Water hardness & quality in Coonabidgee, WA
6503 · Mid West Region · Reporting period 2023-2024
Coonabidgee 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 the two monitored supply points it sits between — Gingin and Bindoon & Chittering.
Water hardness
SoftLikely30mg/L
Nearby supplies: 30–52 mg/L
Little to no scale on kettles, shower screens or appliances, and soap lathers easily. A water softener isn't needed.
Estimated from Gingin (30 mg/L, 23 km) and Bindoon & Chittering (52 mg/L, 23 km).
ADWG aesthetic guideline: 200 mg/L. Hardness affects scale and taste, not safety.
Compare water hardness across WA →Nearest monitored supply · 23 km from Coonabidgee
Gingin
Its water is much fresher and softer, though it runs much cloudier and less pure, versus the Mid West Region.
Purity
By-products & nitrate
Less pure than 70% of Mid West Region supplies
Clarity
Turbidity, colour, metals
Cloudier than 90% of Mid West Region supplies
Taste
Sodium, chloride, TDS
Fresher than 92% of Mid West Region supplies
Hardness
Calcium & magnesium
Softer than 72% of Mid West Region supplies
pH balance
How close to neutral (7.0)
About average for the Mid West Region
Nearest monitored supply · 23 km from Coonabidgee
Bindoon & Chittering
Its water is purer and fresher than most of the Mid West Region.
Purity
By-products & nitrate
Purer than 80% of Mid West Region supplies
Clarity
Turbidity, colour, metals
Clearer than 70% of Mid West Region supplies
Taste
Sodium, chloride, TDS
Fresher than 74% of Mid West Region supplies
Hardness
Calcium & magnesium
About average for the Mid West Region
pH balance
How close to neutral (7.0)
More neutral than 70% of Mid West Region supplies
Other monitored supplies near Coonabidgee
Water quality in suburbs near Coonabidgee
Common questions
Is the tap water in Coonabidgee tested?
Coonabidgee isn't sampled as an individual locality. Its water is supplied through the Water Corporation network; the closest monitored supply point is Gingin, about 23 km away.
How hard is the water in Coonabidgee?
Coonabidgee isn't sampled directly. Its nearest monitored supply, Gingin (about 23 km away), averages 30 mg/L of hardness — soft. Other supplies within a few kilometres read 30–52 mg/L, so your street may differ. Little to no scale on kettles, shower screens or appliances, and soap lathers easily. A water softener isn't needed.
Is the tap water in Coonabidgee safe to drink?
Coonabidgee isn't tested on its own, but its nearest monitored supply, Gingin, met every NHMRC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health limit with published data in 2023-2024.
How to read this
Coonabidgee 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).