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Rooftop Solar Winners

More than 3.8 million Australian homes have installed solar panels.

Queensland is the state with the most installations, but South Australia leads on a per capita basis.

Which neighbourhoods are doing the heavy lifting? Our rooftop solar tracker ranks every postcode across the country.

Where does your suburb place? Find out here.


Dataset updated monthly. Source: Clean Energy Regulator.

Top Postcodes in Rooftop Solar

AUS, Postcode

POSTCODE

per 10k

TOTAL UNITS

NET

RANK

5581 6,320 359 1 1
3221 6,117 490 0 2
5320 6,066 424 3 3
5583 5,704 478 0 4
5582 5,539 334 0 5
2879 5,355 309 0 6
5575 5,291 1,265 3 7
5204 5,239 1,767 9 8

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

State Trends

AUS

ROOFTOP SOLAR INSTALLATIONS PER 100K

Source: CER via OnlyFacts | Updated: 12-11-24

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Renewables in the Grid

Australia's electricity grid is powered by fossil fuels (coal and gas) and renewables (solar, wind and hydro).

By 2030, the country aims to get 82% of its electricity from renewable sources.

Follow the progress of this energy transition, with daily data showing the proportion of renewables in the national electricity grid.

View Renewables Dashboards here.


WA and NT not included. Source: Open Electricity.

Renewables % of Total Electricity

AUS

DATE

GWh

% TOTAL

28 Nov 2024 253.5 40.6%
29 Nov 2024 258.9 42.6%
30 Nov 2024 194.8 35.3%
01 Dec 2024 235.8 42.1%
02 Dec 2024 297.4 45.7%
03 Dec 2024 257.7 40.6%
04 Dec 2024 245.9 39.8%
05 Dec 2024 263.4 40.1%

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 05-12-24

Track the Transition

AUS

MONTHLY RENEWABLES V. FOSSIL FUELS

Source: Open Electricity via OnlyFacts | Updated: 05-12-24

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Are Australia's Emissions on Track?

  • Target: The 2030 target for national net emissions is –43% below 2005 levels. This means Australia is aiming to release net 349.6 Mt COâ‚‚-e in 2030.
  • Progress: In the year to June 2024, Australia released net 440.8 Mt COâ‚‚-e.This was –28% lower than 2005.
  • Needed: Australia is reducing its national net emissions by –1.3 Mt COâ‚‚-e each year. To hit the 2030 target, it needs to reduce net emissions by –15.2 Mt COâ‚‚-e per year.
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Yearly Emissions v. 2005

AUS

YEAR

Mt COâ‚‚-e

v PREV YEAR

v 2005

Sep 22 441.8 0.4% 28.0%
Dec 22 441.5 0.3% 28.0%
Mar 23 442.9 0.3% 27.8%
Jun 23 444.6 1.4% 27.5%
Sep 23 440.3 0.3% 28.2%
Dec 23 439.0 0.6% 28.4%
Mar 24 440.2 0.6% 28.2%
Jun 24 440.8 0.9% 28.1%

Source: DCCEEW Quarterly updates via OnlyFacts | Updated: 01-09-24

Progress to 2030 Target

AUS

Source: DCCEEW Quarterly updates via OnlyFacts | Updated: 01-09-24