Ear, nose and throat surgery in Western Australia
Ear, nose and throat surgery in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 21.
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Figures for Western Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Western Australia
- 111 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 99 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 21.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 14.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 5,399 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 60,031 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Western Australia
The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.
A rank compares a 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.
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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha Health Campus | 1 dayRank 1st of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 7 daysRank 5th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 41 daysRank 21st of 141 nationally | 25.5%Rank 99th of 123 nationally | 98 surgeries |
| Derby Hospital | 43 daysRank 22nd of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 43 daysRank 22nd of 141 nationally | 6.9%Rank 44th of 123 nationally | 422 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 81 daysRank 44th of 141 nationally | 1.0%Rank 18th of 123 nationally | 387 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 83 daysRank 46th of 141 nationally | 2.0%Rank 25th of 123 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 102 daysRank 61st of 141 nationally | 1.0%Rank 18th of 123 nationally | 193 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 103 daysRank 62nd of 141 nationally | 27.6%Rank 103rd of 123 nationally | 1,683 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 110 daysRank 63rd of 141 nationally | 11.8%Rank 63rd of 123 nationally | 425 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 114 daysRank 68th of 141 nationally | 33.9%Rank 109th of 123 nationally | 661 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 115 daysRank 70th of 141 nationally | 21.9%Rank 95th of 123 nationally | 137 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 118 daysRank 72nd of 141 nationally | 3.2%Rank 29th of 123 nationally | 63 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 154 daysRank 83rd of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 168 daysRank 88th of 141 nationally | 23.0%Rank 97th of 123 nationally | 344 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 170 daysRank 89th of 141 nationally | 13.3%Rank 69th of 123 nationally | 165 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 208 daysRank 98th of 141 nationally | 19.5%Rank 92nd of 123 nationally | 133 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 209 daysRank 99th of 141 nationally | 2.8%Rank 27th of 123 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 282 daysRank 115th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 318 daysRank 128th of 141 nationally | 9.8%Rank 53rd of 123 nationally | 153 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 410 daysRank 139th of 141 nationally | 71.2%Rank 122nd of 123 nationally | 226 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Katanning Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
How waits have changed
Each chart shows one figure 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.
The charts show Australia and Western Australia.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 66 days | 60 days |
| 2012–13 | 68 days | 68 days |
| 2013–14 | 70 days | 73 days |
| 2014–15 | 73 days | 78 days |
| 2015–16 | 74 days | 76 days |
| 2016–17 | 70 days | 83 days |
| 2017–18 | 83 days | 91 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 103 days |
| 2019–20 | 83 days | 97 days |
| 2020–21 | 112 days | 167 days |
| 2021–22 | 84 days | 106 days |
| 2022–23 | 104 days | 121 days |
| 2023–24 | 111 days | 109 days |
| 2024–25 | 99 days | 111 days |
All of Australia: Ear, nose and throat surgery
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Australian Capital Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in New South Wales
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Northern Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Queensland
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in South Australia
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Tasmania
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Victoria
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 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/