Solar and batteries in Carlisle: what the local data shows

Where Carlisle is

Carlisle is 6 km south-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6101 covers Carlisle, East Victoria Park: about 7,034 occupied homes and 17,301 people at the 2021 Census. Cannington next door has more batteries for its size (63 per 1,000 homes against 49 here).

What stands out in Carlisle

• 42% of homes are rented, more than the 27% across Perth.
• 30 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 28% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• Close in: 6 km from the Perth CBD.
• 49 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 25% below the Perth rate.

Batteries in Carlisle since the federal rebate began

347 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.2 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 9 in July 2025 to a high of 40 in March 2026, 1 month before Perth's busiest month (April 2026). About 0.7% 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.

Carlisle's solar story since 2001

202 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (262), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2015. 2025 brought 161, 61% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.5 kW in 2011 to 9.4 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Carlisle beside its neighbours

• Victoria Park, 2 km 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.
• Belmont, 3 km north: bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year and more separate houses, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Kewdale, 4 km east: fewer batteries for its size, bigger batteries and more separate houses, with a similar pace of new solar.
• Cannington, 5 km south: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so a 9.4 kW system makes about 16,000 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 Carlisle

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Nearby: Victoria Park · Belmont · Kewdale · Cannington · every suburb · Perth guide