Solar and batteries in Beechboro: what the local data shows

Where Beechboro is

Beechboro is 12 km north-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6063 covers Beechboro, Bennett Springs: about 4,956 occupied homes and 15,045 people at the 2021 Census. Guildford next door has more batteries for its size (146 per 1,000 homes against 81 here).

What stands out in Beechboro

• Larger households: 2.9 people on average (2.6 across Perth), which usually means more power used in the evening.
• 93% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so most homes have a roof and switchboard of their own.
• 81 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 23% above the Perth rate.
• 22% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.

Batteries in Beechboro since the federal rebate began

399 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 23 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 12 in July 2025 to a high of 48 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.

Beechboro's solar story since 2001

222 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (347), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2016. 2025 brought 199, 57% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2 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.

Beechboro beside its neighbours

• Morley, 3 km south-west: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Bassendean, 4 km south: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
• Guildford, 5 km south-east: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Ballajura, 5 km north-west: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so an 8.7 kW system makes about 14,650 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 Beechboro

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Nearby: Morley · Bassendean · Guildford · Ballajura · every suburb · Perth guide