Event Toilet Guide

Use the following guides to determine the recommended number of toilets required at your event.

These figures are for events where alcohol is available. If alcohol is not available, reduce the requirements in the table below by 50%.

  MALE FACILITIES FEMALE FACILITIES
TOTAL ATTENDANCE WC's URINAL METRES URINALS HAND BASINS WC's HAND BASINS
Up to 1,000 2 1.5 3 1 5 1
1,000 - 2,000 3 3 6 2 10 2
2,000 - 3,000 4 4.5 9 3 15 3
3,000 - 4,000 5 6 12 4 20 4
4,000 - 5,000 6 7.5 15 5 25 5
5,000 - 6,000 7 9 18 5 30 6
6,000 - 7,000 8 10.5 21 6 35 7
7,000 - 8,000 9 12 24 7 40 8
8,000 - 9,000 10 13.5 27 8 45 9
9,000 - 10,000 11 15 30 9 50 10
10,000 - 11,000 12 16.5 33 9 55 11
11,000 - 12,000 13 18 36 10 60 12
12,000 - 13,000 14 19.5 39 11 65 13
13,000 - 14,000 15 21 42 12 70 14
14,000 - 15,000 16 22.5 45 13 75 15
15,000 - 16,000 17 24 48 13 80 16
16,000 - 17,000 18 25.5 51 14 85 17
17,000 - 18,000 19 27 54 15 90 18
18,000 - 19,000 20 28.5 57 16 95 19
19,000 - 20,000 21 30 60 17 100 20

Adjusting the number of toilets at an event:

Duration of Event Percentage of the table values (using the table above)
More than 8 hours 100%
6 - 8 hours 80%
4 - 6 hours 75%
Less than 4 hours 70%

How to use the above tables: E.g. 12,500 tickets have been sold for a concert. The duration of the concert will be five (5) hours with alcohol being made available to patrons over the age of 18. Event organisers need to ascertain how many toilets will be required. Using the tables above, the following numbers can be identified: 

Male Facilities:

WCs URINAL METRES URINALS HAND BASINS
14 x 75% = 11 WCs  19.5 x 75% = 15m 39 x 75% = 29 urinals 11 x 75% = 8 hand basins

Female Facilities:

WCs HAND BASINS
65 x 75% = 49 WCs  13 x 75% = 10 hand basins

NOTE: For events with no alcohol reduce the above numbers by 50%.

The information above is an extract from the Guidelines for concerts, events and organised gatherings published by the WA Department of Health.