Solar and batteries in Wembley: what the local data shows

Where Wembley is

Wembley is 4 km north-west of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6014 covers Wembley, Floreat and Jolimont: about 8,358 occupied homes and 22,092 people at the 2021 Census. Of its nearest neighbours, it has the most home batteries for its size.

What stands out in Wembley

• Close in: 4 km from the Perth CBD.
• 61% of homes are separate houses (78% across Perth), so more homes share a roof or need strata approval.
• 32 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, 23% below the Perth rate: fewer roofs are still getting their first system.
• 22% of the postcode's solar went in between 2011 and 2015 (29% across Perth).

Batteries in Wembley since the federal rebate began

480 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 21.4 kWh, about the Perth average. Installs went from 18 in July 2025 to a high of 58 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.

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

Wembley's solar story since 2001

197 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2021 (330), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2013. 2025 brought 202, 61% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.4 kW in 2011 to 10.4 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Wembley beside its neighbours

• Subiaco, 2 km south-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters.
• Mount Hawthorn, 2 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, smaller batteries, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with a similar mix of homes.
• Yokine, 5 km north-east: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year, fewer separate houses and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Mount Lawley, 5 km east: fewer batteries for its size 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 10.4 kW system makes about 17,500 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 Wembley

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Nearby: Subiaco · Mount Hawthorn · Yokine · Mount Lawley · every suburb · Perth guide