Solar and batteries in Wanneroo: what the local data shows

Where Wanneroo is

Wanneroo is 22 km north of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6065 covers Wanneroo, Ashby, Darch, Gnangara, Hocking, Jandabup, Kingsway, Landsdale, Lexia, Madeley, Mariginiup, Melaleuca, Pearsall, Pinjar, Sinagra, Tapping and Wangara: about 22,888 occupied homes and 68,443 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

What stands out in Wanneroo

• 17% of homes are rented, fewer than the 27% across Perth.
• 86 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, 31% above the Perth rate.
• 54 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 30% above the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.
• Larger households: 2.9 people on average (2.6 across Perth), which usually means more power used in the evening.

Batteries in Wanneroo since the federal rebate began

1,957 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 25 kWh (larger than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 56 in July 2025 to a high of 243 in April 2026, the same month as Perth as a whole. About 4.0% 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.

Wanneroo's solar story since 2001

895 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2020 (1,710), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2015. 2025 brought 913, 53% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.2 kW in 2011 to 9.4 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Wanneroo beside its neighbours

• Joondalup, 5 km north-west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with a similar mix of homes.
• Banksia Grove, 6 km north: smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Kingsley, 6 km south: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with a similar mix of homes.
• Currambine, 6 km north-west: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and fewer renters, with a similar mix of homes.

Prices, rebates and solar output

Each kW of panels here makes about 1,750 kWh a year, 6% more than in the Perth CBD, so a 9.4 kW system makes about 16,350 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 Wanneroo

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Nearby: Joondalup · Banksia Grove · Kingsley · Currambine · every suburb · Perth guide