Water Hardness Atlas ZIP / postcode

Tap water hardness in Western Australia

We have published hardness data for 218 cities in Western Australia. The median is 98 mg/L; the hardest water is in Grass Patch (358 mg/L), the softest in Cranbrook (11 mg/L).

27 % 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.

Largest places, hardest first

mg/Lmg/L
Esperance340340very hard
Guilderton340340very hard
Halls Creek335335very hard
Exmouth328328very hard
Cervantes328328very hard
Jurien Bay314314very hard
Lancelin293293very hard
Preston Beach290290very hard
Karratha280280very hard
Marble Bar275275very hard
Wickham265265very hard
Kendenup265265very hard
Porongurup263263very hard
Mount Barker260260very hard
Roebourne260260very hard
Narrikup260260very hard
Albany255255very hard
Ledge Point245245very hard
Bremer Bay223223very hard
Port Hedland218218very hard
Nilgen213213very hard
Point Samson195195very hard
Nullagine180180very hard
Denmark173173hard
Onslow168168hard
Fitzroy Crossing165165hard
Calingiri159159hard
Kununurra158158hard
Carnarvon155155hard
Newman150150hard
Leonora143143hard
Hopetoun143143hard
Carnamah138138hard
Mullewa132132hard
Northampton130130hard
Balingup130130hard
Boyup Brook128128hard
Greenbushes125125hard
Kirup123123hard
Dongara122122hard
Bridgetown120120hard
Geraldton119119moderately hard
Walpole119119moderately hard
Eaton118118moderately hard
Bencubbin115115moderately hard
Norseman110110moderately hard
Kalgoorlie105105moderately hard
Boyanup105105moderately hard
Quairading105105moderately hard
Leeman105105moderately hard
Marvel Loch105105moderately hard
Southern Cross103103moderately hard
Dalwallinu101101moderately hard
Mingenew101101moderately hard
Merredin100100moderately hard
Wongan Hills100100moderately hard
Cunderdin100100moderately hard
Corrigin100100moderately hard
Bruce Rock100100moderately hard
Narembeen100100moderately hard
Wyalkatchem100100moderately hard
Koorda100100moderately hard
Meckering100100moderately hard
Northam9999moderately hard
Dowerin9999moderately hard
Koolyanobbing9999moderately hard
Kellerberrin9797moderately hard
Beverley9797moderately hard
Coolgardie9797moderately hard
Mukinbudin9797moderately hard
Westonia9797moderately hard
Dandaragan9696moderately hard
York9595moderately hard
Toodyay9595moderately hard
Goomalling9595moderately hard
Perth9595moderately hard
Manjimup9191moderately hard
Three Springs9090moderately hard
Australind8585moderately hard
Perenjori8383moderately hard
Dunsborough8181moderately hard
Dalyellup7979moderately hard
Coral Bay7777moderately hard
Condingup7676moderately hard
Laverton7474moderately hard
Augusta7474moderately hard
Morawa7474moderately hard
Moora7373moderately hard
Ravensthorpe7171moderately hard
Donnybrook6767moderately hard
Wiluna6565moderately hard
Denham6464moderately hard
Kalbarri5858soft
Mount Magnet5858soft
Dumbleyung5858soft
Peppermint Grove Beach5656soft
Gnowangerup5454soft
Lake Grace5454soft
Pemberton5353soft
Hyden5353soft
Tambellup5353soft
Myalup5353soft
Waroona5252soft
Binningup5252soft
Yarloop5151soft
Northcliffe5151soft
Mandurah5050soft
Kojonup5050soft
Bindoon5050soft
Nannup5050soft
Meekatharra5050soft
Harvey4949soft
Wyndham4949soft
Kondinin4949soft
Broome4848soft
Broomehill4848soft
Kulin4848soft
Capel4747soft
Pinjarra4646soft
Woodridge4646soft
Katanning4545soft
Nyabing4545soft
Brookton4444soft
Darkan4444soft
Pingrup4444soft
Camballin4343soft
Margaret River4242soft
North Dandalup4242soft
Gibson4242soft
Badgingarra4242soft
Cowaramup4141soft
Pingelly4141soft
Yalgoo4141soft
Wagin3939soft
Cue3939soft
Wandering3939soft
Allanson3838soft
Collie3737soft
Cuballing3737soft
Wickepin3737soft
Narrogin3636soft
Boddington3636soft
Highbury3636soft
Williams3434soft
Gingin3232soft
Dwellingup2929soft
Dardanup2828soft
Derby1616soft
Jerramungup1212soft
Cranbrook1111soft

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