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Denmark

Great Southern Region · Western Australia ·  Reporting period 2023-2024

The verdict

Denmark's water is purer and closer to neutral pH — though it runs saltier and harder than most of its 58 neighbours.

Compared with 59 localitiesAll readings within ADWG limits
Denmark · Great Southern

At a glance

Position within the Great Southern Region

Purity

By-products & nitrate

Top 17%

Purer than 83% of Great Southern Region supplies

Clarity

Turbidity, colour, metals

Top 20%

Clearer than 80% of Great Southern Region supplies

Taste

Sodium, chloride, TDS

Saltier

Saltier than 78% of Great Southern Region supplies

Hardness

Calcium & magnesium

Harder

Harder than 68% of Great Southern Region supplies

pH balance

How close to neutral (7.0)

Top 17%

More neutral than 83% of Great Southern Region supplies

Full readings

Typical (mean) value at Denmark versus the Great Southern Region average.

Purity & health
ParameterDenmarkRegion avgUnit
Trihalomethanes (THMs)0.060.07mg/L
Nitrate0.444.8mg/L
Clarity & appearance
ParameterDenmarkRegion avgUnit
Aluminium0.010.02mg/L
Iron0.010.10mg/L
Taste & saltiness
ParameterDenmarkRegion avgUnit
Sodium90.858.9mg/L
Chloride177111mg/L
Total Dissolved Solids (TDS)348324mg/L
Sulphate22.016.7mg/L
Hardness & scale
ParameterDenmarkRegion avgUnit
Hardness67.0101mg/L
Alkalinity23.070.2mg/L
Silica6.38.3mg/L
pH balance
ParameterDenmarkRegion avgUnit
pH7.37.7pH units

Data & methodology

Data source: Water Corporation of WA Drinking Water Quality Annual Report 2023-2024.

Regional ranking: Each measured parameter is ranked against every other locality in the Great Southern Region using the typical (mean) reading. Lower readings rank better, except pH where the score is distance from neutral (7).

ADWG safety check: Every reading is independently checked against the NHMRC Australian Drinking Water Guidelines; any value above the limit is flagged regardless of how it compares to neighbours.