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South Australia · Postcode 5276

Mount Gambier solar & clean energy data

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

Mount Gambier
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#179
in South Australia
496
Total solar installs
35
Installed last 12 months
+84%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
27
Home batteries
5.4%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
2,243
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Mount Gambier's 496 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 1,068 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5276
496
#179 state
you
5275
726
#161 state
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612
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5278
107
#268 state
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5279
105
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16
#328 state
Bordertown
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Mount Gambier's 496 solar systems typically avoid around 1.40 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Mount Gambier ranks 179th in South Australia for solar installations — in the middle tier of 347 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. Growth has been strong, with 35 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 84% increase on the previous year, making Mount Gambier one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Mount Gambier's 496 solar systems avoid an estimated 2,243 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 1,068 cars from the road. This is estimated using South Australia's average grid emissions intensity of 370 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.

Monthly solar installations · Mount Gambier
35 installs · May – Apr
2
10
7
1
2
1
4
2
3
3
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