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Australia: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban

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
202499.965
202399.965
202299.965
202199.965
202099.965
201999.965
201899.965
201799.965
201699.965
201599.965
201499.955
201399.945
201299.935
201199.925
201099.915
200999.905
200899.895
200799.885
200699.875
200599.865
200499.855
200399.845
200299.835
200199.835
200099.835

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, urban. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-people-using-at-least-basic-drinking-water-services-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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