Solar and batteries in Armadale: what the local data shows

Where Armadale is

Armadale is 26 km south-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6112 covers Armadale, Bedfordale, Brookdale, Doobarda, Forrestdale, Harrisdale, Haynes, Hilbert, Mount Nasura, Mount Richon, Piara Waters, Seville Grove and Wungong: about 23,762 occupied homes and 70,564 people at the 2021 Census. Canning Vale next door has more batteries for its size (109 per 1,000 homes against 101 here).

What stands out in Armadale

• 18% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 65 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, about 1.5 times the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.
• 101 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 1.5 times the Perth rate.
• Battery uptake is speeding up: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries went from 4.4% in late 2025 to 5.3% in 2026.

Batteries in Armadale since the federal rebate began

2,400 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 23.5 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 80 in July 2025 to a high of 290 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. The postcode's share of the city's new batteries rose from 4.4% in the second half of 2025 to 5.3% in 2026.

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

Armadale's solar story since 2001

657 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2020 (1,792), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2013. 2025 brought 1,102, 61% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 8.7 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Armadale beside its neighbours

• Kelmscott, 4 km north: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with a similar mix of homes.
• Gosnells, 8 km north: fewer batteries for its size and less new solar in the past year, with batteries of a similar size.
• Canning Vale, 11 km north-west: bigger batteries and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Maddington, 11 km north: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,650 kWh a year, so an 8.7 kW system makes about 14,250 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 Armadale

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Nearby: Kelmscott · Gosnells · Canning Vale · Maddington · every suburb · Perth guide