List of desalination plants in Australia


As a result of the water supply crisis during the severe 1997–2009 drought State governments around Australia began building desalination plants that purify seawater using reverse osmosis technology. Many of these plants have included in their overall cost the building of renewable energy sources such as wind farms.
Australia's first working desalination plant was the Kwinana plant in Perth, and was completed in November 2006. A second plant on the Gold Coast began operations in February 2009. The Kurnell Desalination Plant in Sydney was opened on 28 January 2010.

List of desalination plants

Desalination plants in use

Smaller desalination plants

StateLocationCapacity StatusYear
Commissioned

Western Australia		Albany 34Approved 2012

Western Australia		Barrow Island 7Operating

Western Australia		Burrup 16.4Operating

Western Australia		Cape Preston 140Operating

Western Australia		Esperance45Proposed 2011

Western Australia		Garden Island UnknownQ1 2014

Western Australia		Karratha175Planning

Western Australia		Long Island 0.017Operating

Western Australia		Onslow 11

Western Australia		Rottnest Island0.55Operating

Western Australia		Undecided150Planning

South Australia		Hawker0.44Operating

South Australia		Kangaroo Head 0.3Operating

South Australia		Leigh Creeknot knownOperating

South Australia		Marion Bay0.06Operating2008

South Australia		Port Augusta 8Operating

South Australia		Sleaford Bay8Planning 2018/19

South Australia		Whyalla Steelworks 4Operating

Queensland		Green Island0.06Operating

Queensland		Hamilton Island1.5Operating

Queensland		Hook Island?Operating

Queensland		Long Island 0.12Operating

Queensland		St. Agnes / 1770 1.5Operating2010

Offshore		Christmas Island4.5Operating

Offshore		Home Island 0.35Under construction 2014

Offshore		Timor Sea 0.5?
Secondary desalination plants, citations'''

Desalination plants in development or cancelled