Solar and batteries in Yanchep: what the local data shows

Where Yanchep is

Yanchep is 48 km north of the Perth CBD. Postcode 6035 covers Yanchep: about 3,740 occupied homes and 11,022 people at the 2021 Census. Eglinton next door has more batteries for its size (228 per 1,000 homes against 109 here).

What stands out in Yanchep

• 92 new solar systems per 1,000 homes in the last 12 months, about twice the Perth rate: solar is still going on roofs here quickly.
• 109 home batteries for every 1,000 homes since Jul 2025, about 1.5 times the Perth rate.
• 19% of homes are owned outright, against 28% across Perth.
• On the edge of the city, 48 km north of the CBD.

Batteries in Yanchep since the federal rebate began

407 batteries went in across the postcode from July 2025 to 31 August 2026, averaging 19.3 kWh (smaller than the Perth average of 21.8 kWh). Installs went from 7 in July 2025 to a high of 42 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.

Yanchep's solar story since 2001

108 systems went in before 2011. The busiest year was 2020 (299), in the second wave of rooftop solar, and the quietest since 2011 was 2013. 2025 brought 206, 69% of that peak. Systems grew from an average of 2.1 kW in 2011 to 7.9 kW in the last 12 months.

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

Yanchep beside its neighbours

• Eglinton, 8 km south-west: more batteries for its size and more new solar in the past year, with batteries of a similar size.
• Alkimos, 10 km south-west: more new solar in the past year and more renters, with about as many batteries for its size.
• Butler, 12 km south: fewer batteries for its size, less new solar in the past year and more renters, with batteries of a similar size.
• Clarkson, 16 km south: 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 7.9 kW system makes about 13,250 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 Yanchep

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Nearby: Eglinton · Alkimos · Butler · Clarkson · every suburb · Perth guide