Solar and batteries in Como: what the local data shows

Where Como is

Como is 5 km south of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6152 covers Como, Karawara, Manning, Salter Point and Waterford: about 10,438 occupied homes and 26,227 people at the 2021 Census. Applecross next door has more batteries for its size (77 per 1,000 homes against 51 here).

What stands out in Como

• 53% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so more homes share a roof or need strata approval.
• 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.
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 1.3% in late 2025 and 1.0% in 2026.
• Close in: 5 km from the Perth CBD.

Batteries in Como since the federal rebate began

533 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.2 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 21 in July 2025 to a high of 58 in November 2025, 5 months before Perth's busiest month (April 2026). Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 1.3% in the second half of 2025 to 1.0% 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.

Como's solar story since 2001

291 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (428), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2013. 2025 brought 231, 54% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.3 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.

Como beside its neighbours

• South Perth, 2 km north: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Applecross, 2 km south-west: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters.
• Victoria Park, 4 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
• Booragoon, 5 km south-west: 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 1,700 kWh a year, so a 9.7 kW system makes about 16,350 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 Como

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Nearby: South Perth · Applecross · Victoria Park · Booragoon · every suburb · Perth guide