Community Building Toilets in Australia

907 of the public toilets on the national map are in community buildings. New South Wales holds the most at 310 — 34% of the national figure — ahead of Victoria (228) and Western Australia (129). The smallest recorded total is Australian Capital Territory, with 7. They sit in 727 named towns across 738 recorded areas.

The largest clusters are at Albany (5), Busselton (5) and Hobart (5). Those 3 account for 15 of the 907; a further 600 towns record exactly one. The single busiest is Albany, WA.

Named listings include Hurstville Museum and Gallery at 14 Macmahon Street, Child and Family Health Community Centre, Kersbrook Public Hall and Green Valley Library. Around Albany the listings run to Albany Public Library, Boat Shed and Womens Rest Centre. Further afield the map records Library & Genealogical Society (WA) and Hamilton Library (VIC).

Of the 907, 691 are recorded as wheelchair accessible, 31 open with an MLAK key and 358 have a baby-change table. That is 4% of every public toilet recorded across Australia (24,446 in total), and 2% of those open 24 hours.

691 of the 907 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Berninneit Cultural Centre and Tarneit Community Learning Centre. 35 are Changing Places facilities, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist — among them Cloverdale Community Centre and The Lights Community and Sports Centre. 31 open with an MLAK key, the national Master Locksmiths Access Key — among them Gymea Bay Community Hall and Carnes Hill Library and Community Centre. 18 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 358 of the 907 have a baby-change table, and 336 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

171 of the 907 are published as open 24 hours — among them Palms Community Centre and Narangba Community Centre. 127 open in daylight hours only, 69 list variable hours and 40 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 12am at Urgent Care Clinic and the latest closing is 11pm at Citiplace Rest Centre. 22 are shown as closed on Mondays. 288 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

5 of the 907 charge for entry; the rest are free — the charging ones being Citiplace Rest Centre and Walpole Sport and Recreation Centre. Libraries, halls, council customer service centres and neighbourhood houses are all recorded here. These are the listings most likely to be behind a counter, and the ones most often fitted with an MLAK lock. These numbers come straight from the National Public Toilet Map, so confirm anything you are relying on before you set out.