Water Hardness Atlas ZIP / postcode

Water hardness by postcode in Australia

Enter your postcode: we match it to the nearest city with published hardness data and show its value, unit and source.

How the search works

Every postcode is matched to the nearest of the 307 cities in Australia for which a water supplier or regulator publishes hardness. Supply areas do not follow postcode boundaries, so the result is the figure of the nearest published supply. If the match is more than 15 km away we say so, and the annual water quality report of your own supplier is the better reference. Each city page names the source document and its date and, where the supplier publishes them, the values of each supply zone.

Australian Drinking Water Guidelines: aesthetic target ≤ 200 mg/L CaCO₃.

Regions

Largest cities in Australia

mg/Lmg/L
Sydney4747soft
Melbourne1818soft
Brisbane117117moderately hard
Perth9595moderately hard
Adelaide114114moderately hard
Gold Coast3838soft
Newcastle5353soft
Sunshine Coast5858soft
Logan City8080moderately hard
Mandurah5050soft
Bendigo121121hard
Caloundra5858soft
Coffs Harbour5353soft
Bundaberg6565moderately hard
Hervey Bay5959soft
Port Macquarie5050soft
Gladstone9191moderately hard
Geraldton119119moderately hard
Albany255255very hard
Mildura4343soft
Frankston East1818soft
Warrnambool6464moderately hard
Shepparton4242soft
Kalgoorlie105105moderately hard
Caboolture5757soft
North Lakes5757soft
Maroochydore5858soft
Capalaba6868moderately hard
Karratha280280very hard
Australind8585moderately hard
Port Hedland218218very hard
Echuca1717soft
Victoria Point6868moderately hard
Broome4848soft
Redland Bay6868moderately hard
Cleveland6868moderately hard
Esperance340340very hard
Newman150150hard
Nambour5858soft
Mudgee142142hard

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