount Pleasant: about 8,174 occupied homes and 21,419 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

Each dot is a Perth postcode, darker where more homes have a battery (installations since July 2025 per 1,000 homes).

What stands out in Applecross

42% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
Close in: 7 km from the Perth CBD.
23% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
Battery uptake is speeding up: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries went from 1.2% in late 2025 to 1.4% in 2026.

Batteries in Applecross since the federal rebate began

632 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 25 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 24 in July 2025 to a high of 100 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. The postcode's share of the city's new batteries rose from 1.2% in the second half of 2025 to 1.4% in 2026.

Jul '25Jan '26Aug '26

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

Applecross's solar story since 2001

240 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (399), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2013. 2025 brought 245, 61% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.3 kW in 2011 to 10.4 kW in the last 12 months.

20112015202020252026

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

Applecross beside its neighbours

Como, 2 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
Booragoon, 3 km south: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries and fewer renters, with a similar pace of new solar.
South Perth, 4 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
Melville, 5 km south-west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters.

Postcode 6153 beside its nearest neighbours and all of Perth
Figure	Applecross	Como	Booragoon	South Perth	Melville	Perth
Home batteries per 1,000 homes	77	51	69	34	57	65
Average battery	25 kWh	21.2 kWh	22.5 kWh	20.6 kWh	20.2 kWh	21.8 kWh
New solar per 1,000 homes, last 12 months	42	27	41	19	33	41
Average new solar system	10.4 kW	9.7 kW	9.7 kW	10.3 kW	9.7 kW	9.3 kW
Separate houses	69%	53%	72%	45%	78%	78%

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,650 kWh a year, so a 10.4 kW system makes about 17,300 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 Applecross

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Nearby: Como · Booragoon · South Perth · Melville · every suburb · Perth guide

Sources

General information, not financial advice. Local figures cover all of postcode 6153. Rebate rules change: figures on this page come from our rules table, last verified 26 September 2026. How we're paid: installers pay Homerise for introducing you.