City guide
Public Toilets in Canberra
307 public toilets within 20 km of Civic, listed nearest the centre first — 37 recorded as open 24 hours, 177 wheelchair accessible.
Showing the 48 listings nearest Civic, with no more than 4 from any one suburb so the centre does not crowd out the rest. Every count on this page is taken from all 307.
Alinga Street
City, ACT,
Alinga Street,mort Street,east Row,city Walk
Mort Street
City, ACT,
Mort Street
Canberra Centre
Canberra, ACT,
148 Bunda Street
Glebe Park
City, ACT,
Glebe Park
High Jinks
City, ACT,
16 Kendall La
Commonwealth Park Multi-use
Canberra, ACT,
Regatta Place
Barrine Drive
Acton, ACT,
Barrine Drive
Regatta Point Building
Canberra, ACT,
Barrine Drive
Parkes Way
Canberra, ACT,
Parkes Way
Haig Park
Braddon, ACT,
Haig Park
Reid Park
Reid, ACT,
Block 3/39/reid
Reid Park
Reid, ACT,
Block 3/39/reid
National Museum of Australia
Acton, ACT,
Lawson Crescent
Commonwealth Place Western Kiosk
Parkes, ACT,
Parkes Place
Australian National Botanic Gardens - Tasmanian Garden
Acton, ACT,
50 Clunies Ross Street
Australian War Memorial
Campbell, ACT,
15 Treloar Crescent
Australian National Botanic Gardens - Café
Acton, ACT,
Clunies Ross Street
Commonwealth Place East Kiosk
Parkes, ACT,
Parkes Place
Reconciliation Place
Parkes, ACT,
Mall Road West
Lennox Gardens
Yarralumla, ACT,
Lennox Gardens
O'Connor Shopping Centre
O'connor, ACT,
O'connor Shopping Centre
Questacon
Parkes, ACT,
Mall Road West
Ainslie Football & Social Club
Ainslie, ACT,
Angas Street
O'Connor Oval
O'connor, ACT,
O'connor Enclosed Oval
Campbell Shops
Campbell, ACT,
16 Blamey Place
Violet Mckenzie Park
Campbell, ACT,
Violet Mckenzie Park
Alexandrina Drive Pedestrian Parkland
Yarralumla, ACT,
Alexandrina Drive Pedestrian Parkland
Edgar Street Pedestrian Parkland
Ainslie, ACT,
Edgar Street Pedestrian Parkland
Keith Tournier Memorial Oval
Ainslie, ACT,
Block 2/38/ainslie
Australian Parliament House
Capital Hill, ACT,
Parliament House
Bowen Park
Barton, ACT,
Bowen Park
Yarralumla Bay District Park
Yarralumla, ACT,
Yarralumla Bay District Park
Hall Street
Lyneham, ACT,
Hall Street
Woolworths Caltex Dickson
Dickson, ACT,
1 Cape Street
Dickson Shopping Centre
Dickson, ACT,
Dickson Shopping Centre
Weston Park District Park
Yarralumla, ACT,
Weston Park District Park
Lyneham District Playing Field
Lyneham, ACT,
Lyneham District Playing Field
Telopea Park
Barton, ACT,
Telopea Park
Lyneham District Playing Field
Lyneham, ACT,
Lyneham District Playing Field
Dickson District Playing Field
Dickson, ACT,
Dickson District Playing Field
Downer Neighbourhood Oval
Downer, ACT,
Downer Neighbourhood Oval
Eyre Street - Road Verge
Kingston, ACT,
33 Eyre Street
Melba Street Pedestrian Parkland
Downer, ACT,
Melba Street Pedestrian Parkland
Hackett Neighbourhood Oval
Hackett, ACT,
Hackett Neighbourhood Oval
Molonglo Reach District Park
Campbell, ACT,
Molonglo Reach District Park
Duff Place
Deakin, ACT,
Duff Place
Manuka Terrace
Griffith, ACT,
Corner of Franklin Street & Flinders Way
Griffith Neighbourhood Oval
Griffith, ACT,
Griffith Neighbourhood Oval
Canberra by what you need
Each page lists only the toilets with that feature, nearest the centre first.
Canberra suburbs with their own toilet page
Ordered by how many listings each holds. Every suburb page has the full list for its area with opening hours, accessibility and directions.
Canberra's public toilets: what the data shows
The National Public Toilet Map records 307 public toilets within 20 km of Civic, spread across 107 suburbs and localities. Queanbeyan (17), Greenway (12) and Acton (11) hold the most. 27 are within 2 km of the centre, including Alinga Street, Mort Street and Canberra Centre.
37 of the 307 (12%) are recorded as open 24 hours, among them Springbank Island, BP Express Kingston and EPIC (Exhibition Park Campground). A recorded "24 hours" is the council's weekly pattern, not a live status, so treat it as likely rather than certain late at night.
177 (58%) are recorded as wheelchair accessible and 46 have a baby change table. 6 accessible toilets are locked and need an MLAK key, and 5 are Changing Places facilities with a hoist and adult change table.
Most sit in parks and reserves (104), sporting grounds (88) and shopping centres (42). 305 are recorded as free; 2 record a charge.
Common questions
- How many public toilets are there in Canberra?
- 307 public toilets are recorded on the National Public Toilet Map within 20 km of Civic, across 107 suburbs and localities. Only facilities on the national map are counted, so a café or shopping-centre toilet that was never listed is not included.
- Are there 24-hour public toilets in Civic?
- Yes — 1 toilet within 2 km of the centre is recorded as open 24 hours, including Springbank Island. Across the whole city 37 are recorded as 24-hour. "24 hours" is the council's recorded pattern, not a live status.
- Where are the wheelchair-accessible toilets in Canberra?
- 177 of the 307 listings (58%) are recorded as wheelchair accessible, and 6 of those are locked with an MLAK key. The accessible filter on this page lists them nearest the centre first, and each suburb page has its own accessible list.
- Do public toilets in Canberra cost money?
- Rarely. 305 of the 307 listings are recorded as free, and 2 record a charge — usually a coin-operated automated toilet.
- Which Canberra suburbs have the most public toilets?
- Queanbeyan (17), Greenway (12), Acton (11), Parkes (11) and Phillip (10). Counts are by the suburb each listing is filed under, so a large park precinct can put one suburb well ahead of its neighbours.
- Are there public showers in Canberra?
- 6 listings within 20 km record a shower, mostly at beaches, pools and camping grounds. The data says only that a shower exists — not whether it is hot, free or coin-operated — so check the listing notes and the free showers guide.
Where this data comes from
Data from the National Public Toilet Map, Australian Government Department of Health, released 28 January 2025 and imported 27 May 2025; amenity details such as dump points, sharps disposal, ambulant cubicles and adult change tables were refreshed from the 1 August 2026 release. Licensed CC BY 3.0 AU. The dataset has no per-facility verification date — if a listing is wrong, use the report button on it. See our data sources for more.