Water hardness & quality in Walmsley, WA
6330 · Great Southern Region · Reporting period 2023-2024
Walmsley 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, Albany, about 5 km away.
Water hardness
Very hardLikely265mg/L
Heavy scale on fixtures and appliances, and harder on hot water systems. Softeners and filters are common.
Estimated from Albany (265 mg/L, 5 km).
ADWG aesthetic guideline: 200 mg/L. Hardness affects scale and taste, not safety.
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Albany
Its water is much closer to neutral pH and clearer, though it runs much harder and saltier, versus the Great Southern Region.
Purity
By-products & nitrate
About average for the Great Southern Region
Clarity
Turbidity, colour, metals
Clearer than 70% of Great Southern Region supplies
Taste
Sodium, chloride, TDS
Saltier than 83% of Great Southern Region supplies
Hardness
Calcium & magnesium
Harder than 87% of Great Southern Region supplies
pH balance
How close to neutral (7.0)
More neutral than 95% of Great Southern Region supplies
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Water quality in suburbs near Walmsley
Common questions
Is the tap water in Walmsley tested?
Walmsley isn't sampled as an individual locality. Its water is supplied through the Water Corporation network; the closest monitored supply point is Albany, about 5 km away.
How hard is the water in Walmsley?
Walmsley isn't sampled directly. Its nearest monitored supply, Albany (about 5 km away), averages 265 mg/L of hardness — very hard. Heavy scale on fixtures and appliances, and harder on hot water systems. Softeners and filters are common.
Is the tap water in Walmsley safe to drink?
Walmsley isn't tested on its own, but its nearest monitored supply, Albany, met every NHMRC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines health limit with published data in 2023-2024.
How to read this
Walmsley 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).