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Water hardness & quality in City Beach, WA

6015 · Perth Region · Reporting period 2023-2024

City Beach isn't sampled as its own locality. Its drinking water is supplied through the Water Corporation network, so the closest picture of what comes out of the tap is its nearest monitored supply point, Bold Park, about 1 km away.

Water hardness

Moderately hard

Likely62mg/L

Some scale builds up over time on kettles and shower heads. Most homes don't need a softener.

Estimated from Bold Park (62 mg/L, 1 km).

ADWG aesthetic guideline: 200 mg/L. Hardness affects scale and taste, not safety.

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Nearest monitored supply · 1 km from City Beach

Bold Park

Its water is softer and fresher than most of the Perth Region.

Full Bold Park report

Purity

By-products & nitrate

Around average

About average for the Perth Region

Clarity

Turbidity, colour, metals

Around average

About average for the Perth Region

Taste

Sodium, chloride, TDS

Top 25%

Fresher than 75% of Perth Region supplies

Hardness

Calcium & magnesium

Top 21%

Softer than 79% of Perth Region supplies

pH balance

How close to neutral (7.0)

Top 30%

More neutral than 70% of Perth Region supplies

Other monitored supplies near City Beach

Water quality in suburbs near City Beach

Common questions

Is the tap water in City Beach tested?

City Beach isn't sampled as an individual locality. Its water is supplied through the Water Corporation network; the closest monitored supply point is Bold Park, about 1 km away.

How hard is the water in City Beach?

City Beach isn't sampled directly. Its nearest monitored supply, Bold Park (about 1 km away), averages 62 mg/L of hardness — moderately hard. Some scale builds up over time on kettles and shower heads. Most homes don't need a softener.

Is the tap water in City Beach safe to drink?

City Beach isn't tested on its own, but its nearest monitored supply, Bold Park, met every NHMRC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health limit with published data in 2023-2024.

How to read this

City Beach doesn't have its own published sampling point. The supplies shown here are the closest monitored locations by distance — a useful proxy, but not a guarantee of the exact source feeding your street, since much of Perth draws on the blended Integrated Water Supply Scheme. For the authoritative picture, check with Water Corporation.

Readings come from the Water Corporation of WA Drinking Water Quality Annual Report 2023-2024, ranked within each supply's region. Suburb locations: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).