It's official: Perth is full of wasters

Perth households are the biggest domestic water guzzlers in the nation.

The National Water Commission reports that each home in Perth uses 276 kilolitres a year, which is double the amount households in Melbourne and Brisbane use.

But what is behind this alarming rate of water consumption?
Do Perth residents shower more, or pour more water onto their gardens than Melburnians? Are there more backyard pools, or do they just like to wash their cars more frequently?

As winter turned into spring this week, the State Government lifted its total ban on using garden sprinklers.

But at the same time, it is urging people not to rush out and switch on their reticulation, because the weather bureau says more rain is on the way.
And the dams still are not full.
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"About 43 per cent of our water usage is in the garden between irrigation and hand watering."
The second biggest water user is showers and baths, using about 25 per cent of household water.
"Then you've got things like washing machine usage and toilets, which use about eight or nine per cent each," Mr Jarvis said.