Tonsillectomy at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is a public hospital in the Carlton area, Victoria. This page shows its waiting times for Tonsillectomy in 2024–25, beside the figures for Victoria and for Australia.
The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)".
Figures for this hospital
Each tile shows one figure for Tonsillectomy at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.
A rank compares this hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.
- Median wait, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- 6 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Rank1st of 114 nationally
Change on the year before0 days
- Waiting more than 365 days, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- 12 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Compared with the state and Australia
The state and national rows cover every public hospital that reported Tonsillectomy. They are never ranked.
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| Who the figures cover | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 6 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 116 days | 15.1% | 4,811 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16,182 surgeries |
Shorter waits nearby
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre has 8 public hospitals on its list of nearby public hospitals. No hospital on that list published a shorter median wait for Tonsillectomy in 2024–25.
How this hospital's wait has changed
The median wait for Tonsillectomy at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre was 6 days in 2023–24 and is 6 days in 2024–25, so it has not changed. The earlier figure is from 2023–24, released 19 August 2026, and the latest is from 2024–25, released 19 August 2026.
How the wait has changed
Each chart shows the median wait for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
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| Financial year | Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre |
|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2012–13 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2013–14 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2014–15 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2015–16 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2016–17 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2017–18 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2020–21 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2021–22 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2022–23 | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure |
| 2023–24 | 6 days |
| 2024–25 | 6 days |
- Victoria
- Australia
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| Financial year | Victoria | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 98 days | 98 days |
| 2012–13 | 105 days | 98 days |
| 2013–14 | 104 days | 99 days |
| 2014–15 | 106 days | 124 days |
| 2015–16 | 87 days | 120 days |
| 2016–17 | 69 days | 97 days |
| 2017–18 | 81 days | 121 days |
| 2018–19 | 77 days | 125 days |
| 2019–20 | 80 days | 130 days |
| 2020–21 | 167 days | 253 days |
| 2021–22 | 110 days | 168 days |
| 2022–23 | 134 days | 174 days |
| 2023–24 | 159 days | 185 days |
| 2024–25 | 116 days | 182 days |
More on this page's subjects
All planned surgery at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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Where this data comes from
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and intended procedure, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-procedure/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 20 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 3 October 2026
- Data released
- 19 August 2026
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
- Dataset on publicdata.au
- Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
- Publisher
- Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- Version
- 27 October 2026
- Data released
- The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- How to cite this data
- Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/