Paediatric surgery
Paediatric surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 48.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 46 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 5.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 10,504 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmania | 28 days | 0.3% | 347 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 42 days | 6.2% | 4,307 surgeries |
| Victoria | 45 days | 5.0% | 2,864 surgeries |
| South Australia | 50 days | 6.6% | 874 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 51 days | 2.8% | 1,546 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory | 77 days | 1.1% | 566 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 8 daysRank 1st of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 105 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 8 daysRank 1st of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 9 daysRank 3rd of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 19 daysRank 4th of 48 nationally | 0.5%Rank 16th of 32 nationally | 777 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 21 daysRank 5th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 337 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 21 daysRank 5th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Griffith Base Hospital | 23 daysRank 7th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 23 daysRank 7th of 48 nationally | 2.7%Rank 20th of 32 nationally | 1,619 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 24 daysRank 9th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 434 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 28 daysRank 10th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 28 daysRank 10th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 69 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 28 daysRank 10th of 48 nationally | 0.3%Rank 15th of 32 nationally | 346 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 28 daysRank 10th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 29 daysRank 14th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 33 daysRank 15th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Casey Hospital | 34 daysRank 16th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 200 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 36 daysRank 17th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 42 daysRank 18th of 48 nationally | 4.6%Rank 22nd of 32 nationally | 153 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 42 daysRank 18th of 48 nationally | 0.7%Rank 17th of 32 nationally | 139 surgeries |
| Grafton Base Hospital | 43 daysRank 20th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 47 daysRank 21st of 48 nationally | 0.7%Rank 17th of 32 nationally | 148 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 48 daysRank 22nd of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 272 surgeries |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 49 daysRank 23rd of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 51 daysRank 24th of 48 nationally | 3.4%Rank 21st of 32 nationally | 1,237 surgeries |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | 53 daysRank 25th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 53 daysRank 25th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 53 daysRank 25th of 48 nationally | 7.1%Rank 24th of 32 nationally | 721 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 66 daysRank 28th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Bathurst Base Hospital | 67 daysRank 29th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | 68 daysRank 30th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 53 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 75 daysRank 31st of 48 nationally | 15.5%Rank 28th of 32 nationally | 465 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 77 daysRank 32nd of 48 nationally | 1.1%Rank 19th of 32 nationally | 566 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 80 daysRank 33rd of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Canterbury Hospital | 81 daysRank 34th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Manning Hospital | 81 daysRank 34th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 83 daysRank 36th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 87 daysRank 37th of 48 nationally | 17.3%Rank 29th of 32 nationally | 104 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 90 daysRank 38th of 48 nationally | 11.1%Rank 27th of 32 nationally | 1,210 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 91 daysRank 39th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 106 daysRank 40th of 48 nationally | 9.4%Rank 25th of 32 nationally | 64 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 116 daysRank 41st of 48 nationally | 6.9%Rank 23rd of 32 nationally | 87 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 126 daysRank 42nd of 48 nationally | 28.0%Rank 31st of 32 nationally | 82 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 128 daysRank 43rd of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 154 daysRank 44th of 48 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 32 nationally | 66 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 155 daysRank 45th of 48 nationally | 9.6%Rank 26th of 32 nationally | 115 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 157 daysRank 46th of 48 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Campbelltown Hospital | 311 daysRank 47th of 48 nationally | 26.1%Rank 30th of 32 nationally | 238 surgeries |
| Maitland Hospital | 313 daysRank 48th of 48 nationally | 35.1%Rank 32nd of 32 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Armidale 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Ballina District 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Belmont 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Blue Mountains 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Bowral 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Broken Hill 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Casino and District Memorial 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Coffs Harbour 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Cowra Health Service | 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Deniliquin 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Fairfield 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Goulburn Base 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 |
| Hawkesbury 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Lachlan Health Service - Forbes | 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Launceston General 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Lithgow 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Moree 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Mount Druitt 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Mudgee Health Service | 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Muswellbrook 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 |
| Narrabri 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Port Macquarie Base 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Royal Hospital for Women | 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Shellharbour 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Shoalhaven 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 | not published: too few patients |
| South East Regional 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 | not published: too few patients |
| The Bendigo 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Young 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 | not published: too few patients |
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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 42 days | 46 days |
| 2017–18 | 42 days | 55 days |
| 2018–19 | 42 days | 65 days |
| 2019–20 | 45 days | 53 days |
| 2020–21 | 58 days | 70 days |
| 2021–22 | 43 days | 65 days |
| 2022–23 | 57 days | 84 days |
| 2023–24 | 50 days | 51 days |
| 2024–25 | 46 days | 51 days |
- New South Wales
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| Financial year | New South Wales |
|---|---|
| 2017–18 | 37 days |
| 2018–19 | 34 days |
| 2019–20 | 37 days |
| 2020–21 | 49 days |
| 2021–22 | 28 days |
| 2022–23 | 46 days |
| 2023–24 | 48 days |
| 2024–25 | 42 days |
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Victoria |
|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 48 days |
| 2022–23 | 78 days |
| 2023–24 | 54 days |
| 2024–25 | 45 days |
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/