Toilets with Sharps Disposal in Northern Territory

43 public toilets with a sharps disposal bin are recorded in Northern Territory, out of 4,955 nationally. That makes it the seventh-largest state total, behind Victoria (1,571), Queensland (1,081), New South Wales (1,017), South Australia (572), Western Australia (498) and Tasmania (130). They sit in 25 named towns.

The heaviest concentrations are around Darwin City (4), Nightcliff (4) and The Gardens (4). Those 3 account for 12 of the 43; a further 14 towns record exactly one.

They include Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre at 17 Gsell Street, Anula Oval, Marlow Lagoon and Amphitheatre, George Brown Darwin Botanic Gardens. Around Darwin City the listings run to Civic Park, Austin Lane and Wave Lagoon Kiosk.

The mix runs to 14 parks and reserves, 11 shopping centres, 4 sporting grounds and 3 beaches. Across the set the listings cover 7 of the 17 kinds of site the map names. A further 4 are filed under the map's catch-all "Other" category. Set against the 327 listings in Northern Territory, that is a 13% share, rising to 10% among the 24-hour listings.

All 43 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — among them Parap Pool and Bicentennial Park. 1 is a Changing Places facility, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist. 1 needs a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 30 of the 43 have a baby-change table, and every one of those sits at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

14 of the 43 are published as open 24 hours — including Lake Alexander and Bundilla Beach. 6 open in daylight hours only and 2 list variable hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 5:30am at Casuarina Aquatic & Leisure Centre and the latest closing is 10pm at Coolalinga Central Shopping Centre. 11 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

1 of the 43 charges for entry; the rest are free: Yulara Town Square. 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. All of the counts above are read from the National Public Toilet Map rather than checked in person.