Perth Water Quality · Greenmount/Darlington
Water quality in Greenmount/Darlington
Your local water hardness and the full breakdown of 16 parameters, sourced from Water Corporation's 2023–24 report.
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Greenmount/Darlington supply zone
Moderately hard
73mg/L total hardness (range 67–79)
Water in Greenmount/Darlington is moderately hard. You may notice some scale over time on kettles and shower screens, but it’s manageable. Carbon filtration improves taste; softening is optional.
Other figures worth knowing
Chlorine by-products (THMs)0.099mg/L
pH7.91
Dissolved solids378mg/L
Sodium88mg/L
Perth's water is disinfected with free chlorine at roughly 0.4–1.0 mg/L network-wide. The figure above is trihalomethanes (THMs) — by-products of chlorination that a catalytic carbon filter reduces. In Greenmount/Darlington they run at about 40% of the safety guideline.
What this means for your home
Water in Greenmount/Darlington is moderately hard. You may notice some scale over time on kettles and shower screens, but it’s manageable. Carbon filtration improves taste; softening is optional.
✓Our honest take: A carbon filter improves taste and chlorine; scale prevention is a nice-to-have, not essential.
Full water quality breakdown — Greenmount/Darlington
Scale & hardness
Total hardness7367–79 mg/L as CaCO3
Total dissolved solids378330–425 mg/L
Alkalinity7256–88 mg/L as CaCO3
Silica5.23.1–7.2 mg/L
General chemistry
pH7.917.8–8.01 pH units
Sodium8877–99 mg/L
Chloride148135–160 mg/L
Sulphate1716–18 mg/L
Aesthetic (taste, colour, staining)
Iron0.0180.015–0.02 mg/L
Manganese0.0030.002–0.003 mg/L
Aluminium0.0120.01–0.014 mg/L
True colour11–1 HU
Turbidity0.10.1–0.1 NTU
Health-related
Fluoride0.810.75–0.85 mg/L
Nitrate0.4?–0.4 mg/L
Trihalomethanes (THMs)0.0990.082–0.14 mg/L
Suburbs in the Greenmount/Darlington supply area: Darlington, Glen Forrest, Hovea, Mahogany Creek, Parkerville, Stoneville. Water Corporation reports quality by supply locality rather than individual suburb, so these suburbs share the Greenmount/Darlington figures above. Your exact property may vary slightly.
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Source: Water Corporation Drinking Water Quality Annual Report 2023–24, Perth Region (aesthetic & health tables). Figures are locality means with min–max range. Verified June 2026. Greenmount/Darlington met all health-related safety requirements in 2023–24. See all Perth suburbs →
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