South Australia · Postcode 5555

Gawler solar & clean energy data

212 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked bottom 50% in South Australia · data current as at 2026-06-15

Gawler
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#229
in South Australia
212
Total solar installs
15
Installed last 12 months
+25%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
21
Home batteries
9.9%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
959
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Gawler's 212 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 457 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5555
212
#229 state
you
5556
1,978
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5554
1,615
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2,492
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92
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252
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Gawler
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Gawler's 212 solar systems typically avoid around 0.60 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Gawler ranks 229th in South Australia out of 347 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset, with 212 registered systems to date. Growth has been strong, with 15 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 25% increase on the previous year, making Gawler one of South Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

Gawler's solar systems avoid an estimated 959 tonnes of CO₂ per year, equivalent to 457 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 · Gawler
15 installs · Jul – Jun
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