Solar and batteries in Lynwood: what the local data shows

Where Lynwood is

Lynwood is 12 km south-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6147 covers Lynwood, Langford and Parkwood: about 5,599 occupied homes and 15,038 people at the 2021 Census. Riverton next door has more batteries for its size (98 per 1,000 homes against 61 here).

What stands out in Lynwood

• 33 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 20% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 34% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 34% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 0.7% in late 2025 and 0.7% in 2026.

Batteries in Lynwood since the federal rebate began

339 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 22.8 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 11 in July 2025 to a high of 33 in May 2026, 1 month after Perth's busiest month (April 2026). About 0.7% 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.

Lynwood's solar story since 2001

287 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (404), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 149, 37% of that peak. 34% of its 3,366 systems went in between 2011 and 2015, against 29% across Perth. Many were 1.9 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 1.9 kW in 2011 to 9 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Lynwood beside its neighbours

• Cannington, 2 km north: more new solar in the past year and more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Thornlie, 3 km south-east: fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Riverton, 4 km west: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Maddington, 5 km east: fewer batteries for its size and less new solar in the past year, 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 kW system makes about 15,150 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 Lynwood

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Nearby: Cannington · Thornlie · Riverton · Maddington · every suburb · Perth guide