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Water hardness & quality in Woottating, WA

6562 · Perth Region · Reporting period 2023-2024

Woottating 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 — Mundaring and Spencers Brook.

Water hardness

Moderately hard

Likely98mg/L

Nearby supplies: 98–100 mg/L

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

Estimated from Mundaring (98 mg/L, 23 km) and Spencers Brook (100 mg/L, 24 km).

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

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Nearest monitored supply · 23 km from Woottating

Mundaring

Its water is much clearer and much purer, though it runs much further from neutral pH and saltier, versus the Perth Region.

Full Mundaring report

Purity

By-products & nitrate

Top 7%

Purer than 93% of Perth Region supplies

Clarity

Turbidity, colour, metals

Top 2%

Clearer than 98% of Perth Region supplies

Taste

Sodium, chloride, TDS

Saltier

Saltier than 81% of Perth Region supplies

Hardness

Calcium & magnesium

Around average

About average for the Perth Region

pH balance

How close to neutral (7.0)

Further from neutral

Further from neutral than 96% of Perth Region supplies

Nearest monitored supply · 24 km from Woottating

Spencers Brook

Its water is clearer and fresher than most of the Goldfields and Agricultural Region.

Full Spencers Brook report

Purity

By-products & nitrate

Top 34%

Purer than 66% of Goldfields and Agricultural Region supplies

Clarity

Turbidity, colour, metals

Top 23%

Clearer than 77% of Goldfields and Agricultural Region supplies

Taste

Sodium, chloride, TDS

Top 27%

Fresher than 73% of Goldfields and Agricultural Region supplies

Hardness

Calcium & magnesium

Around average

About average for the Goldfields and Agricultural Region

pH balance

How close to neutral (7.0)

Top 29%

More neutral than 71% of Goldfields and Agricultural Region supplies

Other monitored supplies near Woottating

Water quality in suburbs near Woottating

Common questions

Is the tap water in Woottating tested?

Woottating isn't sampled as an individual locality. Its water is supplied through the Water Corporation network; the closest monitored supply point is Mundaring, about 23 km away.

How hard is the water in Woottating?

Woottating isn't sampled directly. Its nearest monitored supply, Mundaring (about 23 km away), averages 98 mg/L of hardness — moderately hard. Other supplies within a few kilometres read 98–100 mg/L, so your street may differ. Some scale builds up over time on kettles and shower heads. Most homes don't need a softener.

Is the tap water in Woottating safe to drink?

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

How to read this

Woottating 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).