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South Australia · Postcode 5280

Mount Gambier solar & clean energy data

1,838 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-04-03

Mount Gambier
Ranked top 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#100
in South Australia
1,838
Total solar installs
94
Installed last 12 months
+45%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
82
Home batteries
4.5%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
8,310
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Mount Gambier's 1,838 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 3,957 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5280
1,838
#100 state
you
5279
105
#270 state
Mount Gambier
5278
107
#268 state
Mount Gambier
5277
612
#165 state
Mount Gambier
5276
496
#179 state
Mount Gambier
5275
726
#161 state
Mount Gambier
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Mount Gambier's 1,838 solar systems typically avoid around 5.20 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Mount Gambier sits in the top third of South Australia for solar uptake, ranking 100th in the state out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. Growth has been strong, with 94 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 45% increase on the previous year, making Mount Gambier one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Collectively, Mount Gambier's 1,838 solar systems avoid an estimated 8,310 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 3,957 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
94 installs · May – Apr
9
1
7
6
10
7
13
14
7
9
5
6
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