Solar and batteries in Mirrabooka: what the local data shows

Where Mirrabooka is

Mirrabooka is 10 km north of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6061 covers Mirrabooka, Balga, Nollamara and Westminster: about 15,948 occupied homes and 41,683 people at the 2021 Census. Ballajura next door has more batteries for its size (63 per 1,000 homes against 28 here).

What stands out in Mirrabooka

• 28 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about half the Perth rate.
• 18 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, about half the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 44% of homes are rented, more than the 27% across Perth.
• 19% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.

Batteries in Mirrabooka since the federal rebate began

439 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.2 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 13 in July 2025 to a high of 48 in October 2025, 6 months before Perth's busiest month (April 2026). About 0.9% 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.

Mirrabooka's solar story since 2001

293 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (510), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2016. 2025 brought 244, 48% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 1.9 kW in 2011 to 7.9 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Mirrabooka beside its neighbours

• Dianella, 2 km south: more batteries for its size, bigger batteries, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters.
• Girrawheen, 4 km north-west: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year, more separate houses and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Ballajura, 4 km north-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.
• Yokine, 4 km south: more batteries for its size and fewer separate houses, 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 7.9 kW system makes about 13,600 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 Mirrabooka

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Nearby: Dianella · Girrawheen · Ballajura · Yokine · every suburb · Perth guide