Australia Tap Water Quality
Australian tap water meets the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines and is generally safe. Main concerns are chlorine taste, disinfection byproducts, and lead from older fittings. A carbon block filter handles taste and chlorine; if you have pre-2020 brass fittings consider flushing taps each morning and using a lead-certified filter.
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Major cities (16)
Covered water utilities (11)
If your area is served by one of these utilities, we have its current data.
- Sydney Water
- Yarra Valley Water (Melbourne)
- Urban Utilities (Brisbane)
- Water Corporation
- SA Water
- Hunter Water
- Icon Water (Canberra)
- TasWater
- Unitywater
- Central Highlands Water (Ballarat)
- Power and Water (NT)