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Western Australia · Postcode 6173

Rockingham solar & clean energy data

3,287 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
#56
in Western Australia
3,287
Total solar installs
162
Installed last 12 months
+20%
12-month growth
Monthly solar installations · past 12 months
12 months agoThis month
187
Home batteries
5.7%
Of solar homes have battery
Cheaper Home Batteries Program · from Jul 2025
25,306
tonnes CO₂/yr
Estimated annual carbon avoided by Rockingham's 3,287 solar systems combined — equivalent to taking 12,050 cars off the road.
Community total, not per household. Estimated from avg 9kW system size × WA grid emissions factor.
Compared to neighbouring postcodes
6173
3,287
#56 state
you
6172
3,825
#47 state
Rockingham
6174
1,461
#90 state
Kwinana
6171
11,565
#7 state
Rockingham
6175
1,123
#110 state
Kwinana
6170
4,587
#38 state
Rockingham
Western Australia grid · community impact

Based on last week's Western Australia grid mix (avg 630 gCO₂/kWh), Rockingham's 3,287 solar systems typically avoid around 15.84 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 56th in the state out of 388 postcodes in the Clean Energy Regulator dataset. Growth has been strong, with 162 new systems installed in the past 12 months — a 20% increase on the previous year, making Rockingham one of Western Australia's faster-growing solar postcodes.

The combined impact is substantial: Rockingham's solar community avoids an estimated 25,306 tonnes of CO₂ every year — equivalent to taking 12,050 cars off the road or powering around 5,061 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
162 installs · May – Apr
16
5
12
7
12
14
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24
13
16
16
8
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