Toilets

The numbers of toilets required at your event will depend on a number of factors including: 

• Anticipated crowd numbers 
• The gender of patrons (women require more facilities than men) 
• The duration of the event or festival and; 
• If alcohol will be available 
• Provisions for people with disabilities 
• Provisions for parents 

The number of toilets provided and how they are cleaned and maintained is extremely important and can often be a determining factor of attendees enjoying the event or not. If you are organising an outdoor event, you should familiarise yourself with what permanent toilets are available and that they are clean and usable in the lead up and directly prior to your event.

Below are a required number of toilets at events. 

-	Male ​Toilet	Male ​Urinals	Male ​Hand basins	Female ​Toilet	Female ​Hand basins
<500	1	2	2	6	2
<1000	2	4	4	9	4
<2000	4	8	6	12	6
<3000	6	8	6	18	6
<4000	8	25	17	30	17

Toilet Facilities for events where alcohol is available:

-	Male ​Toilets	Male ​Urinals	Male ​Hand basins	Female ​Toilets	Famale ​Hand basins
<500	3	8	2	13	2
<1000	5	10	4	16	4
<2000	9	15	7	18	7
<3000	10	20	14	22	14
<4000	12	30	20	40	20

The above figures may be reduces for short events as follows:
8 + hours - 100%
6-8 hours - 80%
4-6 hours - 75%
Less than 4 hours - 70%

Ninety percent (90%) of water consumed at the average event is by flushing toilets, however, it is possible to reduce water consumption for toilets by: 

• Are the toilets dual flush using 6 litre/3 litres cisterns? 
• Can minimal flush toilets or waterless urinals be installed? 
• Can the toilets by flushed from rainwater tanks or other non-potable water supplies? 
• Can portable minimal flush toilets or waterless urinals be hired for the event? 
• Are portable composting toilets available for hire (or trial?). 

The following should also be considered for existing or additional toilet facilities:

• Accessible toilets (this should be provided at an indoor and outdoor event. If not possible, people should be informed prior to the event so that a decision can be made to attend or not.) 
• Baby change facilities 
• Cleaned and restocked regularly 
• Located away from food, storage /service areas 
• Weather protected 
• Well lit so as to not provide a security or safety risk 
• Provide sharps disposal 
• Provide soap and hand drying equipment