Changing Places Toilets in Australia

321 of the public toilets on the national map are recorded as Changing Places facilities. Victoria holds the most at 136 — 42% of the national figure — ahead of New South Wales (60) and Queensland (44). The smallest recorded total is Northern Territory, with 2. They sit in 268 named towns across 269 recorded areas.

The largest clusters are at Melbourne (8), Geelong (6) and Adelaide (4). Those 3 account for 18 of the 321; a further 233 towns record exactly one. The single busiest is Melbourne, VIC.

The list takes in McKenzie Reserve on Anzac Avenue, Crown, Westfield Coomera and Tobruk Memorial Baths. Around Melbourne the listings run to Observatory Precinct, Rod Laver Arena and John Cain Arena. Further afield the map records Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre (NT) and Majors Bay Reserve - Changing Places (NSW).

The mix runs to 106 parks and reserves, 35 community buildings, 26 shopping centres and 26 sporting grounds. Across the set the listings cover 13 of the 17 kinds of site the map names. A further 69 are filed under the map's catch-all "Other" category. That is 1% of every public toilet recorded across Australia (24,446 in total), and 1% of those open 24 hours.

293 of the 321 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Surrey Hills (Union Road) and Ollie Webb Reserve. 169 open with an MLAK key, the national Master Locksmiths Access Key — among them Berninneit Cultural Centre and Kevin Walsh Oval. 2 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 144 of the 321 have a baby-change table, and every one of those sits at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

78 of the 321 are published as open 24 hours — among them Brisbane Airport Domestic Terminal and Rymill Park. 66 open in daylight hours only, 14 list variable hours and 13 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 2:30am at Sydney Airport - International Terminal and the latest closing is 11:30pm at Fed Square - The Atrium. 5 are shown as closed on Mondays. 101 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

4 of the 321 charge for entry; the rest are free — the charging ones being Peppertree Park and Oran Park Leisure Centre. A Changing Places facility goes well beyond a standard accessible cubicle: an adult-sized height-adjustable change table, a ceiling hoist, a peninsula toilet and room for two carers. They are built to a registered standard, and many are locked outside staffed hours behind an MLAK or locally issued key. These numbers come straight from the National Public Toilet Map, so confirm anything you are relying on before you set out.