Solar installers Chermside
Post-war brick and tile on flat northside blocks: Chermside is straightforward solar country with big, simple roofs.
- 30-year workmanship
- NETCC approved
- QLD #88205-licensed
- Postcode
- 4032
- Council
- Brisbane City Council
- Network
- Energex
- From our Ormeau depot
- 60 km · ~60 min
- Wind region
- Region B, non-cyclonic
- Sun-hours per day
- 5.2 avg
- STC zone
- Zone 3 (1.382)
What makes Chermside different
Chermside is Brisbane's northside hub, 10 km from the city around Westfield and the hospital precinct. Away from Gympie Road the streets are 1950s to 1970s brick homes on flat, regular blocks, with a growing number of townhouses and unit developments. The roofs are large, low-pitched and mostly unshaded, which makes for quick, high-yield installs.
- 2,060 solar systems installed in postcode 4032, with 114 added in the year to July 2026
- New systems in 4032 averaged 9.8 kW last year, sized to match ducted air and pools
- Flat, low-pitched tile roofs give 20 plus panels on a single north or west face
- Battery uptake in 4032 hit 174 installs in the 12 months to July 2026
- Chermside is 60 km from our Ormeau base, an easy same-week install run
What postcode 4032 has already put on its roofs
Every accredited solar and battery install in Australia is registered with the Clean Energy Regulator by postcode. These are the numbers for 4032, which covers Chermside.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator, postcode data for small-scale installations, data as at 31/07/2026. Counts are for the whole postcode, and the last 12 months will still rise because installers have a year to register certificates.
Chermside sunshine through the year
Twenty years of satellite-measured sunlight at the Chermside centroid, turned into the kilowatt-hours a 6.6 kW system would produce each month.
- Best month
- Nov
- Lowest month
- Jun
- Winter low as a share of summer peak
- 44%
- Annual output, 6.6 kW
- 10,538 kWh
- Hottest month, average max
- 40°C
Source: NASA POWER, MERRA-2 / CERES SYN1deg climatology, 20-year Meteorological and Solar Monthly & Annual Climatologies (January 2001 - December 2020). Output assumes a north-facing array and an 85% performance ratio.
Solar savings estimate for Chermside
Pre-loaded with Chermside's own sun-hours, Energex tariffs and a typical local home. Slide the bill to match yours.
Preset for a typical Chermside home: Family brick home with ducted air and pool. Adjust to match yours.
Bigger roofs and bigger bills make 10 kW the sensible default here. Pool pumps and daytime air conditioning give the array a load to feed.
- Share of your bill covered
- 75%
- Indicative installed price
- $10,000
- Used at home / exported
- 5,592 / 10,386 kWh
- STC rebate (Zone 3)
- about 69 STCs, $2,691
Estimate only. Uses NASA POWER 20-year average sun-hours for Chermside, Energex tariffs from the 2026 Default Market Offer, a 85% performance ratio and 2026 installed prices after the STC rebate. STC value assumes $39 per certificate and a 5-year deeming period. Your roof, shading and quote will change the numbers.
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What we find on Chermside roofs
The typical Chermside house is a low-set brick home with a large hipped concrete tile roof. Those tiles are 50 or more years old in places, so we replace any we crack and check the sarking while we are up there. A 10 kW system fits comfortably on most of these roofs, usually across a north and an east or west face. Townhouse roofs are smaller Colorbond planes and take 6.6 kW cleanly.
- Housing era
- 1950s to 1970s post-war homes, 2000s to 2020s townhouses and units
- Roof material
- Concrete tile on the houses, Colorbond on newer townhouses
- Roof pitch
- Low to moderate, 15 to 22 degrees
- Typical block
- Flat and regular, 550 to 700 m2
- Home type
- Detached brick homes and attached townhouses
- Shading
- Light, mostly street trees
Panel counts at 440 W per panel, about 2 m² each. We confirm the real count from satellite imagery before quoting.
| System | Panels | Roof area |
|---|---|---|
| 6.6 kW | 15 | about 30 m² |
| 10 kW | 23 | about 46 m² |
| 13 kW | 30 | about 60 m² |
Family brick home with ducted air and pool: 10 kW, self-consumption around 35%.
What applies to a Chermside install
Council and network
Chermside has no character overlays to worry about, so panel placement is purely about yield. Energex is the network, with 5 kW export per phase on a standard connection and 10 kW per phase available on a dynamic connection. Newer townhouse complexes are community title, so panels on a shared roof need body corporate consent; we supply the drawings for that. Council allows solar on existing dwellings without a development application across the whole suburb.
STC rebate in Chermside
Chermside is in STC Zone 3 (rating 1.382). With a 5-year deeming period, a 6.6 kW system earns about 45 certificates, roughly $1,755 at $39 each, and a 10 kW system about 69, roughly $2,691. We claim it for you and take it off the quote.
Battery discount
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program cuts roughly 30 percent off the installed cost of a home battery, stepping down each year to 2030. Postcode 4032 added 174 batteries in the year to July 2026. We size the battery to your evening use, not the biggest unit on the truck.
Asked by Chermside homeowners
Are old concrete tiles a problem for solar in Chermside?
Not usually. We use tile-replacement mounts or tile hooks, replace anything that cracks and photograph the roof before and after. If the tiles are badly weathered we will tell you before quoting.
Can I export 10 kW from a Chermside home?
On three-phase, yes. On single-phase Energex caps static export at 5 kW, but you can still install a 10 kW system with export limiting, or apply for a dynamic connection that lifts the cap when the network has room.
I live in a Chermside townhouse. Can I still get solar?
Yes, with body corporate approval for the shared roof. We draft the request with a layout drawing and an electrical schematic, which is what most committees want to see.
Suburbs we cover near Chermside
Chermside is 60 km from our Ormeau depot, about 60 minutes by road, so our own crew does the install.
30 year workmanship warranty
30 year panel warranty
10 year inverter warranty
10 year battery warranty
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