Solar and batteries in Eglinton: what the local data shows

Where Eglinton is

Eglinton is 44 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6034 covers Eglinton: about 1,237 occupied homes and 3,705 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

What stands out in Eglinton

• 2% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
• 313 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, about 8 times the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.
• 7% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 228 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 3 times the Perth rate.

Batteries in Eglinton since the federal rebate began

282 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 19.9 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 5 in July 2025 to a high of 38 in February 2026, 2 months before Perth's busiest month (April 2026). The postcode's share of the city's new batteries rose from 0.4% in the second half of 2025 to 0.6% in 2026.

Batteries a month, Jul 2025 to Aug 2026. August 2026 is still being registered, so it reads low.

Eglinton's solar story since 2001

0 systems went in before 2011. Solar has kept climbing: 2025 was the busiest year yet (269) and 2011 the quietest. 66% of its 1,969 systems went in from 2021, against 40% across Perth, so much of the postcode's solar is already sized for a battery. Systems grew from an average of 2.7 kW in 2016 to 6.8 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Eglinton beside its neighbours

• Alkimos, 3 km south: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Butler, 7 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Yanchep, 8 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size and less new solar in the past year, with batteries of a similar size.
• Clarkson, 12 km south-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.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so a 6.8 kW system makes about 11,650 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 Eglinton

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Nearby: Alkimos · Butler · Yanchep · Clarkson · every suburb · Perth guide