Solar and batteries in Kewdale: what the local data shows

Where Kewdale is

Kewdale is 10 km east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6105 covers Kewdale, Cloverdale: about 6,262 occupied homes and 16,283 people at the 2021 Census. Forrestfield next door has more batteries for its size (68 per 1,000 homes against 44 here).

What stands out in Kewdale

• 40% of homes are rented, more than the 27% across Perth.
• Battery uptake is speeding up: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries went from 0.5% in late 2025 to 0.6% in 2026.
• 44 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 32% below the Perth rate.
• 31 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 26% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.

Batteries in Kewdale since the federal rebate began

276 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.9 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 6 in July 2025 to a high of 30 in October 2025, 6 months before Perth's busiest month (April 2026). The postcode's share of the city's new batteries rose from 0.5% 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.

Kewdale's solar story since 2001

196 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (256), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2014. 2025 brought 131, 51% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 9.6 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Kewdale beside its neighbours

• Forrestfield, 4 km east: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Carlisle, 4 km west: more batteries for its size and fewer separate houses, with batteries of a similar size.
• Belmont, 4 km north-west: more batteries for its size, with batteries of a similar size.
• Cannington, 5 km south-west: 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 9.6 kW system makes about 16,100 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 Kewdale

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Nearby: Forrestfield · Carlisle · Belmont · Cannington · every suburb · Perth guide