South Australia · Postcode 5581

Yorketown solar & clean energy data

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

Yorketown
Ranked bottom 50% for solar uptake in South Australia
#198
in South Australia
395
Total solar installs
19
Installed last 12 months
+0%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
32
Home batteries
8.1%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
1,786
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Yorketown's 395 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 850 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × SA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
5581
395
#198 state
you
5582
370
#201 state
Yorketown
5580
159
#250 state
Yorketown
5583
518
#177 state
Yorketown
5577
254
#221 state
Warooka
5576
420
#193 state
Edithburgh
South Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's South Australia grid mix (avg 370 gCO₂/kWh), Yorketown's 395 solar systems typically avoid around 1.12 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Yorketown ranks 198th in South Australia for solar installations — in the middle tier of 347 postcodes tracked by the Clean Energy Regulator across the state. 19 new systems were added in the past 12 months, with growth of 0% on the previous year — typical of a maturing market where most interested households have already installed.

Collectively, Yorketown's 395 solar systems avoid an estimated 1,786 tonnes of CO₂ per year — the equivalent of removing 850 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 · Yorketown
19 installs · Sep – Aug
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3
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1
3
2
5
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