Solar and batteries in Booragoon: what the local data shows

Where Booragoon is

Booragoon is 10 km south of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6154 covers Booragoon, Alfred Cove and Myaree: about 3,980 occupied homes and 10,621 people at the 2021 Census. Murdoch next door has more batteries for its size (105 per 1,000 homes against 69 here).

What stands out in Booragoon

• 43% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 18% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 0.6% in late 2025 and 0.5% in 2026.
• 23% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).

Batteries in Booragoon since the federal rebate began

276 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 22.5 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 20 in July 2025 to a high of 32 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 0.6% in the second half of 2025 to 0.5% in 2026, as other suburbs caught up.

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

Booragoon's solar story since 2001

283 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (203), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2013. 2025 brought 132, 65% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.2 kW in 2011 to 9.7 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Booragoon beside its neighbours

• Applecross, 3 km north: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries and more renters, with a similar pace of new solar.
• Melville, 3 km west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, more separate houses and more renters.
• Bull Creek, 3 km south-east: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Murdoch, 4 km south: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer 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 a 9.7 kW system makes about 16,150 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 Booragoon

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Nearby: Applecross · Melville · Bull Creek · Murdoch · every suburb · Perth guide