Water quality in Bushmead, WA
Bushmead 6055 · Perth Region · Western Australia
Bushmead 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 — Greenmount and Mirrabooka.
Nearest monitored supply · 8 km from Bushmead
Greenmount
Its water is clearer, though it runs much further from neutral pH and saltier, versus the Perth Region.
Purity
By-products & nitrate
Less pure than 70% of Perth Region supplies
Clarity
Turbidity, colour, metals
Clearer than 85% of Perth Region supplies
Taste
Sodium, chloride, TDS
Saltier than 73% of Perth Region supplies
Hardness
Calcium & magnesium
About average for the Perth Region
pH balance
How close to neutral (7.0)
Further from neutral than 89% of Perth Region supplies
Nearest monitored supply · 11 km from Bushmead
Mirrabooka
Its water runs saltier and further from neutral pH than most of the Perth Region.
Purity
By-products & nitrate
About average for the Perth Region
Clarity
Turbidity, colour, metals
About average for the Perth Region
Taste
Sodium, chloride, TDS
Saltier than 84% of Perth Region supplies
Hardness
Calcium & magnesium
About average for the Perth Region
pH balance
How close to neutral (7.0)
Further from neutral than 70% of Perth Region supplies
Other monitored supplies near Bushmead
Water quality in suburbs near Bushmead
How to read this
Bushmead 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).