Nedlands WA 6009

Solar and batteries in Nedlands: what the local data shows

Homerise team · Method and data reviewed by Joern Haake · Local data to 31 August 2026 · Rebate figures verified 26 September 2026

The short answer

404 home batteries have gone in across postcode 6009 since July 2025: about 64 for every 1,000 homes, close to the Perth rate. Its busiest solar year was 2011, in the first rush of rooftop solar; 2,661 systems have been registered since 2001. 6.6 kW of solar typically costs about $4,500 to $7,000 in Perth after the federal rebate.

Where Nedlands is

Nedlands is 6 km south-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6009 covers Nedlands, Crawley and Dalkeith: about 6,274 occupied homes and 18,936 people at the 2021 Census. Applecross next door has more batteries for its size (77 per 1,000 homes against 64 here).

Each dot is a Perth postcode, darker where more homes have a battery (installations since July 2025 per 1,000 homes).

What stands out in Nedlands

43% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
21% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).
Close in: 6 km from the Perth CBD.
New solar systems average 11.4 kW, larger than the Perth average of 9.3 kW.

Batteries in Nedlands since the federal rebate began

404 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 24.1 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 13 in July 2025 to a high of 62 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 0.9% of Perth's new batteries go in here, much the same as when the rebate began.

Jul '25Jan '26Aug '26

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

Nedlands's solar story since 2001

198 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (237), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2013. 2025 brought 161, 68% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.7 kW in 2011 to 11.4 kW in the last 12 months.

20112015202020252026

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

Nedlands beside its neighbours

Claremont, 2 km west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and fewer renters.
Subiaco, 4 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
Applecross, 5 km south-east: more batteries for its size, more new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with batteries of a similar size.
Wembley, 5 km north: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries and fewer separate houses, with a similar pace of new solar.

Postcode 6009 beside its nearest neighbours and all of Perth
Figure	Nedlands	Claremont	Subiaco	Applecross	Wembley	Perth
Home batteries per 1,000 homes	64	50	44	77	57	65
Average battery	24.1 kWh	21.3 kWh	19.3 kWh	25 kWh	21.4 kWh	21.8 kWh
New solar per 1,000 homes, last 12 months	34	27	21	42	32	41
Average new solar system	11.4 kW	9.9 kW	9.1 kW	10.4 kW	10.4 kW	9.3 kW
Separate houses	67%	58%	48%	69%	61%	78%

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,700 kWh a year, so an 11.4 kW system makes about 19,250 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 Nedlands

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Nearby: Claremont · Subiaco · Applecross · Wembley · every suburb · Perth guide

Sources

General information, not financial advice. Local figures cover all of postcode 6009. Rebate rules change: figures on this page come from our rules table, last verified 26 September 2026. How we're paid: installers pay Homerise for introducing you.