Public Bathrooms in Sydney Ranked by How Bad They Traumatised Our Team
These loos left emotional scars. And we’re not even being dramatic.
There are some jobs you never forget. Your first paycheque. Your first heartbreak. And the first time you opened the door to a Sydney public bathroom and saw things that changed your worldview.
At Ultrix, we’ve cleaned commercial spaces, clubs, gyms, and yes — public-access restrooms. And we’ve kept a little running log (part trauma journal, part survival guide) of the worst of the worst bathrooms in Sydney. Not just dirty. Psychologically challenging.
This isn’t just about smells or mess. This is about full-blown what-the-hell-happened-in-here moments. Some of these places looked like the setting of a horror film. Others? Just smelled like one.
Here’s our official Ultrix ranking — the most traumatising public toilets in Sydney, based on real stories from our cleaning crew. This one’s not for the squeamish.
10. Westfield Bondi Junction – Level 6 Men’s
It looks clean — but that’s the trap. Once you enter a stall, there’s always something left behind. Always. One of our team members cried in here. Not from sadness. From rage. “The angle of the smear didn’t make sense,” she said. We still don’t know what that means.
9. Redfern Park Toilets
These toilets double as a changing room, shelter, and occasional graffiti exhibition. We once found a full slice of cake sitting neatly on the floor. No plate. No explanation. The toilet paper had melted. That’s all we’ll say.
8. Kings Cross Station Bathroom
You haven’t lived until you’ve cleaned a mirror with lipstick messages, bodily fluids, and a sense of lingering regret. Every surface feels like it has stories. And not good ones.
7. Burwood Westfield – Ground Floor Food Court
We once walked in and the soap dispensers were filled with what we hoped was foaming hand soap. Turns out? Shampoo. Why? Who? Burwood remains a mystery — and a mildew hotspot.
6. Campsie Station Toilets
It's giving ghost town — with a hint of sewer. We’ve had to pressure-wash the floor and the ceiling. Yes. The ceiling. Don’t ask. Just avoid it.
5. Cronulla Beach Public Toilets (Behind the Pavilion)
These smell like a marine biology experiment gone wrong. We once found an entire pair of jeans stuffed into the feminine hygiene bin. And a crab. We’re not making this up.
4. Central Station – Platform 5 Men’s
Sticky tiles. Brown stains. Mystery liquids. The toilet brush was stolen — which says more about Sydney than it does about the station. You’d think the city’s transport heart would do better. You’d be wrong.
3. Camperdown Memorial Restrooms
These are open 24/7, and unfortunately so are the things that happen inside them. We had to bleach a toilet seat that looked like it had been burned. We don’t know what chemical warfare happened — but the ghosts remain.
2. Glebe Foreshore Public Toilets
Beautiful park. Gorgeous view. Absolute horror show of a bathroom. One of our cleaners screamed — screamed — when a frog leapt out of the bowl mid-scrub. The frog was fine. The cleaner wasn’t.
1. Taylor Square Public Toilets (Oxford Street)
The final boss. We’ve had teams refuse to re-enter after the first shift. We once found glitter, feathers, a half-eaten kebab, and three different kinds of DNA on the same seat. Nothing prepares you for Taylor Square. Not gloves. Not goggles. Not prayer.
🚽 What’s the Bigger Picture?
Sydney’s public bathrooms aren’t just gross. They’re branding bombs. If your business or venue is near one, customers are judging you based on them. And if your own restrooms are even half as bad? You’re losing customers.
Ultrix specialises in commercial, high-traffic, and high-risk cleaning. We know the trauma. We’ve survived the smells. We carry bleach like it’s holy water.
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👉 www.ultrixcleaning.com — Book the team that’s seen worse… and made it spotless.