Benchtop filters, under-sink RO, shower filters, fluoride removal and whole-house filtration.
Adelaide’s tap water has a reputation for taste — and the chemistry explains why. River Murray dependence, chloramine, and TDS up to 450mg/L in some zones. What the 2024 SA Water data actually shows.
Perth has the most variable tap water quality of any Australian capital — hardness ranges from 29mg/L to 228mg/L depending on suburb, and average TDS of 406mg/L is the highest of any capital. What this means by suburb.
Melbourne has the cleanest tap water of any Australian capital — world-class soft water from permanently closed mountain catchments, near-zero PFAS, and mainly free chlorine. What the data actually shows.
Sydney has some of Australia’s softest tap water from protected catchments — but uses chloramine at most treatment plants, fluoridates to 1.0mg/L, and had a PFAS incident at the Blue Mountains Cascade plant in 2024.
Brisbane tap water is chloraminated, moderately hard, and fluoridated. PFOA detected in raw source water at Mt Crosby. What the data means for your family and which filters address Brisbane-specific concerns.
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Yes — reverse osmosis removes fluoride at over 96% efficiency via membrane exclusion, not adsorption. Carbon filters, Brita, and most countertop systems do not. Australia fluoridates all capital city water supplies. Here is what the certification data actually shows.
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