Solar and batteries in Riverton: what the local data shows

Where Riverton is

Riverton is 10 km south of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6148 covers Riverton, Ferndale, Rossmoyne and Shelley: about 6,740 occupied homes and 18,974 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

What stands out in Riverton

• 98 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 1.5 times the Perth rate.
• 39% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• Homes here moved early on batteries: the postcode's share of Perth's new batteries was 1.5% in late 2025 and 1.3% in 2026.
• 52 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 25% above the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.

Batteries in Riverton since the federal rebate began

657 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 23 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 25 in July 2025 to a high of 72 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. Its share of Perth's new batteries eased from 1.5% in the second half of 2025 to 1.3% in 2026, as other suburbs caught up.

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

Riverton's solar story since 2001

369 systems went in before 2011. Then came 2011, the postcode's busiest year (508), during the first rush of rooftop solar; the quietest since was 2015. 2025 brought 263, 52% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 9.3 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Riverton beside its neighbours

• Bull Creek, 4 km south-west: fewer renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Lynwood, 4 km east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Cannington, 4 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Como, 5 km north-west: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, 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 9.3 kW system makes about 15,700 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 Riverton

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Nearby: Bull Creek · Lynwood · Cannington · Como · every suburb · Perth guide