Toilets with Sharps Disposal in Australia

4,955 of the public toilets on the national map are recorded as having a sharps disposal bin. Victoria holds the most at 1,571 — 32% of the national figure — ahead of Queensland (1,081) and New South Wales (1,017). The smallest recorded total is Northern Territory, with 43. They sit in 2,252 named towns across 2,339 recorded areas.

The largest clusters are at Melbourne (39), Adelaide (28) and Frankston (21). Those 3 account for 88 of the 4,955; a further 1,240 towns record exactly one. The single busiest is Melbourne, VIC.

Named listings include Perry Bend on River Road, Galaxy Park, Federation Park - Cobram and Barrett Street Park (Water Reserve). Around Melbourne the listings run to Melbourne Town Hall, Alexandra Park and Nursery. Further afield the map records Nords Wharf Road (NSW) and McKenzie Reserve (VIC).

Most sit in parks and reserves (2,570), with 405 shopping centres, 330 sporting grounds and 255 car parks. Across the set the listings cover 17 of the 17 kinds of site the map names. A further 620 are filed under the map's catch-all "Other" category. That is 20% of every public toilet recorded across Australia (24,446 in total), and 18% of those open 24 hours.

3,919 of the 4,955 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Prospect Estate Reserve and Clare Skate Park. 105 are Changing Places facilities, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist — among them Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre and Bolton Park. 140 open with an MLAK key, the national Master Locksmiths Access Key — among them Pit Paddock and Rymill Park. 69 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 1,803 of the 4,955 have a baby-change table, and 1,741 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

2,037 of the 4,955 are published as open 24 hours — among them Dundubara Camping Area - Great Sandy National Park and Balcombe Park Reserve. 1,358 open in daylight hours only, 188 list variable hours and 44 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 11:59pm at EG Gregory Hills. 75 are shown as closed on Mondays. 1,712 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

23 of the 4,955 charge for entry; the rest are free — the charging ones being Mooroolbark Station and Peppertree Park. A sharps bin is a sealed container for used needles, lancets and pen needles — for people who inject insulin or other medication as much as anyone else. The map records that a bin is present, not how often it is emptied. These numbers come straight from the National Public Toilet Map, so confirm anything you are relying on before you set out.