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Cataract surgery in New South Wales

Cataract surgery in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 47.

Figures for New South Wales

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, New South Wales
268 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
22.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
11.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
32,695 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
87,841 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in New South Wales

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 in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Concord Repatriation Hospital36 daysRank 16th of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally705 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital44 daysRank 20th of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally641 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead44 daysRank 20th of 132 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Muswellbrook Hospital62 daysRank 30th of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally261 surgeries
Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital67 daysRank 33rd of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally864 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital77 daysRank 40th of 132 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Port Macquarie Base Hospital82 daysRank 42nd of 132 nationally4.6%Rank 64th of 119 nationally175 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital90 daysRank 53rd of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally59 surgeries
Wyong Hospital93 daysRank 57th of 132 nationally1.3%Rank 43rd of 119 nationally1,888 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital106 daysRank 65th of 132 nationally28.4%Rank 110th of 119 nationally1,174 surgeries
Belmont Hospital111 daysRank 66th of 132 nationally10.8%Rank 82nd of 119 nationally213 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital134 daysRank 71st of 132 nationally26.2%Rank 107th of 119 nationally84 surgeries
Mudgee Health Service138 daysRank 73rd of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally212 surgeries
Murwillumbah District Hospital138 daysRank 73rd of 132 nationally11.8%Rank 83rd of 119 nationally642 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospital169 daysRank 78th of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally344 surgeries
Manning Hospital169 daysRank 78th of 132 nationally18.2%Rank 95th of 119 nationally66 surgeries
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes182 daysRank 84th of 132 nationally2.7%Rank 54th of 119 nationally262 surgeries
Gosford Hospital183 daysRank 86th of 132 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital200 daysRank 90th of 132 nationally6.1%Rank 69th of 119 nationally247 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital201 daysRank 91st of 132 nationally6.6%Rank 71st of 119 nationally572 surgeries
Bowral Hospital204 daysRank 92nd of 132 nationally3.9%Rank 61st of 119 nationally489 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital204 daysRank 92nd of 132 nationally35.4%Rank 111th of 119 nationally616 surgeries
Kempsey District Hospital208 daysRank 94th of 132 nationally0.6%Rank 32nd of 119 nationally781 surgeries
Moree Hospital217 daysRank 98th of 132 nationally10.6%Rank 81st of 119 nationally132 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospital222 daysRank 99th of 132 nationally14.2%Rank 87th of 119 nationally232 surgeries
Lithgow Hospital231 daysRank 102nd of 132 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally300 surgeries
Batemans Bay Hospital233 daysRank 103rd of 132 nationally15.4%Rank 90th of 119 nationally344 surgeries
Bourke Multi Purpose Service238 daysRank 106th of 132 nationally3.9%Rank 61st of 119 nationally155 surgeries
Armidale Hospital269 daysRank 109th of 132 nationally9.8%Rank 80th of 119 nationally326 surgeries
Auburn Hospital280 daysRank 111th of 132 nationally26.2%Rank 107th of 119 nationally466 surgeries
Blue Mountains Hospital281 daysRank 112th of 132 nationally3.0%Rank 55th of 119 nationally539 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital307 daysRank 113th of 132 nationally17.4%Rank 93rd of 119 nationally737 surgeries
Inverell Hospital313 daysRank 114th of 132 nationally13.1%Rank 86th of 119 nationally252 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospital317 daysRank 115th of 132 nationally17.1%Rank 92nd of 119 nationally1,019 surgeries
Shellharbour Hospital319 daysRank 116th of 132 nationally22.5%Rank 101st of 119 nationally2,596 surgeries
Kurri Kurri Hospital327 daysRank 117th of 132 nationally25.5%Rank 105th of 119 nationally2,294 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital330 daysRank 118th of 132 nationally0.2%Rank 22nd of 119 nationally425 surgeries
South East Regional Hospital330 daysRank 118th of 132 nationally1.2%Rank 42nd of 119 nationally343 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital331 daysRank 120th of 132 nationally14.8%Rank 88th of 119 nationally1,051 surgeries
Orange Health Service335 daysRank 121st of 132 nationally13.0%Rank 85th of 119 nationally586 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital338 daysRank 122nd of 132 nationally27.8%Rank 109th of 119 nationally687 surgeries
Cowra Health Service339 daysRank 124th of 132 nationally23.0%Rank 102nd of 119 nationally187 surgeries
Westmead Hospital351 daysRank 125th of 132 nationally44.6%Rank 116th of 119 nationally1,774 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital353 daysRank 126th of 132 nationally41.1%Rank 115th of 119 nationally4,574 surgeries
Grafton Base Hospital354 daysRank 127th of 132 nationally40.8%Rank 114th of 119 nationally764 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital354 daysRank 127th of 132 nationally39.8%Rank 112th of 119 nationally1,118 surgeries
Macksville District Hospital366 daysRank 131st of 132 nationally50.1%Rank 118th of 119 nationally1,443 surgeries
John Hunter Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Nepean Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Sydney Children's Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

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.

Cataract surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01002003002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
  • Australia
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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

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.

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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/