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Cataract surgery near Randwick

Cataract surgery near Randwick: planned surgery waiting times. Hospitals listed here with a median wait in 2024–25: 5.

This page lists public hospitals of the South Eastern Sydney network within 25 kilometres of Prince of Wales Hospital.

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 Randwick

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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Cataract surgery: public hospitals near Randwick2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital44 daysRank 20th of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally641 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital134 daysRank 71st of 132 nationally26.2%Rank 107th of 119 nationally84 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital200 daysRank 90th of 132 nationally6.1%Rank 69th of 119 nationally247 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital353 daysRank 126th of 132 nationally41.1%Rank 115th of 119 nationally4,574 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital354 daysRank 127th of 132 nationally39.8%Rank 112th of 119 nationally1,118 surgeries

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, where these hospitals are.

Cataract surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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  • Australia
  • New South Wales
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Cataract surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2011–1289 days233 days
2012–1389 days238 days
2013–1479 days218 days
2014–1583 days221 days
2015–1693 days240 days
2016–1785 days224 days
2017–1887 days223 days
2018–1984 days245 days
2019–2098 days286 days
2020–21172 days290 days
2021–22158 days278 days
2022–23133 days282 days
2023–24119 days262 days
2024–25106 days268 days

All of Australia: Cataract surgery

Cataract surgery in New South Wales

Nearby places

The same surgery near other places in New South Wales.

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.

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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/