Ophthalmology in Western Australia
Ophthalmology 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: 23.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
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
- 66 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 5.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 19,073 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 117,596 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 24 daysRank 9th of 141 nationally | 1.8%Rank 49th of 135 nationally | 1,628 surgeries |
| Northam Hospital | 27 daysRank 11th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 204 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 29 daysRank 13th of 141 nationally | 2.5%Rank 52nd of 135 nationally | 749 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 35 daysRank 15th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 106 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 41 daysRank 19th of 141 nationally | 6.7%Rank 78th of 135 nationally | 1,079 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 43 daysRank 21st of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 45 daysRank 22nd of 141 nationally | 3.1%Rank 55th of 135 nationally | 1,830 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 46 daysRank 23rd of 141 nationally | 1.1%Rank 40th of 135 nationally | 1,442 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 58 daysRank 29th of 141 nationally | 4.2%Rank 64th of 135 nationally | 1,554 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 71 daysRank 41st of 141 nationally | 0.5%Rank 26th of 135 nationally | 2,311 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 76 daysRank 45th of 141 nationally | 1.7%Rank 48th of 135 nationally | 412 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 78 daysRank 47th of 141 nationally | 0.8%Rank 31st of 135 nationally | 2,075 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 79 daysRank 50th of 141 nationally | 4.8%Rank 67th of 135 nationally | 1,124 surgeries |
| Derby Hospital | 82 daysRank 53rd of 141 nationally | 2.1%Rank 50th of 135 nationally | 94 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 82 daysRank 53rd of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 323 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 92 daysRank 62nd of 141 nationally | 7.1%Rank 84th of 135 nationally | 1,192 surgeries |
| Narrogin Hospital | 101 daysRank 72nd of 141 nationally | 0.8%Rank 31st of 135 nationally | 127 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 163 daysRank 91st of 141 nationally | 24.6%Rank 121st of 135 nationally | 1,850 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 182 daysRank 96th of 141 nationally | 4.1%Rank 63rd of 135 nationally | 98 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 215 daysRank 110th of 141 nationally | 1.0%Rank 38th of 135 nationally | 306 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 222 daysRank 111th of 141 nationally | 19.4%Rank 113th of 135 nationally | 206 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 254 daysRank 120th of 141 nationally | 6.5%Rank 77th of 135 nationally | 92 surgeries |
| Katanning Hospital | 356 daysRank 139th of 141 nationally | 32.0%Rank 127th of 135 nationally | 50 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 | 71 days | 36 days |
| 2012–13 | 75 days | 43 days |
| 2013–14 | 69 days | 42 days |
| 2014–15 | 70 days | 40 days |
| 2015–16 | 78 days | 37 days |
| 2016–17 | 73 days | 47 days |
| 2017–18 | 74 days | 50 days |
| 2018–19 | 73 days | 51 days |
| 2019–20 | 82 days | 55 days |
| 2020–21 | 118 days | 68 days |
| 2021–22 | 107 days | 75 days |
| 2022–23 | 105 days | 90 days |
| 2023–24 | 99 days | 75 days |
| 2024–25 | 92 days | 66 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.
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/