Science of Aussie Waters
What the published research says about Australian water
We do not ask you to take our word for anything. This page collects the studies, government reporting and utility data we rely on, with sources you can check yourself.
This page is being expanded. Full article summaries and figures are being added.
How to read this page
Not all data carries the same weight, so we label every source by what it is:
- Peer-reviewed study — published research, independently reviewed before publication
- Government body — federal or state agency reporting
- Water utility — the organisation that supplies water in a given region
- Data aggregator — a service that compiles official figures, useful but not itself research
Sydney and Greater Sydney
[ Study summary to be added ]
Source: Science of The Total Environment. View study — peer-reviewed study
Melbourne
[ Summary to be added ]
Source: Melbourne Water annual reporting. View report — water utility
Brisbane and South East Queensland
[ Summary to be added ]
Source: Seqwater and the Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences. View monitoring — water utility
Perth
[ Summary to be added ]
Source: Water Corporation drinking water quality reporting. View report — water utility
National data
[ Summary to be added ]
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. View release — government body
Water hardness by region
Hardness varies by a factor of many times across Australia, from very soft supplies to very hard ones. This is a visible, cosmetic issue rather than a safety one, and it is worth knowing where your own suburb sits.
Source: WaterScore, which compiles official figures from Australian water utilities. View data — data aggregator
Skin barrier and water hardness
[ Summary to be added ]
Source: Danby et al., Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 2018 — peer-reviewed study
What this means for our products
Being honest about evidence cuts both ways. The research on this page documents a range of substances in Australian water. AQUESSENCE filters address two of them: free chlorine and particulate such as rust and sediment.
They are not independently verified to remove PFAS, dissolved heavy metals, or water hardness. We publish the research because it is worth knowing, not because our product solves everything in it.
Check your own suburb
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AQUESSENCE is not a medical device and is not intended to diagnose, treat or prevent any disease. Research cited on this page describes water quality in Australia generally and is not a claim about the performance of our products.