Residential Solar Adoption in Australia: Impact of Personnel-Related Factors

Yanquan Zhang¹, Ruidong Chang¹, Jian Zuo¹

1. University of Adelaide

Published in Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024), edited by Ali GhaffarianHoseini, Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, Farzad Rahimian and Mahesh Babu Purushothaman. Springer Nature, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, volume 591, 2025, pages 1383 to 1391. DOI 10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_132.

Abstract

Advantaged by the unique environment and policies, solar panels have been widely adopted on the rooftops of houses in Australia. Studies have been focused on identifying the important socio-economic factors. However, variables relating to personnel may also affect people’s choices on solar panel adoption. Therefore, this study categorizes the 2633 Australian postal areas into four groups through K-means cluster analysis based on their solar adoption characteristics and identifies the significant impacting personnel-related factors in each group. The cluster map shows that regions with more advanced solar uptake levels are located closer to the capital cities of the Australian states. Moreover, regions with lower solar uptake levels have more significant variables, whereas areas with higher solar uptake levels exhibit the opposite trend. The study shall encourage the research community to explore more about the impact of personnel-related factors on residential solar uptake and inspire government departments and retailers to have more targeted strategies for promoting the use of solar energy.

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Session

Presented in Recorded Presentations, Session IV, Saturday 9 November 2024, 16:15 to 18:15, room WG 201, Auckland University of Technology. Session chair Dr Dat Doan.

How to Cite

Zhang, Y., Chang, R., & Zuo, J. (2025). Residential Solar Adoption in Australia: Impact of Personnel-Related Factors. In A. GhaffarianHoseini, A. GhaffarianHoseini, F. Rahimian, & M. B. Purushothaman (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment (SASBE 2024) (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Vol. 591, pp. 1383–1391). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-4051-5_132

About the Conference

Presented at SASBE 2024, the International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, held in Auckland from 7 to 9 November 2024 and chaired by Professors Ali and Amirhosein GhaffarianHoseini, founders of GDI Academy. The version of record is published by Springer Nature; this page is the conference archive record kept by GDI Academy.