Butler WA 6036
Solar and batteries in Butler: what the local data shows
The short answer
390 home batteries have gone in across postcode 6036 since July 2025: about 65 for every 1,000 homes, close to the Perth rate. Its 4,102 solar systems peaked in 2021, well after the first rush. 6.6 kW of solar typically costs about $4,500 to $7,000 in Perth after the federal rebate.
Where Butler is
Butler is 38 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6036 covers Butler, Jindalee: about 6,024 occupied homes and 17,514 people at the 2021 Census. Eglinton next door has more batteries for its size (228 per 1,000 homes against 65 here).
What stands out in Butler
- 13% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
- On the edge of the city, 38 km north-west of the CBD.
- 97% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so most homes have a roof and switchboard of their own.
- 22% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
Batteries in Butler since the federal rebate began
390 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.4 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 12 in July 2025 to a high of 55 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.
Butler's solar story since 2001
139 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (391), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2015. 2025 brought 231, 59% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.3 kW in 2011 to 8.8 kW in the last 12 months.
Solar systems a year from 2011 (2026 to 31 August 2026); counts include replacements and small businesses.
Butler beside its neighbours
- Alkimos, 4 km north-west: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
- Clarkson, 5 km south-east: less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
- Eglinton, 7 km north-west: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
- Currambine, 11 km south: more batteries for its size and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
| Figure | Butler | Alkimos | Clarkson | Eglinton | Currambine | Perth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home batteries per 1,000 homes | 65 | 111 | 60 | 228 | 71 | 65 |
| Average battery | 20.4 kWh | 19.8 kWh | 20.5 kWh | 19.9 kWh | 20.7 kWh | 21.8 kWh |
| New solar per 1,000 homes, last 12 months | 43 | 114 | 39 | 313 | 43 | 41 |
| Average new solar system | 8.8 kW | 7.3 kW | 8.6 kW | 6.8 kW | 9.3 kW | 9.3 kW |
| Separate houses | 97% | 98% | 89% | 99% | 94% | 78% |
Prices, rebates and solar output
Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so an 8.8 kW system makes about 15,150 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 Butler
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Nearby: Alkimos · Clarkson · Eglinton · Currambine · every suburb · Perth guide
Sources
- Clean Energy Regulator: small-scale installation postcode data (to 31 August 2026)
- ABS 2021 Census QuickStats: postcode 6036
- NREL PVWatts v8 (Butler, 1 kW, north at 20°, 14% losses)
- Clean Energy Regulator: postcode zone ratings
- DCCEEW: Cheaper Home Batteries Program
General information, not financial advice. Local figures cover all of postcode 6036. 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.