Queensland Household Energy Survey 2024

Going off-grid

Intention to go off-grid has remained steady in the last year (28% intending to go off-grid at some point in the future), with younger people (aged 18 to 34) still being most interested in going off-grid in the future.

Participants intending to go off-grid in the next three years say their main reasons are because they are concerned about future electricity price rises (39%) and because they want to be self-sufficient (37%). This year, those participants who indicated an intention to go off-grid are less likely to see going off-grid as a cost-effective option compared to those participants who indicated this preference last year (35% down from 45% last year).

Most of those intending to go off-grid in the next three years have taken action towards completely disconnecting from the grid (87% taken at least one action), including reducing electricity consumption (34%), conducting research about off-grid living (26%) and installing a large solar PV system (24%).

You can use the dropdowns to explore the results of each section in more detail. For most questions you can view the data by location, age group, solar PV ownership and other household characteristics. You can also select the “Trend” button to see how the overall results have changed over time.