Cemetery Toilets in Australia

162 of the public toilets on the national map are at cemeteries and memorial parks. New South Wales holds the most at 56 — 35% of the national figure — ahead of Queensland (35) and Western Australia (22). The smallest recorded total is Australian Capital Territory, with 1. They sit in 151 named towns across 153 recorded areas.

The largest clusters are at Rookwood (4), Alice Springs (2) and Ballarat Central (2). Those 3 account for 8 of the 162; a further 142 towns record exactly one. The single busiest is Rookwood, NSW.

They include Collie Cemetery on Coalfields Road, Lakes Memorial Cemetery, Will Will Rook Cemetery and Karangi Cemetery. Around Rookwood the listings run to Rookwood Cemetery - Remembrance Lawn 3, Sacred Heart Cemetery and Macedonian Orthodox Section. Further afield the map records Atherton Lawn Cemetery (QLD) and Scotts Creek Cemetery (VIC).

Of the 162, 108 have parking on site, 82 are recorded as wheelchair accessible and 14 have drinking water. That is 1% of every public toilet recorded across Australia (24,446 in total), and 1% of those open 24 hours.

82 of the 162 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Mudgee Monumental Cemetery and Cooktown Cemetery. 2 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 12 of the 162 have a baby-change table, and 10 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

75 of the 162 are published as open 24 hours — among them Eildon Cemetery and South Hedland Cemetery. 52 open in daylight hours only, 8 list variable hours and 2 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 5:30am at North Rockhampton Cemetery and the latest closing is 9pm at Adelaide Road Cemetery. 2 are shown as closed on Mondays. 61 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

Every listing in this set is recorded as free to use. Cemetery facilities are recorded at the grounds, usually near the office or chapel, and follow the gate hours rather than any posted toilet hours. These numbers come straight from the National Public Toilet Map, so confirm anything you are relying on before you set out.