Cataract surgery near the Perth CBD
Cataract surgery near the Perth CBD: planned surgery waiting times. Hospitals listed here with a median wait in 2024–25: 4.
This page lists public hospitals of the East Metropolitan Health Service (WA) network within 25 kilometres of Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus.
It also lists public hospitals outside that network within 25 kilometres of one of them.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 11.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 87,841 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals near the Perth CBD
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 | 23 daysRank 10th of 132 nationally | 1.6%Rank 47th of 119 nationally | 1,308 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 71 daysRank 36th of 132 nationally | 0.5%Rank 30th of 119 nationally | 2,096 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 93 daysRank 57th of 132 nationally | 2.2%Rank 50th of 119 nationally | 601 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 181 daysRank 83rd of 132 nationally | 26.1%Rank 106th of 119 nationally | 1,262 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, where these hospitals are.
- Australia
- Western Australia
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 89 days | 38 days |
| 2012–13 | 89 days | 45 days |
| 2013–14 | 79 days | 43 days |
| 2014–15 | 83 days | 41 days |
| 2015–16 | 93 days | 37 days |
| 2016–17 | 85 days | 51 days |
| 2017–18 | 87 days | 63 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 61 days |
| 2019–20 | 98 days | 59 days |
| 2020–21 | 172 days | 77 days |
| 2021–22 | 158 days | 108 days |
| 2022–23 | 133 days | 117 days |
| 2023–24 | 119 days | 98 days |
| 2024–25 | 106 days | 82 days |
All of Australia: Cataract surgery
Cataract surgery in Western Australia
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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
In an emergency, call 000.
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/