Solar and batteries in Currambine: what the local data shows

Where Currambine is

Currambine is 27 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6028 covers Currambine, Burns Beach, Iluka and Kinross: about 7,877 occupied homes and 23,559 people at the 2021 Census. Wanneroo next door has more batteries for its size (86 per 1,000 homes against 71 here).

What stands out in Currambine

• 15% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• 94% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so most homes have a roof and switchboard of their own.
• Larger households: 2.9 people on average (2.6 across Perth), which usually means more power used in the evening.
• A median age of 41, older than Perth's 38.

Batteries in Currambine since the federal rebate began

562 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.7 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 24 in July 2025 to a high of 71 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 1.2% 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.

Currambine's solar story since 2001

238 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2020 (617), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2015. 2025 brought 252, 41% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.3 kW in 2011 to 9.3 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Currambine beside its neighbours

• Joondalup, 2 km east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Clarkson, 6 km north: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Wanneroo, 6 km south-east: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year and more renters, with a similar mix of homes.
• Banksia Grove, 7 km north-east: more batteries for its size and more 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 9.3 kW system makes about 15,900 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 Currambine

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Nearby: Joondalup · Clarkson · Wanneroo · Banksia Grove · every suburb · Perth guide