Solar installers New Farm
Inner-city Queenslanders, tight blocks and 5.1 sun-hours a day: New Farm rewards a well-planned north or west-facing array.
- 30-year workmanship
- NETCC approved
- QLD #88205-licensed
- Postcode
- 4005
- Council
- Brisbane City Council
- Network
- Energex
- From our Ormeau depot
- 50 km · ~50 min
- Wind region
- Region B, non-cyclonic
- Sun-hours per day
- 5.2 avg
- STC zone
- Zone 3 (1.382)
What makes New Farm different
New Farm sits on a river bend 2 km east of the CBD, and its housing is a mix of pre-1946 Queenslanders, 1960s walk-up flats and newer apartment towers along Brunswick Street. The detached homes are what we install on most. They have steep tin roofs, deep verandahs and often a north-facing rear plane that never sees the street.
- 947 rooftop systems already installed in postcode 4005, with 63 added in the last 12 months
- New 4005 systems averaged 14.8 kW last year, well above the Brisbane norm, because owners are filling every plane
- Steep tin roofs shed hail and storms, and tin clamps avoid the breakage risk of tile installs
- 5.1 peak sun hours a day on the river flats, no hill shading to the north
- Battery installs in 4005 ran at 83 in the year to July 2026, one of the fastest uptake rates in inner Brisbane
What postcode 4005 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 4005, which covers New Farm.
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.
New Farm sunshine through the year
Twenty years of satellite-measured sunlight at the New Farm 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 New Farm
Pre-loaded with New Farm's own sun-hours, Energex tariffs and a typical local home. Slide the bill to match yours.
Preset for a typical New Farm home: Renovated Queenslander with ducted air. Adjust to match yours.
Many renovated New Farm homes run ducted air conditioning on single-phase, so a 6.6 kW or 8 kW inverter with export limiting is the usual fit. Battery interest here is high because roofs are small and evening use is large.
- Share of your bill covered
- 53%
- Indicative installed price
- $6,500
- Used at home / exported
- 3,691 / 6,855 kWh
- STC rebate (Zone 3)
- about 45 STCs, $1,755
Estimate only. Uses NASA POWER 20-year average sun-hours for New Farm, 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 New Farm roofs
The classic New Farm roof is a hipped tin Queenslander with four small planes rather than one big one. That means we usually split a 6.6 kW system across two faces, or fit 10 kW using the rear and both sides. Tin is a fast install with tin-roof clamps and no tile lifting, and the steep pitch sheds Brisbane's summer storms quickly. The trade-off is limited flat area, so we measure each plane before quoting rather than promising a panel count over the phone.
- Housing era
- Pre-1946 Queenslanders, 1960s to 1980s flats, 2000s apartments
- Roof material
- Corrugated tin on the houses, concrete tile or membrane on the flats
- Roof pitch
- Steep, 25 to 35 degrees on the hipped Queenslander roofs
- Typical block
- Small, 400 to 600 m2, many long and narrow
- Home type
- Detached character homes and unit blocks
- Shading
- Mature figs and jacarandas on Moray and Merthyr Road blocks
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 |
Renovated Queenslander with ducted air: 6.6 kW, self-consumption around 35%.
What applies to a New Farm install
Council and network
Most of New Farm sits under Brisbane City Council's Traditional building character overlay. Solar panels on an existing house are accepted development and need no development application. Even so, we design for the rear and side planes first so the street-facing facade of a pre-1946 home stays untouched. The Energex network here is old inner-city infrastructure, so single-phase homes get a 5 kW export limit and we set the inverter accordingly. Unit owners need body corporate sign-off for a shared roof, which we help draft.
STC rebate in New Farm
New Farm 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 4005 added 83 batteries in the year to July 2026. We size the battery to your evening use, not the biggest unit on the truck.
Asked by New Farm homeowners
Can I put solar on a pre-1946 Queenslander in New Farm?
Yes. Solar panels on an existing house are accepted development under Brisbane City Plan, character overlay or not. We plan the array on the rear and side roof planes first so the front elevation is unchanged, which keeps neighbours and council happy.
My New Farm roof is small. How much can I actually fit?
A typical four-plane hipped Queenslander fits 15 to 24 panels once we avoid the ridge caps and vents. At 440 W a panel that is 6.6 kW to 10.5 kW. We measure from satellite imagery first and confirm on site.
Is a battery worth it in New Farm?
Often, yes. Small roofs plus high evening use means a lot of your generation would otherwise export at 6 cents. A 10 kWh battery with the federal battery discount typically lifts self-consumption from around 35 percent to over 65 percent.
Suburbs we cover near New Farm
New Farm is 50 km from our Ormeau depot, about 50 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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