Solar and batteries in Midland: what the local data shows

Where Midland is

Midland is 16 km north-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6056 covers Midland, Baskerville, Bellevue, Boya, Greenmount, Helena Valley, Herne Hill, Jane Brook, Koongamia, Middle Swan, Midvale, Millendon, Red Hill, Stratton, Swan View, Viveash and Woodbridge: about 16,072 occupied homes and 41,172 people at the 2021 Census. Guildford next door has more batteries for its size (146 per 1,000 homes against 55 here).

What stands out in Midland

• Battery uptake is speeding up: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries went from 1.7% in late 2025 to 1.9% in 2026.
• 55 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 16% below the Perth rate.
• Smaller households: 2.4 people on average (2.6 across Perth), so evening use is usually lower.
• A median age of 40, older than Perth's 38.

Batteries in Midland since the federal rebate began

880 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 20.9 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 38 in July 2025 to a high of 116 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. The postcode's share of the city's new batteries rose from 1.7% in the second half of 2025 to 1.9% in 2026.

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

Midland's solar story since 2001

620 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2012, the postcode's busiest year (870), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 513, 59% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.2 kW in 2011 to 9.8 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Midland beside its neighbours

• Guildford, 4 km west: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters.
• High Wycombe, 5 km south: more separate houses and fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Bassendean, 7 km west: fewer batteries for its size and less new solar in the past year, with batteries of a similar size.
• Beechboro, 8 km 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 1,650 kWh a year, so a 9.8 kW system makes about 16,200 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 Midland

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Nearby: Guildford · High Wycombe · Bassendean · Beechboro · every suburb · Perth guide