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Western Australia · Postcode 6172

Rockingham solar & clean energy data

3,825 solar installations registered with the Clean Energy Regulator · ranked top 15% in Western Australia · data current as at 2026-04-03

Rockingham
Ranked top 15% for solar uptake in Western Australia
#47
in Western Australia
3,825
Total solar installs
169
Installed last 12 months
+0%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
204
Home batteries
5.3%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
29,448
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Rockingham's 3,825 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 14,023 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × WA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
6172
3,825
#47 state
you
6171
11,565
#7 state
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3,287
#56 state
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4,587
#38 state
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1,461
#90 state
Kwinana
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9,290
#14 state
Rockingham
Western Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's Western Australia grid mix (avg 630 gCO₂/kWh), Rockingham's 3,825 solar systems typically avoid around 18.43 tonnes of CO₂ every hour during peak generation.

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

Rockingham sits in the top third of Western Australia for solar uptake, ranking 47th in the state out of 388 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. 169 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.

The combined impact is substantial: Rockingham's solar community avoids an estimated 29,448 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 14,023 cars off the road or powering around 5,890 average Australian homes with clean electricity. This is estimated using Western Australia's average grid emissions intensity of 630 gCO₂/kWh, sourced from OpenElectricity, applied to an average system size of 9kW.

Monthly solar installations · Rockingham
169 installs · May – Apr
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