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Australia: People using at least basic drinking water services

99.97percent · 2024+0.0% since 2014

The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water. Annual figures for Australia from 2000 to 2024.

20002024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202499.97
202399.97
202299.97
202199.97
202099.97
201999.97
201899.97
201799.97
201699.97
201599.97
201499.961
201399.91
201299.901
201199.892
201099.883
200999.864
200899.843
200799.821
200699.8
200599.778
200499.756
200399.734
200299.712
200199.711
200099.712

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by World Health Organization, UNICEF. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). People using at least basic drinking water services. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-sh-h2o-basw-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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