Solar and batteries in Bayswater: what the local data shows

Where Bayswater is

Bayswater is 7 km north-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6053 covers Bayswater: about 6,111 occupied homes and 15,288 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

What stands out in Bayswater

• Close in: 7 km from the Perth CBD.
• 33 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 21% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 52 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 20% below the Perth rate.
• Smaller households: 2.4 people on average (2.6 across Perth), so evening use is usually lower.

Batteries in Bayswater since the federal rebate began

318 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.2 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 11 in July 2025 to a high of 43 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 0.7% 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.

Bayswater's solar story since 2001

184 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (303), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2013. 2025 brought 145, 48% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 10.1 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Bayswater beside its neighbours

• Bassendean, 3 km east: much the same on every figure below.
• Inglewood, 3 km west: less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Morley, 3 km north: much the same on every figure below.
• Belmont, 4 km south: bigger batteries and more 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 10.1 kW system makes about 17,000 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 Bayswater

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Nearby: Bassendean · Inglewood · Morley · Belmont · every suburb · Perth guide