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Ophthalmology in New South Wales

Ophthalmology in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 49.

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

Figures for New South Wales

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

Median wait, New South Wales
224 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
20.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
39,389 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
117,596 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in New South Wales

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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Ophthalmology: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Concord Repatriation Hospital36 daysRank 16th of 141 nationally0.2%Rank 19th of 135 nationally896 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital41 daysRank 19th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally840 surgeries
Muswellbrook Hospital62 daysRank 31st of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally261 surgeries
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital68 daysRank 37th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally914 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead71 daysRank 41st of 141 nationally17.3%Rank 106th of 135 nationally498 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital74 daysRank 44th of 141 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure22 surgeries
Gosford Hospital81 daysRank 51st of 141 nationally1.4%Rank 46th of 135 nationally71 surgeries
Port Macquarie Base Hospital83 daysRank 56th of 141 nationally5.2%Rank 71st of 135 nationally251 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital83 daysRank 56th of 141 nationally12.2%Rank 92nd of 135 nationally139 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital90 daysRank 61st of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally65 surgeries
Wyong Hospital94 daysRank 64th of 141 nationally1.3%Rank 44th of 135 nationally1,988 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital95 daysRank 65th of 141 nationally18.8%Rank 110th of 135 nationally85 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital98 daysRank 67th of 141 nationally25.9%Rank 122nd of 135 nationally1,464 surgeries
Belmont Hospital111 daysRank 76th of 141 nationally11.0%Rank 90th of 135 nationally219 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital112 daysRank 77th of 141 nationally19.8%Rank 114th of 135 nationally222 surgeries
Mudgee Health Service131 daysRank 83rd of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally216 surgeries
Murwillumbah District Hospital142 daysRank 87th of 141 nationally11.5%Rank 91st of 135 nationally667 surgeries
Manning Hospital164 daysRank 92nd of 141 nationally16.2%Rank 102nd of 135 nationally74 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital166 daysRank 93rd of 141 nationally28.3%Rank 126th of 135 nationally967 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospital169 daysRank 94th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally344 surgeries
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes183 daysRank 97th of 141 nationally2.7%Rank 54th of 135 nationally263 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital190 daysRank 99th of 141 nationally6.0%Rank 75th of 135 nationally249 surgeries
Kempsey District Hospital195 daysRank 101st of 141 nationally0.8%Rank 31st of 135 nationally919 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital201 daysRank 104th of 141 nationally7.0%Rank 82nd of 135 nationally611 surgeries
Bowral Hospital208 daysRank 105th of 141 nationally3.8%Rank 61st of 135 nationally500 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital209 daysRank 106th of 141 nationally33.7%Rank 128th of 135 nationally6,442 surgeries
Moree Hospital210 daysRank 107th of 141 nationally9.7%Rank 88th of 135 nationally165 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospital224 daysRank 112th of 141 nationally13.9%Rank 96th of 135 nationally266 surgeries
Batemans Bay Hospital230 daysRank 113th of 141 nationally15.0%Rank 99th of 135 nationally353 surgeries
Lithgow Hospital232 daysRank 116th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally303 surgeries
Bourke Multi Purpose Service238 daysRank 118th of 141 nationally4.2%Rank 64th of 135 nationally166 surgeries
Westmead Hospital238 daysRank 118th of 141 nationally37.6%Rank 131st of 135 nationally2,314 surgeries
Armidale Hospital268 daysRank 121st of 141 nationally9.8%Rank 89th of 135 nationally327 surgeries
Auburn Hospital279 daysRank 122nd of 141 nationally26.1%Rank 123rd of 135 nationally471 surgeries
Blue Mountains Hospital281 daysRank 123rd of 141 nationally3.1%Rank 55th of 135 nationally555 surgeries
Kurri Kurri Hospital294 daysRank 125th of 141 nationally22.4%Rank 117th of 135 nationally2,925 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital306 daysRank 126th of 141 nationally18.6%Rank 109th of 135 nationally862 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospital308 daysRank 127th of 141 nationally16.7%Rank 104th of 135 nationally1,048 surgeries
Inverell Hospital313 daysRank 128th of 141 nationally13.1%Rank 95th of 135 nationally252 surgeries
Shellharbour Hospital322 daysRank 129th of 141 nationally22.5%Rank 118th of 135 nationally2,715 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital326 daysRank 130th of 141 nationally0.2%Rank 19th of 135 nationally447 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital329 daysRank 131st of 141 nationally14.0%Rank 97th of 135 nationally1,223 surgeries
South East Regional Hospital330 daysRank 132nd of 141 nationally1.1%Rank 40th of 135 nationally360 surgeries
Orange Health Service334 daysRank 133rd of 141 nationally12.6%Rank 94th of 135 nationally657 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital336 daysRank 134th of 141 nationally26.4%Rank 125th of 135 nationally811 surgeries
Cowra Health Service339 daysRank 135th of 141 nationally23.0%Rank 120th of 135 nationally187 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital346 daysRank 136th of 141 nationally36.9%Rank 130th of 135 nationally1,437 surgeries
Grafton Base Hospital353 daysRank 137th of 141 nationally40.0%Rank 132nd of 135 nationally812 surgeries
Macksville District Hospital364 daysRank 140th of 141 nationally49.0%Rank 134th of 135 nationally1,545 surgeries
Nepean Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

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 New South Wales.

Ophthalmology: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01002003002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
  • Australia
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Ophthalmology: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2011–1271 days183 days
2012–1375 days196 days
2013–1469 days175 days
2014–1570 days188 days
2015–1678 days209 days
2016–1773 days196 days
2017–1874 days191 days
2018–1973 days211 days
2019–2082 days243 days
2020–21118 days269 days
2021–22107 days250 days
2022–23105 days254 days
2023–2499 days238 days
2024–2592 days224 days

All of Australia: Ophthalmology

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.

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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/