Keyhole joint surgery in Western Australia
Keyhole joint 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: 20.
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
- 75 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 78 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 5.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 7.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 1,045 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 8,779 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel Health Campus | 27 daysRank 6th of 150 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 80 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 29 daysRank 8th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 52 daysRank 33rd of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 56 daysRank 41st of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 57 daysRank 43rd of 150 nationally | 0.6%Rank 18th of 80 nationally | 175 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 60 daysRank 50th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 66 daysRank 57th of 150 nationally | 4.1%Rank 41st of 80 nationally | 74 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 66 daysRank 57th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 70 daysRank 63rd of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 73 daysRank 66th of 150 nationally | 0.9%Rank 20th of 80 nationally | 116 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 76 daysRank 69th of 150 nationally | 10.8%Rank 58th of 80 nationally | 93 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 92 daysRank 87th of 150 nationally | 3.8%Rank 39th of 80 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 96 daysRank 91st of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 101 daysRank 94th of 150 nationally | 9.6%Rank 55th of 80 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 106 daysRank 97th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 106 daysRank 97th of 150 nationally | 4.3%Rank 42nd of 80 nationally | 70 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 106 daysRank 97th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 140 daysRank 119th of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 167 daysRank 122nd of 150 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 193 daysRank 127th of 150 nationally | 25.0%Rank 76th of 80 nationally | 72 surgeries |
| Derby 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 |
| Fiona Stanley 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 |
| 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 |
| Kununurra 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 |
| Merredin 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 |
| Narrogin 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 |
| Northam 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 Western Australia.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 68 days | 47 days |
| 2017–18 | 72 days | 60 days |
| 2018–19 | 75 days | 66 days |
| 2019–20 | 76 days | 59 days |
| 2020–21 | 89 days | 70 days |
| 2021–22 | 85 days | 75 days |
| 2022–23 | 86 days | 82 days |
| 2023–24 | 78 days | 74 days |
| 2024–25 | 78 days | 75 days |
All of Australia: Keyhole joint 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 intended procedure, 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-procedure/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/