Water Hardness Atlas ZIP / postcode

Tap water hardness in Victoria

We have published hardness data for 46 cities in Victoria. The median is 66 mg/L; the hardest water is in Elmore (126 mg/L), the softest in Korong Vale (14 mg/L).

17 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).

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

Each dot is a place with published data; colour shows the hardness band.

Cities in Victoria, hardest first

mg/Lmg/L
Elmore126126hard
Bendigo121121hard
Epsom121121hard
Huntly121121hard
Junortoun121121hard
Maiden Gully121121hard
Marong121121hard
Strathfieldsaye121121hard
Goornong116116moderately hard
Heathcote110110moderately hard
Tooborac110110moderately hard
Boort105105moderately hard
Castlemaine7272moderately hard
Elphinstone7272moderately hard
Fryerstown7272moderately hard
Guildford7272moderately hard
Harcourt7272moderately hard
Maldon7272moderately hard
Newstead7272moderately hard
Taradale7272moderately hard
Kyneton6767moderately hard
Malmsbury6767moderately hard
Trentham6767moderately hard
Tylden6565moderately hard
Warrnambool6464moderately hard
Mildura4343soft
Shepparton4242soft
Serpentine4141soft
Pyramid Hill3737soft
Lockington2626soft
Dunolly2525soft
Gunbower2424soft
Rochester2424soft
Bealiba2323soft
Leitchville2323soft
Tarnagulla2222soft
Cohuna2020soft
Bridgewater1818soft
Frankston East1818soft
Inglewood1818soft
Laanecoorie1818soft
Melbourne1818soft
Echuca1717soft
Wedderburn1717soft
Portland1616soft
Korong Vale1414soft

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