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Queensland · Postcode 4809

Townsville solar & clean energy data

381 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in Queensland · data current as at 2026-04-03

Townsville
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in Queensland
#293
in Queensland
381
Total solar installs
17
Installed last 12 months
-51%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
17
Home batteries
4.5%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
3,771
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Townsville's 381 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 1,796 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × QLD grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
4809
381
#293 state
you
4810
3,627
#109 state
Townsville
4808
363
#301 state
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4807
3,125
#124 state
Townsville
4811
3,072
#126 state
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4812
3,760
#105 state
Townsville
Queensland grid · community impact

Based on last week's Queensland grid mix (avg 810 gCO₂/kWh), Townsville's 381 solar systems typically avoid around 2.36 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

Grid intensity data: Open Electricity (openelectricity.org.au) · 7-day average · updates monthly

Townsville ranks 293rd in Queensland out of 449 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 381 registered systems to date. New installations eased in the past 12 months (17 systems, 51% below the previous year), a natural slowdown after earlier periods of stronger uptake.

Collectively, Townsville's 381 solar systems avoid an estimated 3,771 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,796 cars from the road. This is estimated using Queensland's average grid emissions intensity of 810 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.

Monthly solar installations · Townsville
17 installs · May – Apr
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