Sports Ground Toilets in South Australia

Of the 2,099 public toilets at sporting grounds on the national map, 143 are in South Australia. That makes it the fifth-largest state total, behind New South Wales (1,023), Victoria (340), Western Australia (227) and Queensland (186). They sit in 115 named towns.

The largest clusters are at North Adelaide (4), Roxby Downs (3) and Victor Harbor (3). Those 3 account for 10 of the 143; a further 92 towns record exactly one.

They include Dampier Reserve on Barker Avenue, Streaky Bay Town Oval, Main Oval and Virginia Oval. Around North Adelaide the listings run to Bundeys Road, Uni Oval - Sir Edwin Smith Avenue and Par 3 - War Memorial Drive.

Of the 143, 88 have parking on site, 82 are recorded as wheelchair accessible and 13 have drinking water. That is 7% of every public toilet recorded in South Australia (2,067 in total), and 5% of those open 24 hours.

82 of the 143 are recorded as wheelchair accessible — such as Woodside Recreational Ground and Aldinga Recreation Ground. 2 are Changing Places facilities, with an adult-sized change table and a hoist: George Bolton Swimming Centre and Campbelltown Memorial Oval. 3 open with an MLAK key, the national Master Locksmiths Access Key — among them Barossa Aquatic Fitness and Argana Park. 6 need a key from the operator instead, which means finding whoever holds it before you arrive. 30 of the 143 have a baby-change table, and 29 of those sit at a site that is also wheelchair accessible.

48 of the 143 are published as open 24 hours — among them Echunga Recreation Ground and Jenkins Avenue Reserve. 35 open in daylight hours only, 27 list variable hours and 2 follow the host venue's hours. Where set times are published, the earliest opening is 5am at Bridgewater Oval and the latest closing is 11pm at Turramurra Recreation Centre. 3 are shown as closed on Mondays. 64 publish no weekly hours at all, so treat those as unknown rather than open.

1 of the 143 charges for entry; the rest are free: Mallala Campground. Ovals, courts, clubrooms and grandstands all land in this category. A good number are unlocked only for training nights and fixtures, so a weekday visit is the least reliable. These numbers come straight from the National Public Toilet Map, so confirm anything you are relying on before you set out.