Solar and batteries in Kingsley: what the local data shows

Where Kingsley is

Kingsley is 17 km north of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6026 covers Kingsley, Woodvale: about 8,195 occupied homes and 22,781 people at the 2021 Census. Duncraig next door has more batteries for its size (72 per 1,000 homes against 70 here).

What stands out in Kingsley

• 11% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• 41% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• A median age of 44, older than Perth's 38.
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 1.3% in late 2025 and 1.1% in 2026.

Batteries in Kingsley since the federal rebate began

573 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 16 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 1.1% 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.

Kingsley's solar story since 2001

542 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (686), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2016. 2025 brought 253, 37% of that peak. 32% of its 6,333 systems went in between 2011 and 2015, against 29% across Perth. Many were 2.2 kW systems now past ten years old, so adding a battery to existing solar, or replacing an early system, comes up often (see a battery for existing solar). Systems grew from an average of 2.2 kW in 2011 to 9.1 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Kingsley beside its neighbours

• Duncraig, 3 km south-west: more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Warwick, 3 km south: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Girrawheen, 5 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Sorrento, 5 km west: less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,750 kWh a year, 5% more than in the Perth CBD, so a 9.1 kW system makes about 15,800 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 Kingsley

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Nearby: Duncraig · Warwick · Girrawheen · Sorrento · every suburb · Perth guide