And the award goes to...

Speaking of water conservation, a recent scientific study has come up with some interesting stats. Crunching the numbers, it reveals the highest water consumers by suburb in the Adelaide metro area.

And the award goes to... Burnside!

Yep, Burnside is the largest consumer of water in Adelaide, nearly double to that of the lowest user, Elizabeth. If fact all of Adelaide's affluent eastern suburbs ranked highest including Walkerville and Unley as well as the CBD.

The same study also revealed that these leafy eastern suburbs were the largest polluters compared to their neighbours in Adelaide.

The residents of these affluent suburbs purchase a lot of goods, that we know. This in fact adds to their high ranking. Why? Well to manufacture these material goods en mass requires large water usage with increased pollution in the production, manufacture, packaging, transportation and waste process.

Another study also revealed that these same eastern suburbs ranked only second from the top for sexual assaults and rape.