City guide
Public Toilets in Newcastle
230 public toilets within 20 km of Newcastle CBD, listed nearest the centre first — 71 recorded as open 24 hours, 143 wheelchair accessible.
Showing the 48 listings nearest Newcastle CBD, 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 230.
Laing Street
Newcastle, NSW,
Laing Street
Market Street Lawn
Newcastle, NSW,
167 Scott Street
Newcastle Station
Newcastle, NSW,
110 Scott Street
Hunter Street Mall
Newcastle, NSW,
193A Hunter Street
Newcastle Beach
Newcastle East, NSW,
42 Shortland Esplanade
Foreshore Park
Newcastle East, NSW,
7 Bond Street
Newcastle Regional Library
Cooks Hill, NSW,
1 Laman Street
Newcastle Ocean Baths
Newcastle East, NSW,
30 Shortland Esp
Fort Scratchley
Newcastle East, NSW,
Nobbys Road
Stockton Ferry Wharf
Stockton, NSW,
3 Hunter Street
Nesca Park
The Hill, NSW,
10 Armitage Street
Mitchell Street - Passenger Ferry Approach
Port Hunter, NSW,
Mitchell Street
Punt Road Stockton
Stockton, NSW,
15 Punt Road
Centennial Park
Cooks Hill, NSW,
Centennial Park
Stocko
Stockton, NSW,
128 Mitchell Street
No 1 Sportsground Netball Courts
Cooks Hill, NSW,
101 Union Street
Bar Beach
Bar Beach, NSW,
1 Memorial Drive
Marketown Shopping Centre
Newcastle West, NSW,
Corner National Park & Parry Streets
Stockton Beach Surf Club
Stockton, NSW,
128 Mitchell Street
Empire Park
Bar Beach, NSW,
107-109 Memorial Drive
Carrington Bowlo
Carrington, NSW,
1C Cowper Street North
Newcastle Interchange
Wickham, NSW,
27 Station Street
Connolly Park
Carrington, NSW,
50A Tully Street
Junction Fair Shopping Centre
The Junction, NSW,
200 Union Street
BP Newcastle West
Newcastle West, NSW,
113 Parry Street
Rowland Park
The Junction, NSW,
Union Street
Dixon Park Beach
Merewether, NSW,
20 Ocean Street
BP Hamilton South
Mingelo, NSW,
67 Stewart Avenue
Hawkins Oval
Wickham, NSW,
Wickham Park
Caltex Hamilton
Hamilton, NSW,
59 Tudor Street
CMCA NHQ Dump Point -Bus Hrs
Maryville, NSW,
49 The Avenue
Learmonth Park
Hamilton South, NSW,
Lawson Street
Shell Coles Express Merewether
Merewether, NSW,
87 Llewellyn St (Cnr Glebe Rd)
Merewether Beach
Merewether, NSW,
1 John Parade
James Street Hamilton
Hamilton, NSW,
111 Beaumont Street
Hamilton Train Station
Hamilton, NSW,
1A Beaumont Street
Islington Park
Islington, NSW,
49 Phoebe Street
Corroba Park
Port Hunter, NSW,
Meredith Street
Merewether Ocean Baths
Merewether, NSW,
5 Henderson Parade
Gregson Park
Hamilton, NSW,
130A Tudor Street
Islington Dog Park
Tighes Hill, NSW,
1 Tighes Terrace
Dangar Park
Mayfield, NSW,
Maitland Road
Broadmeadow Train Station
Broadmeadow, NSW,
Brown Road
Mayfield East Shopping Village
Mayfield, NSW,
77 Maitland Road
McDonald's Mayfield
Mayfield, NSW,
107 Maitland Road
Adamstown Library
Adamstown, NSW,
75 Victoria Street
Adamstown Library
Adamstown, NSW,
273 Brunker Road
Shell Coles Express Kooragang Island
Kooragang, NSW,
130 Cormorant Road
Newcastle by what you need
Each page lists only the toilets with that feature, nearest the centre first.
Newcastle 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.
Newcastle's public toilets: what the data shows
The National Public Toilet Map records 230 public toilets within 20 km of Newcastle CBD, spread across 81 suburbs and localities. Newcastle (13), Raymond Terrace (11) and Wallsend (11) hold the most. 28 are within 2 km of the centre, including Laing Street, Market Street Lawn and Newcastle Station.
71 of the 230 (31%) are recorded as open 24 hours, among them McDonald's King Street, BP Newcastle West and Hawkins Oval. 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.
143 (62%) are recorded as wheelchair accessible and 46 have a baby change table. 35 accessible toilets are locked and need an MLAK key, and 1 is a Changing Places facility with a hoist and adult change table.
Most sit in parks and reserves (84), service stations (30) and shopping centres (29). 229 are recorded as free; 1 records a charge.
Common questions
- How many public toilets are there in Newcastle?
- 230 public toilets are recorded on the National Public Toilet Map within 20 km of Newcastle CBD, across 81 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 Newcastle CBD?
- Yes — 1 toilet within 2 km of the centre is recorded as open 24 hours, including McDonald's King Street. Across the whole city 71 are recorded as 24-hour. "24 hours" is the council's recorded pattern, not a live status.
- Where are the wheelchair-accessible toilets in Newcastle?
- 143 of the 230 listings (62%) are recorded as wheelchair accessible, and 35 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 Newcastle cost money?
- Rarely. 229 of the 230 listings are recorded as free, and 1 records a charge — usually a coin-operated automated toilet.
- Which Newcastle suburbs have the most public toilets?
- Newcastle (13), Raymond Terrace (11), Wallsend (11), Glendale (8) and Toronto (8). 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 Newcastle?
- 18 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.