Solar and batteries in Bull Creek: what the local data shows

Where Bull Creek is

Bull Creek is 12 km south of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6149 covers Bull Creek, Leeming: about 6,694 occupied homes and 18,905 people at the 2021 Census. Murdoch next door has more batteries for its size (105 per 1,000 homes against 97 here).

What stands out in Bull Creek

• 14% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• 44% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 97 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 1.5 times the Perth rate.
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 1.5% in late 2025 and 1.3% in 2026.

Batteries in Bull Creek since the federal rebate began

651 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 27 in July 2025 to a high of 81 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 1.5% in the second half of 2025 to 1.3% 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.

Bull Creek's solar story since 2001

390 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (602), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 258, 43% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.2 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.

Bull Creek beside its neighbours

• Murdoch, 3 km south-west: more batteries for its size and more new solar in the past year, with batteries of a similar size.
• Booragoon, 3 km north-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.
• Riverton, 4 km north-east: more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Applecross, 6 km north-west: fewer batteries for its size, bigger batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.

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 17,250 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 Bull Creek

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Nearby: Murdoch · Booragoon · Riverton · Applecross · every suburb · Perth guide