Solar and batteries in Claremont: what the local data shows

Where Claremont is

Claremont is 9 km south-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6010 covers Claremont, Karrakatta, Mount Claremont and Swanbourne: about 7,093 occupied homes and 18,863 people at the 2021 Census. Applecross next door has more batteries for its size (77 per 1,000 homes against 50 here).

What stands out in Claremont

• 27 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 35% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 41% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 58% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so more homes share a roof or need strata approval.
• 50 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 24% below the Perth rate.

Batteries in Claremont since the federal rebate began

352 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.3 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 14 in July 2025 to a high of 39 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 0.8% in the second half of 2025 to 0.7% 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.

Claremont's solar story since 2001

257 systems went in before 2011. Solar has kept climbing: 2022 was the busiest year yet (252) and 2013 the quietest. 2025 brought 152, 60% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.5 kW in 2011 to 9.9 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Claremont beside its neighbours

• Nedlands, 2 km east: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and more renters.
• Bicton, 5 km south: fewer batteries for its size and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Subiaco, 6 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
• Applecross, 6 km south-east: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year and more separate houses, with about as many renters.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so a 9.9 kW system makes about 16,800 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 Claremont

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Nearby: Nedlands · Bicton · Subiaco · Applecross · every suburb · Perth guide