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General surgery in Queensland

General surgery in Queensland: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Queensland that published a median wait in 2024–25: 45.

A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.

Figures for Queensland

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Queensland
31 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
35 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
1.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
2.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
35,164 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
155,126 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Queensland

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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General surgery: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Thursday Island Hospital1 dayRank 1st of 235 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure40 surgeries
Weipa Hospital1 dayRank 1st of 235 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure15 surgeries
Mount Isa Base Hospital12 daysRank 6th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally360 surgeries
Cooktown Hospital15 daysRank 13th of 235 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure20 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital21 daysRank 24th of 235 nationally0.4%Rank 72nd of 214 nationally2,463 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital23 daysRank 31st of 235 nationally0.3%Rank 66th of 214 nationally861 surgeries
Bundaberg Base Hospital25 daysRank 42nd of 235 nationally0.3%Rank 66th of 214 nationally1,330 surgeries
Maryborough Hospital27 daysRank 49th of 235 nationally1.5%Rank 123rd of 214 nationally584 surgeries
Beaudesert Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally75 surgeries
Cairns Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally1.1%Rank 108th of 214 nationally1,437 surgeries
Gladstone Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally4.2%Rank 172nd of 214 nationally827 surgeries
Hervey Bay Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally2.6%Rank 142nd of 214 nationally818 surgeries
Roma Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally156 surgeries
St George Hospital Qld28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure28 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally1.2%Rank 112th of 214 nationally1,286 surgeries
Warwick Hospital28 daysRank 57th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally131 surgeries
Gympie Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally353 surgeries
Kingaroy Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally205 surgeries
Robina Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally0.3%Rank 66th of 214 nationally1,824 surgeries
Rockhampton Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally5.3%Rank 179th of 214 nationally842 surgeries
Stanthorpe Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally1.0%Rank 101st of 214 nationally98 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally4.4%Rank 176th of 214 nationally1,383 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital29 daysRank 73rd of 235 nationally1.3%Rank 116th of 214 nationally1,459 surgeries
Goondiwindi Hospital30 daysRank 82nd of 235 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Mackay Base Hospital30 daysRank 82nd of 235 nationally1.0%Rank 101st of 214 nationally971 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital30 daysRank 82nd of 235 nationally5.4%Rank 180th of 214 nationally1,542 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital33 daysRank 96th of 235 nationally2.7%Rank 146th of 214 nationally1,374 surgeries
Redland Hospital34 daysRank 100th of 235 nationally0.4%Rank 72nd of 214 nationally1,046 surgeries
Proserpine Hospital35 daysRank 103rd of 235 nationally4.3%Rank 174th of 214 nationally141 surgeries
Charleville Hospital39 daysRank 117th of 235 nationally1.9%Rank 132nd of 214 nationally52 surgeries
The Prince Charles Hospital40 daysRank 123rd of 235 nationally0.1%Rank 56th of 214 nationally1,473 surgeries
Caboolture Hospital41 daysRank 128th of 235 nationally2.6%Rank 142nd of 214 nationally1,208 surgeries
Emerald Hospital41 daysRank 128th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally92 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital41 daysRank 128th of 235 nationally1.9%Rank 132nd of 214 nationally2,513 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital43 daysRank 139th of 235 nationally1.8%Rank 128th of 214 nationally856 surgeries
Atherton Hospital45 daysRank 144th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally201 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital47 daysRank 153rd of 235 nationally0.8%Rank 94th of 214 nationally1,697 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital49 daysRank 160th of 235 nationally0.1%Rank 56th of 214 nationally1,430 surgeries
Nambour General Hospital53 daysRank 167th of 235 nationally1.1%Rank 108th of 214 nationally1,084 surgeries
Dalby Hospital57 daysRank 180th of 235 nationally1.0%Rank 101st of 214 nationally104 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service61 daysRank 187th of 235 nationally3.8%Rank 167th of 214 nationally1,475 surgeries
Longreach Hospital63 daysRank 190th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally56 surgeries
Logan Hospital65 daysRank 194th of 235 nationally1.8%Rank 128th of 214 nationally984 surgeries
Innisfail Hospital113 daysRank 228th of 235 nationally3.0%Rank 154th of 214 nationally168 surgeries
Mareeba Hospital211 daysRank 235th of 235 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 214 nationally79 surgeries

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 Queensland.

General surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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General surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2011–1231 days26 days
2012–1330 days26 days
2013–1430 days27 days
2014–1529 days26 days
2015–1630 days28 days
2016–1729 days28 days
2017–1830 days29 days
2018–1931 days30 days
2019–2030 days31 days
2020–2136 days30 days
2021–2230 days29 days
2022–2339 days31 days
2023–2434 days30 days
2024–2535 days31 days

All of Australia: General surgery

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

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/