WA11 cities · 124 suburbs

Air conditioning
in Western Australia

Splits run $1,400–$4,150 installed across Western Australia and whole-home ducted $9,000–$18,000. The median suburb here costs about $102 a year to cool, though which network serves your postcode moves that by up to 0%.

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Who delivers your electricity, and what it costs

Running cost is the tariff multiplied by how hard the system works. The tariff is set by the distribution network for your postcode, not by you, and it is the half of the equation most people never see.

Network	Flat rate	Suburbs we cover
Western Power	33.2621c/kWh	123
Horizon Power	33.2621c/kWh	1

A 0% gap for identical electricity.

Horizon Power customers pay 33.2621c where Western Power customers pay 33.2621c. Same power, same appliance, different bill — and nothing you can do about it except know which side of the line you are on. Our running cost research shows how far this goes nationally.

Installed prices by Western Australia city

City	Small split	Ducted, whole home	Typical wait
Perth	$1,400–$2,250	$9,000–$15,000	1–2 weeks
Bunbury	$1,450–$2,300	$9,300–$15,300	1–2 weeks
Geraldton	$1,500–$2,350	$9,800–$15,800	1–2 weeks
Kalgoorlie	$1,600–$2,500	$10,800–$16,800	2–3 weeks
Albany	$1,500–$2,350	$9,800–$15,800	1–2 weeks
Mandurah	$1,400–$2,250	$9,200–$15,200	1–2 weeks
Busselton	$1,450–$2,300	$9,400–$15,400	1–2 weeks
Karratha	$1,700–$2,600	$12,000–$18,000	2–3 weeks
Port Hedland	$1,700–$2,600	$12,000–$18,000	2–3 weeks
Broome	$1,650–$2,550	$11,800–$17,800	2–3 weeks
Margaret River	$1,500–$2,350	$9,600–$15,600	2–3 weeks

Rebates in Western Australia

Western Australia has no general household air conditioning rebate. There is no equivalent here of Victorian Energy Upgrades or the NSW Energy Savings Scheme, so a quote advertising a large "government discount" deserves a direct question about which scheme it comes from. Our rebate guide covers every state, including the ones where the honest answer is nothing.

Suburb guides across Western Australia

Each works its sizing and running cost from that suburb's own Bureau of Meteorology record and network tariff, not a state average.

Showing the 40 largest of 124. The rest are in the full suburb index.

Sources

Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics data. Source: ABS, Census of Population and Housing 2021 and Regional population 2024-25, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Climate data: Bureau of Meteorology, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Climate zones: Australian Building Codes Board. Tariffs: Consumer Data Right energy plan data. Appliance energy data: energyrating.gov.au (E3 Program).

Air conditioning in Western Australia: questions

Does it cost more to run an air conditioner in some parts of Western Australia?

Yes, and the reason is usually the network rather than the weather. Western Australia is served by 2 distribution networks, and the flat rate ranges from 33.2621c per kilowatt hour on Horizon Power to 33.2621c on Western Power — a 0% difference for identical electricity. Two households running the same system in the same climate can pay noticeably different amounts depending only on which company owns the poles outside.

What does air conditioning installation cost in Western Australia?

Across the 11 Western Australia centres we cover, splits run $1,400–$4,150 and whole-home ducted $9,000–$18,000, fully installed. The spread is real rather than hedging: labour, travel and installer density differ between a capital and a regional town, which is why we publish a figure per city rather than one state average.

Are there aircon rebates in Western Australia?

Not a general household air conditioning rebate, no. Western Australia has no equivalent of the Victorian or NSW energy upgrade schemes, so treat any quote presenting a large "government discount" with scepticism and ask exactly which scheme it comes from. Concession and hardship programs exist for some households, but they are not aircon-specific.

Air conditioning in Western Australia