South Australia · Postcode 5493

Postcode 5493 solar & clean energy data

31 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-08-15

Postcode 5493
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#314
in South Australia
31
Total solar installs
2
Installed last 12 months
+100%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
4
Home batteries
12.9%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
140
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Postcode 5493's 31 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 67 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
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South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Postcode 5493's 31 solar systems typically avoid around 0.09 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Postcode 5493 ranks 314th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 31 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 2 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 100% increase on the previous year, making Postcode 5493 one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Postcode 5493's solar systems avoid an estimated 140 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 67 fewer cars on the road annually. 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 · Postcode 5493
2 installs · Sep – Aug
1
1
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