Belmont WA 6104

Solar and batteries in Belmont: 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

303 home batteries have gone in across postcode 6104 since July 2025: about 52 for every 1,000 homes, 21% below the Perth rate. Its busiest solar year was 2011, in the first rush of rooftop solar; 2,625 systems have been registered since 2001. 6.6 kW of solar typically costs about $4,500 to $7,000 in Perth after the federal rebate.

Where Belmont is

Belmont is 6 km east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6104 covers Belmont, Ascot and Redcliffe: about 5,881 occupied homes and 15,082 people at the 2021 Census. Bayswater next door has more batteries for its size (52 per 1,000 homes against 52 here).

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 Belmont

40% of homes are rented, more than the 27% across Perth.
Close in: 6 km from the Perth CBD.
Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 0.7% in late 2025 and 0.6% in 2026.
Smaller households: 2.3 people on average (2.6 across Perth), so evening use is usually lower.

Batteries in Belmont since the federal rebate began

303 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 22.5 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 8 in July 2025 to a high of 35 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 0.7% in the second half of 2025 to 0.6% in 2026, as other suburbs caught up.

Jul '25Jan '26Aug '26

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

Belmont's solar story since 2001

149 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (274), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 156, 57% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 10.5 kW in the last 12 months.

20112015202020252026

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

Belmont beside its neighbours

Carlisle, 3 km south: smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and fewer separate houses, with about as many batteries for its size.
Victoria Park, 4 km south-west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
Bayswater, 4 km north: smaller batteries and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
Kewdale, 4 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, with batteries of a similar size.

Postcode 6104 beside its nearest neighbours and all of Perth
Figure	Belmont	Carlisle	Victoria Park	Bayswater	Kewdale	Perth
Home batteries per 1,000 homes	52	49	35	52	44	65
Average battery	22.5 kWh	20.2 kWh	19.3 kWh	20.2 kWh	21.9 kWh	21.8 kWh
New solar per 1,000 homes, last 12 months	33	30	21	33	31	41
Average new solar system	10.5 kW	9.4 kW	9.4 kW	10.1 kW	9.6 kW	9.3 kW
Separate houses	75%	66%	43%	80%	73%	78%

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,650 kWh a year, so a 10.5 kW system makes about 17,500 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 Belmont

A vetted installer covers postcode 6104, and you meet one at a time (how we choose them).

Nearby: Carlisle · Victoria Park · Bayswater · Kewdale · every suburb · Perth guide

Sources

General information, not financial advice. Local figures cover all of postcode 6104. 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.