Energy Efficient Air Conditioning - Barretts Creek, NSW 2460

Air Conditioning & Split Systems - Barretts Creek, NSW 2460

Welcome to the air conditioning guide for Barretts Creek, located in postcode 2460. Using the nearest weather station data from YAMBA PILOT STATION at an elevation of 27 metres above sea level, which commenced operations in 1877 and the latest recorded data in 2023, we can measure the temperature fluctuations that will affect the heating and cooling requirements of your home.

Barretts Creek experiences summers that have reached up to 43.3 degrees C and winters that have been as cold as 2.2 degrees C, showcasing the need for versatile HVAC systems. In January, temperatures often there are on average 1.3 days over 30 degrees C, while July sees an average of 0 days less than 2 degrees C. These fluctuations underscore the importance of a reliable air conditioning service that can handle both extremes.

In the hotter months, we notice an average humidity level around 78% at 9am and 75% at 3pm, which can significantly impact home comfort on hot days. So a well-rounded Aircon system won't just keep your home cool, it will also help manage these humidity levels. Additionally, Barretts Creek experiences wind speeds of up to 13.6 km/h, making a smart HVAC system, Split System Air Conditioner, Evaporative Cooler, or Ducted Air Conditioning that can adjust to external factors an excellent investment.

Temperature & Weather in Barretts Creek

35.035.028.028.021.021.014.014.07.07.00.00.0JanuaryJanuaryFebruaryFebruaryMarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAugustAugustSeptemberSeptemberOctoberOctoberNovemberNovemberDecemberDecemberComfort ZoneComfort Zone
Typical Temperature Range (90% of the time)

Barretts Creek 2460

50.050.040.040.030.030.020.020.010.010.00.00.0JanuaryJanuaryFebruaryFebruaryMarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAugustAugustSeptemberSeptemberOctoberOctoberNovemberNovemberDecemberDecemberComfort ZoneComfort Zone
Extremely Hot Days (10% of the time)

Barretts Creek 2460

Avg Days Over 30°C
Avg Days Over 35°C
1.81.81.21.20.60.60.00.0# daysJanuaryJanuaryFebruaryFebruaryMarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAugustAugustSeptemberSeptemberOctoberOctoberNovemberNovemberDecemberDecember
Average Number of Hot Days

Barretts Creek 2460

9am Relative Humidity
3pm Relative Humidity
100100808060604040202000%JanuaryJanuaryFebruaryFebruaryMarchMarchAprilAprilMayMayJuneJuneJulyJulyAugustAugustSeptemberSeptemberOctoberOctoberNovemberNovemberDecemberDecemberComfort ZoneComfort Zone
Average Relative Humidity

Barretts Creek 2460

3 Star Energy Rating
5 Star Energy Rating
7 Star Energy Rating
10.010.08.08.06.06.04.04.02.02.00.00.0JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
Est Daily Split System Cooling Energy Consumption (kW)

Barretts Creek 2460

Featured Air Conditioning Installers Servicing Barretts Creek

JC Airconditioning and Refrigeration

JC Airconditioning and Refrigeration

65 Busbys Flat Road, 2470

Stay warm, stay cool with JC Airconditioning!

Grafton Air

Grafton Air

103, Bacon Street, 2460

Cool comfort for every home and business

Clarence Coast Air Conditioning

Clarence Coast Air Conditioning

11, River Street, 2464

Premium products, exceptional service, lasting quality.

Solarworx Northern Rivers Yamba

Solarworx Northern Rivers Yamba

23 Admiralty Court, 2464

Stay warm in winter, cool in summer

Air Conditioning & Solar Production

Daily Avg Sunshine in Barretts Creek
554433221100JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec
Daily Avg Solar Generation (kWh)
554433221100JanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec

* Data from The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). Closest weather station to Barretts Creek: Yamba Pilot Station - approx. 7.5 km

Split System 5 Star
6kW Solar System
6.06.05.05.04.04.03.03.02.02.01.01.00.00.0Split System 5 StarJanJanFebFebMarMarAprAprMayMayJunJunJulJulAugAugSepSepOctOctNovNovDecDec40.040.032.032.024.024.016.016.08.08.00.00.06kW Solar System
Est Daily Split System Cooling Offset By Solar Power

Barretts Creek 2460

Featured Solar Installers Servicing Barretts Creek

Solahart Grafton

Solahart Grafton

35 Bent Street, 2460

Solar power for a sustainable future

Clarence Valley Electrical

Clarence Valley Electrical

Koala Close, 2466

Power your future with the sun's energy

JCN Energy Solutions

JCN Energy Solutions

32 Bruce Street, 2460

Powering a sustainable future with solar energy

GZED Electrical

GZED Electrical

Palmers Island, 2463

Powering your home with the sun

Community Air Conditioning Statistics - Barretts Creek, 2460

Icon

Avg Summer Temperature (3pm)

25°C

Avg Summer Temperature (3pm)

Our calculation for Average Summer Temperature at 3pm in Barretts Creek uses Bureau of Meteorology data from the nearest weather station (Yamba Pilot Station), which is at an elevation of 27 metres above sea level and started operating in 1877 with the latest data recorded in 2023, which we've aggregated into a historical average temperature for Barretts Creek’s Summer months.

Icon

Avg Days Over 30°C

8 days/per year

Avg Days Over 30°C

Our calculation for Average Days Over 30°C in Barretts Creek uses Bureau of Meteorology data from the nearest weather station (Yamba Pilot Station), which is at an elevation of 27 metres above sea level and started operating in 1877 with the latest data recorded in 2023, which we've aggregated into the average for the number of days in the year the temperature for Barretts Creek will be over 30 degrees Celsius.

Icon

Avg Summer Relative Humidity (3pm)

74%

Avg Summer Relative Humidity (3pm)

Our calculation for Average Summer Relative Humidity at 3pm in Barretts Creek uses Bureau of Meteorology data from the nearest weather station (Yamba Pilot Station), which is at an elevation of 27 metres above sea level and started operating in 1877 with the latest data recorded in 2023, which we've aggregated into a historical average Relative Humidity for Barretts Creek’s Summer months in the afternoon.

Icon

Total Number Of Homes

11,504

Total Number Of Homes

The calculation for the number of homes in 2460 is based on the total number of dwellings recorded in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021 Census. The ABS ‘Dwelling’ statistics for postcode 2460 include Separate houses, Semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses, flats or apartments, and other dwelling types, which we have combined into a single number called homes.

Icon

Retail Value of Electricity Saved

$181 yr/per home

Retail Value of Electricity Saved

This calculation illustrates a 182.5 average yearly saving worth of retail value electricity that could be achieved for each home in 2460, due to an energy-efficient 7-star air conditioning split system compared to a less efficient 3-star air conditioning split system. This average yearly saving per home includes Bureau of Meteorology climate, humidity and temperature data for Barretts Creek, assumptions about the homes in this location, and estimates an average electricity rate of 25 cents per kWh throughout this period.

Icon

Avg Electricity Saved Per Home

722 kWh/home

Avg Electricity Saved Per Home

This calculation highlights a 730kWh yearly average electricity saving that could be achieved for each home in 2460, due to the improved energy efficiency of a 7-star rated air conditioning system when compared to a less efficient 3-star air conditioning split system. The total kilowatts saved by each home on average includes Bureau of Meteorology climate, humidity and temperature data for Barretts Creek, plus assumptions about the homes in this location.

Icon

Community Electricity Saved

23,067 kWh/day

Community Electricity Saved

This calculation highlights the combined volume of electricity that would be saved by the community of 2460 each day if all 11563 homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system. This valuation includes Bureau of Meteorology climate, humidity and temperature data for Barretts Creek, plus assumptions about the homes in this location.

Icon

Community Retail Electricity Savings

$5,723 /day

Community Retail Electricity Savings

This calculation highlights the combined volume of electricity that would be saved by the community of 11563 each day if all Barretts Creek homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system, multiplied by an estimated average electricity rate of 25 cents per kWh. This valuation includes Bureau of Meteorology climate, humidity and temperature data for Barretts Creek, plus assumptions about the homes in this location.

Icon

Community Retail Electricity Savings

$2,110,189 /year

Community Retail Electricity Savings

This calculation highlights the combined volume of electricity that would be saved by the community of 2460 each year if all 11563 homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system, multiplied by an estimated average electricity rate of 25 cents per kWh. This valuation includes Bureau of Meteorology climate, humidity and temperature data for Barretts Creek, plus assumptions about the homes in this location.

Icon

Yearly CO2 Reduction

6,088 tonnes

Yearly CO2 Reduction

This calculation is based on yearly ‘Community Retail Electricity Savings’ that would be created by the community of 2460 each year if all 11563 homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system. This electricity saving is then multiplied by the amount of CO2 generated per tonne of coal-fired power in NSW, which is used to highlight the amount of carbon pollution that is instead saved by postcode 2460 by switching to a more energy-efficient air conditioning split system for cooling.

Icon

Carbon Sequestration Equivalent

86,193 trees/yr

Carbon Sequestration Equivalent

This calculation is based on yearly ‘Community Retail Electricity Savings’ that would be created by the community of 2460 each year if all 11563 homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system. This electricity saving is then multiplied by the amount of CO2 generated per tonne of coal-fired power in NSW, then converted to the equivalent number of mature trees capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide pollution equal to the amount of CO2 saved (14 trees per tonne of CO2). So this number gives us a different way of understanding the environmental benefits of higher energy star split system air conditioning because of improved energy efficiency.

Icon

Car Emissions Equivalent

51,351,209 km/yr

Car Emissions Equivalent

This calculation is based on yearly ‘Community Retail Electricity Savings’ that would be created by the community of 2460 each year if all 11563 homes used a 7-star efficient split system when compared to a 3-star efficient system. This electricity saving is then multiplied by the amount of CO2 generated per tonne of coal-fired power in NSW, then converted to the equivalent number of kilometres driven worth of car emissions driven by an average car equal to the amount of CO2 saved (120g of CO2 per km driven). So this number gives us a different way of understanding the environmental benefits of higher energy star split system air conditioning because of improved energy efficiency.

Icon

Demographics

Barretts Creek and the postcode of 2460 has a total 11563 occupied dwellings. Of these dwellings in Barretts Creek 10088 are houses, 595 are semi-detached or townhouses, and 631 are flats or apartments. We see that homes of 4 or more bedrooms in size are 32% of all dwellings, while 3 bedroom homes are 44%, and 2 or fewer bedroom dwellings are 22%. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2% of census results did not specify the number of bedrooms

Typically we see that the bigger the home, then the more it costs to heat and cool, and with 2.4 number of people per household and with 71% of properties mortgaged or owned outright in 2460, investing in energy-efficient air conditioning will make a significant difference to energy savings here.

* Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Data
Icon

About Barretts Creek

Barretts Creek, located in NSW 2460, experiences a pleasant subtropical climate with mild winters and warm summers. The average annual temperature in this area is around 22 degrees Celsius. The hottest months are typically January and February, with average maximum temperatures reaching around 30 degrees Celsius.

With the scorching summer temperatures in Barretts Creek, having a reliable cooling system is essential. One popular option for residents is split system air conditioning. These systems provide efficient cooling throughout the home, allowing individuals to escape the heat and enjoy a comfortable indoor environment. Additionally, split systems offer the advantage of being energy-efficient, helping to reduce electricity costs.

When it comes to powering the split system, residents in Barretts Creek can also consider utilizing solar power. With abundant sunshine throughout the year, solar panels can be installed to generate electricity and power the air conditioning unit. This not only helps to reduce reliance on the grid but also promotes sustainability and lowers carbon emissions.

Nearby Suburbs

See Also

BESbswy