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3056 · Brunswick area
Whole ABS Postal Area · Melbourne metropolitan area
CER snapshot 2026-09-30 · Installations 2001-04 to 2026-09 · ABS 2021 Census. Recent installation months in this window are provisional.
Recorded solar is 0.9 kW per dwelling. That is above areas with a similar mix of renters and apartments (0.8 kW) and below the Melbourne metropolitan figure (2 kW).
These figures describe the area, not whether a household can install solar.
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Peer groups and council estimates
Similar housing mix · active
Up to five nearest areas by renter and apartment share, equally weighted. Median requires three available outcomes. Benchmark 0.803 kW. 5 of 5 peer areas have a usable outcome.
| Peer | Uptake | Renters | Apartments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3068 · Fitzroy North area | 0.867 kW | 45.6% | 32.6% |
| 3128 · Box Hill (Vic.) area | 0.977 kW | 47.3% | 38.6% |
| 3055 · Brunswick West area | 0.72 kW | 47.7% | 41.3% |
| 3163 · Carnegie area | 0.803 kW | 41.1% | 37.2% |
| 3031 · Kensington (Vic.) area | 0.725 kW | 53.7% | 39.2% |
Apartment-weighted housing mix
Up to five nearest areas by renter and apartment share, with double weight on squared apartment distance. Median requires three available outcomes. Benchmark 0.867 kW. 5 of 5 peer areas have a usable outcome.
| Peer | Uptake | Renters | Apartments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3068 · Fitzroy North area | 0.867 kW | 45.6% | 32.6% |
| 3128 · Box Hill (Vic.) area | 0.977 kW | 47.3% | 38.6% |
| 3163 · Carnegie area | 0.803 kW | 41.1% | 37.2% |
| 3031 · Kensington (Vic.) area | 0.725 kW | 53.7% | 39.2% |
| 3032 · Ascot Vale area | 0.9 kW | 39.4% | 36.3% |
Estimated council allocations
Whole Postal Area numerator 11,961.872 and denominator 12,656. Council estimates below use 2021 Mesh Block dwelling weights.
| Council | Dwelling weight | Estimated numerator | Estimated denominator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merri-bek | 100% | 11,961.872 | 13,042 |
Sources and limitations for 2026-09-30-v2
- CER records certified small-scale systems including upgrades and off-grid systems.
- An area rate measures recorded capacity divided by dwellings.
- Postcodes are joined to 2021 ABS Postal Area codes as an approximation.
- Council uptake numerators are allocated using 2021 Mesh Block dwelling shares.
- Recent CER installation periods are provisional because certificates can be created up to 12 months later.
- CER small-scale installation postcode data · CC BY 4.0
- ABS 2021 Census General Community Profile G36 and G37 · CC BY 4.0
- ASGS 2021 boundaries and Mesh Block allocations · CC BY 4.0
- ABS Census Mesh Block dwelling counts · CC BY 4.0
- ABS SEIFA 2021 Index of Relative Socio-economic Disadvantage · CC BY 4.0
- NSW Solar for Apartment Residents – Boost list · CC BY 4.0
Postal Area comparison
| Postal Area | Solar capacity per dwelling | Batteries per 100 dwellings | Renters | Apartments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3056 · Brunswick area | 0.9 kW | 1.4 | 48% | 34.2% | |
| 3043 · Gladstone Park area | 2.2 kW | 2.1 | 24.7% | 0.9% | |
| 3044 · Pascoe Vale area | 1.1 kW | 2.3 | 31% | 4.8% |
Solar 2001-04 to 2026-09 · Batteries 2025-07 to 2026-09 · Housing mix from the ABS 2021 Census. Postcodes can cross council boundaries.
Housing and uptake
How do areas compare?
Each dot represents an area. Use the chart to see how recorded uptake varies with housing mix or relative disadvantage.
Solar capacity by renter share
Melbourne metropolitan Postal Areas · 278 shown · 3 missing required values · 11 flagged
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2D statistics and methods
- Pearson r
- -0.512Moderate negative association
- Uptake quartiles
- 1.412 / 2.025 / 3.132
- Selected area percentile
- 13.5%
The least-squares line uses the displayed pairs. It requires at least three areas and variation in renter share.
Flagged uptake values sit more than 1.5 interquartile ranges beyond the lower or upper quartile and stay in the fit. Pearson strength is weak below 0.3 and strong from 0.7, using the absolute value of r. The fit describes an area-level association.
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Possible next steps
- Solar rebates for rental properties ↗ · State program information
- Solar for Apartments ↗ · State program information
Suggested pathways support outreach planning. Check household eligibility and technical suitability with program providers.
2021 dwellings with a recorded SRES solar installation
au-solar compares postcode-level CER installation rates with Census housing mix across areas. This fixed Census pilot uses the ABS dwelling-linked solar flag to compare tenure groups within the same area and dwelling structure.
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