Highest Solar Adoption — VIC
Top 50 postcodes by rooftop solar installations per 1,000 residents — Clean Energy Regulator small-scale data, postcode-level in VIC.
Highest Solar Adoption
Top 50 postcodes by rooftop solar installations per 1,000 residents — Clean Energy Regulator small-scale data, postcode-level — VIC
This ranking works best as a first-pass screen in VIC, especially when you need to reduce a wide field quickly.
A rank is useful because it compresses one dimension well, but it never replaces the fuller suburb-level picture.
Use the ranking to build a shortlist, then confirm whether those finalists still hold up on the rest of the data.
A ranking compresses one signal well, but it should hand you into compare or suburb detail before becoming a decision.
Save a small working set, then use compare and evidence depth before treating any row as a decision.
Rankings are strongest when they hand you a shortlist quickly. Compare the top two first, then open suburb detail if the head-to-head result still feels narrow.
- #1Thornhill Park (3335)VIC538/1k3,329 solar · 24MW
- #2Fish Creek (3959)VIC424/1k517 solar · 3MW
- #3Flinders (3929)VIC392/1k443 solar · 4MW
- #4Aireys Inlet (3231)VIC360/1k567 solar · 3MW
- #5Mallacoota (3892)VIC351/1k415 solar · 2MW
- #6Venus Bay (3956)VIC344/1k1,048 solar · 6MW
- #7Yackandandah (3749)VIC340/1k722 solar · 5MW
- #8Eskdale (3701)VIC338/1k374 solar · 3MW
- #9Tawonga South (3698)VIC337/1k341 solar · 2MW
- #10Sorrento (3943)VIC333/1k671 solar · 5MW
- #11Shoreham (3916)VIC332/1k346 solar · 3MW
- #12Corryong (3707)VIC332/1k603 solar · 4MW
- #13Barnawartha (3688)VIC317/1k423 solar · 3MW
- #14Avenel (3664)VIC316/1k361 solar · 2MW
- #15Oxley (3678)VIC313/1k2,058 solar · 15MW
- #16Maldon (3463)VIC310/1k794 solar · 4MW
- #17Glenrowan (3675)VIC307/1k593 solar · 4MW
- #18Rutherglen (3685)VIC301/1k881 solar · 6MW
- #19Dunolly (3472)VIC299/1k452 solar · 2MW
- #20Yarrawonga (3730)VIC298/1k2,891 solar · 19MW
- #21Harcourt (3453)VIC297/1k549 solar · 3MW
- #22Katunga (3640)VIC297/1k304 solar · 3MW
- #23Talbot (3371)VIC296/1k321 solar · 2MW
- #24Beechworth (3747)VIC296/1k1,497 solar · 10MW
- #25Tatong (3673)VIC296/1k536 solar · 4MW
- #26Beveridge (3753)VIC295/1k1,370 solar · 10MW
- #27Heathcote (3523)VIC295/1k1,166 solar · 7MW
- #28Newstead (3462)VIC292/1k357 solar · 2MW
- #29Nagambie (3608)VIC290/1k819 solar · 6MW
- #30Foster (3960)VIC289/1k783 solar · 5MW
- #31Wahgunyah (3687)VIC287/1k305 solar · 2MW
- #32Anglesea (3230)VIC286/1k917 solar · 6MW
- #33Chiltern (3683)VIC284/1k498 solar · 3MW
- #34Metung (3904)VIC283/1k537 solar · 3MW
- #35Rushworth (3612)VIC282/1k509 solar · 3MW
- #36Eagle Point (3878)VIC282/1k368 solar · 2MW
- #37Paynesville (3880)VIC282/1k1,194 solar · 6MW
- #38Eildon (3713)VIC281/1k287 solar · 2MW
- #39Inglewood (3517)VIC280/1k418 solar · 2MW
- #40Trentham (3458)VIC276/1k642 solar · 4MW
- #41Somers (3927)VIC276/1k512 solar · 3MW
- #42Hepburn (3461)VIC275/1k1,267 solar · 8MW
- #43Longford (3851)VIC275/1k1,712 solar · 10MW
- #44Clyde North (3978)VIC274/1k11,817 solar · 83MW
- #45Point Lonsdale (3225)VIC273/1k1,475 solar · 9MW
- #46Violet Town (3669)VIC272/1k405 solar · 2MW
- #47Murchison (3610)VIC271/1k434 solar · 3MW
- #48Blairgowrie (3942)VIC269/1k750 solar · 5MW
- #49Baranduda (3691)VIC269/1k3,414 solar · 25MW
- #50Malmsbury (3446)VIC267/1k296 solar · 2MW
| # ▲ | POSTCODE | STATE | INSTALLS / 1K POP | TOTAL · CAPACITY | POP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thornhill Park (3335) | VIC | 538/1k | 3,329 solar · 24MW | 6,193 |
| 2 | Fish Creek (3959) | VIC | 424/1k | 517 solar · 3MW | 1,218 |
| 3 | Flinders (3929) | VIC | 392/1k | 443 solar · 4MW | 1,130 |
| 4 | Aireys Inlet (3231) | VIC | 360/1k | 567 solar · 3MW | 1,574 |
| 5 | Mallacoota (3892) | VIC | 351/1k | 415 solar · 2MW | 1,183 |
| 6 | Venus Bay (3956) | VIC | 344/1k | 1,048 solar · 6MW | 3,049 |
| 7 | Yackandandah (3749) | VIC | 340/1k | 722 solar · 5MW | 2,122 |
| 8 | Eskdale (3701) | VIC | 338/1k | 374 solar · 3MW | 1,105 |
| 9 | Tawonga South (3698) | VIC | 337/1k | 341 solar · 2MW | 1,012 |
| 10 | Sorrento (3943) | VIC | 333/1k | 671 solar · 5MW | 2,013 |
| 11 | Shoreham (3916) | VIC | 332/1k | 346 solar · 3MW | 1,041 |
| 12 | Corryong (3707) | VIC | 332/1k | 603 solar · 4MW | 1,818 |
| 13 | Barnawartha (3688) | VIC | 317/1k | 423 solar · 3MW | 1,333 |
| 14 | Avenel (3664) | VIC | 316/1k | 361 solar · 2MW | 1,141 |
| 15 | Oxley (3678) | VIC | 313/1k | 2,058 solar · 15MW | 6,575 |
| 16 | Maldon (3463) | VIC | 310/1k | 794 solar · 4MW | 2,560 |
| 17 | Glenrowan (3675) | VIC | 307/1k | 593 solar · 4MW | 1,932 |
| 18 | Rutherglen (3685) | VIC | 301/1k | 881 solar · 6MW | 2,931 |
| 19 | Dunolly (3472) | VIC | 299/1k | 452 solar · 2MW | 1,512 |
| 20 | Yarrawonga (3730) | VIC | 298/1k | 2,891 solar · 19MW | 9,717 |
| 21 | Harcourt (3453) | VIC | 297/1k | 549 solar · 3MW | 1,848 |
| 22 | Katunga (3640) | VIC | 297/1k | 304 solar · 3MW | 1,025 |
| 23 | Talbot (3371) | VIC | 296/1k | 321 solar · 2MW | 1,083 |
| 24 | Beechworth (3747) | VIC | 296/1k | 1,497 solar · 10MW | 5,056 |
| 25 | Tatong (3673) | VIC | 296/1k | 536 solar · 4MW | 1,813 |
| 26 | Beveridge (3753) | VIC | 295/1k | 1,370 solar · 10MW | 4,642 |
| 27 | Heathcote (3523) | VIC | 295/1k | 1,166 solar · 7MW | 3,957 |
| 28 | Newstead (3462) | VIC | 292/1k | 357 solar · 2MW | 1,223 |
| 29 | Nagambie (3608) | VIC | 290/1k | 819 solar · 6MW | 2,820 |
| 30 | Foster (3960) | VIC | 289/1k | 783 solar · 5MW | 2,713 |
| 31 | Wahgunyah (3687) | VIC | 287/1k | 305 solar · 2MW | 1,061 |
| 32 | Anglesea (3230) | VIC | 286/1k | 917 solar · 6MW | 3,208 |
| 33 | Chiltern (3683) | VIC | 284/1k | 498 solar · 3MW | 1,751 |
| 34 | Metung (3904) | VIC | 283/1k | 537 solar · 3MW | 1,899 |
| 35 | Rushworth (3612) | VIC | 282/1k | 509 solar · 3MW | 1,802 |
| 36 | Eagle Point (3878) | VIC | 282/1k | 368 solar · 2MW | 1,306 |
| 37 | Paynesville (3880) | VIC | 282/1k | 1,194 solar · 6MW | 4,239 |
| 38 | Eildon (3713) | VIC | 281/1k | 287 solar · 2MW | 1,023 |
| 39 | Inglewood (3517) | VIC | 280/1k | 418 solar · 2MW | 1,495 |
| 40 | Trentham (3458) | VIC | 276/1k | 642 solar · 4MW | 2,322 |
| 41 | Somers (3927) | VIC | 276/1k | 512 solar · 3MW | 1,857 |
| 42 | Hepburn (3461) | VIC | 275/1k | 1,267 solar · 8MW | 4,605 |
| 43 | Longford (3851) | VIC | 275/1k | 1,712 solar · 10MW | 6,226 |
| 44 | Clyde North (3978) | VIC | 274/1k | 11,817 solar · 83MW | 43,200 |
| 45 | Point Lonsdale (3225) | VIC | 273/1k | 1,475 solar · 9MW | 5,407 |
| 46 | Violet Town (3669) | VIC | 272/1k | 405 solar · 2MW | 1,488 |
| 47 | Murchison (3610) | VIC | 271/1k | 434 solar · 3MW | 1,603 |
| 48 | Blairgowrie (3942) | VIC | 269/1k | 750 solar · 5MW | 2,786 |
| 49 | Baranduda (3691) | VIC | 269/1k | 3,414 solar · 25MW | 12,697 |
| 50 | Malmsbury (3446) | VIC | 267/1k | 296 solar · 2MW | 1,108 |
Australian highest solar adoption FAQ
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What does Highest Solar Adoption rank?
Highest Solar Adoption ranks suburbs in VIC using QuickProperty's processed property and locality datasets. Top 50 postcodes by rooftop solar installations per 1,000 residents — Clean Energy Regulator small-scale data, postcode-level
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How should I use this ranking for property research?
Use the ranking as a screening step for VIC. Save realistic suburbs to your shortlist, compare the strongest two or three, then use suburb detail pages or the calculator to test the final candidate.
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Does the top ranked suburb mean it is the best choice?
No. Rankings are a shortlist input, not a final recommendation. Check price history, rent, income, population, local services, source freshness, and current listings before making a decision.
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How current is the ranking data?
QuickProperty uses processed public-source datasets and refreshes automated sources where available. Use the suburb detail page source panels to see which signals are current, estimated, or missing for a specific suburb.