Solar and batteries in Morley: what the local data shows

Where Morley is

Morley is 9 km north-east of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6062 covers Morley, Embleton and Noranda: about 13,028 occupied homes and 34,144 people at the 2021 Census. Beechboro next door has more batteries for its size (81 per 1,000 homes against 51 here).

What stands out in Morley

• 31 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 25% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 51 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 22% below the Perth rate.
• 36% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• 84% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so most homes have a roof and switchboard of their own.

Batteries in Morley since the federal rebate began

662 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.8 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 21 in July 2025 to a high of 76 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 1.4% 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.

Morley's solar story since 2001

373 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (722), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 335, 46% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 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.

Morley beside its neighbours

• Beechboro, 3 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.
• Bayswater, 3 km south: much the same on every figure below.
• Bassendean, 3 km south-east: smaller batteries, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Inglewood, 4 km south-west: smaller batteries, 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 1,700 kWh a year, so a 9 kW system makes about 15,250 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 Morley

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Nearby: Beechboro · Bayswater · Bassendean · Inglewood · every suburb · Perth guide