Event amenities

Providing appropriate toilet facilities is an essential consideration in planning a safe and successful event.

Toilet facilities at your event should be:

  • accessible for people with disabilities
  • cleaned and re-stocked regularly (at your expense)
  • located away from food service or food storage areas
  • protected from weather
  • fitted with disposal units for sanitary napkins, sharps and other rubbish
  • well-lit to ensure security and safety

Deciding how many toilets you need

As the event organiser, you may need to supply additional toilet facilities specifically for your event attendees. If the event is likely to attract families, consider providing baby change/parent’s room facilities.

A guide to suitable toilet numbers (from the Australian Emergency Manual)

Toilet facilities for events where alcohol is not available

Attendee numbers For males For females
Fewer than 500 1 toilet, 2 urinals, 2 HB* 6 toilets, 2 HB
501 to 1000 2 toilets, 4 urinals, 4 HB 9 toilets, 4 HB
1001 to 2000 4 toilets, 8 urinals, 6 HB 12 toilets, 6 HB
2001 to 3000 6 toilets, 15 urinals, 10 HB 18 toilets, 10 HB
3001 to 5000 8 toilets, 25 urinals, 17 HB 30 toilets, 17 HB
  • *HB = hand basin
  • Additionally, at least one unisex disability access toilet is required.

Toilet facilities for events where alcohol is being consumed

Attendee numbers For males For females
Fewer than 500 3 toilets, 8 urinals, 2 HB* 13 toilets, 2 HB
501 to 1000 5 toilets, 10 urinals, 4 HB 16 toilets, 4 HB
1001 to 2000 9 toilets, 15 urinals, 7 HB 18 toilets, 7 HB
2001 to 3000 10 toilets, 20 urinals, 14 HB 22 toilets, 14 HB
3001 to 5000 12 toilets, 30 urinals, 20 HB 40 toilets, 20 HB
  • * HB = hand basin
  • Additionally, at least one unisex disability access toilet is required.

Maintaining amenities

If your event is less than four hours long, you may reduce the number of toilet facilities by 30%.

Toilets must be regularly serviced throughout the event to ensure that they are clean and that a continuous supply of water, soap, paper hand towel and toilet paper is provided.

Where portable chemical type units or effluent holding tanks are used for events longer than four hours, they must be located so that they can be easily accessed pumped out during the event. The event organiser must ensure any sewage and wastewater is disposed of in accordance with legislative requirements.

 

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