Toilets with Sharps Disposal in South Australia

Of the 4,955 public toilets with a sharps disposal bin on the national map, 572 are in South Australia. That makes it the fourth-largest state total, behind Victoria (1,571), Queensland (1,081) and New South Wales (1,017). They sit in 296 named towns.

The largest clusters are at Adelaide (28), Whyalla (10) and Port Lincoln (9). Those 3 account for 47 of the 572; a further 171 towns record exactly one.

They include Perry Bend on River Road, Prospect Estate Reserve, Clare Skate Park and Hamilton Reserve. Around Adelaide the listings run to Rymill Park, Whitmore Square and Edwards Park - Anzac Highway.

Most sit in parks and reserves (309), with 44 sporting grounds, 27 shopping centres and 24 car parks. Across the set the listings cover 16 of the 17 kinds of site the map names. A further 98 are filed under the map's catch-all "Other" category. That is 28% of every public toilet recorded in South Australia (2,067 in total), and 22% of those open 24 hours.

446 of the 572 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Roy Amer Reserve and Happy Valley Reservoir. 11 are Changing Places facilities, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist — among them George Bolton Swimming Centre and Uniting Communities. 13 open with an MLAK key, the national Master Locksmiths Access Key — among them Pooraka Triangle Park and Coles Car Park. 3 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 212 of the 572 have a baby-change table, and 208 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

218 of the 572 are published as open 24 hours — among them Emu Bay and Esplanade. 194 open in daylight hours only, 11 list variable hours and 4 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 4am at Adelaide Airport and the latest closing is 11pm at Seacliff Foreshore. 10 are shown as closed on Mondays. 218 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

1 of the 572 charges for entry; the rest are free: Booborowie Complex. 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.