Cataract surgery in South Australia
Cataract surgery in South Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in South Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 17.
Figures for South Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, South Australia
- 84 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 9.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 11.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 9,054 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 87,841 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceduna District Health Service | 6 daysRank 5th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 17 daysRank 6th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 274 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 17 daysRank 6th of 132 nationally | 5.8%Rank 68th of 119 nationally | 616 surgeries |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 21 daysRank 8th of 132 nationally | 21.6%Rank 99th of 119 nationally | 348 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 48 daysRank 23rd of 132 nationally | 0.8%Rank 36th of 119 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 48 daysRank 23rd of 132 nationally | 1.1%Rank 40th of 119 nationally | 1,884 surgeries |
| Angaston District Hospital | 51 daysRank 28th of 132 nationally | 1.3%Rank 43rd of 119 nationally | 236 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 61 daysRank 29th of 132 nationally | 0.2%Rank 22nd of 119 nationally | 957 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 83 daysRank 44th of 132 nationally | 21.4%Rank 98th of 119 nationally | 481 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 118 daysRank 68th of 132 nationally | 8.8%Rank 79th of 119 nationally | 1,017 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 119 daysRank 69th of 132 nationally | 1.0%Rank 39th of 119 nationally | 191 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 173 daysRank 80th of 132 nationally | 2.5%Rank 53rd of 119 nationally | 810 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 196 daysRank 88th of 132 nationally | 3.9%Rank 61st of 119 nationally | 279 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 199 daysRank 89th of 132 nationally | 18.0%Rank 94th of 119 nationally | 344 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 211 daysRank 96th of 132 nationally | 0.5%Rank 30th of 119 nationally | 565 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 229 daysRank 101st of 132 nationally | 19.4%Rank 96th of 119 nationally | 310 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 383 daysRank 132nd of 132 nationally | 53.6%Rank 119th of 119 nationally | 603 surgeries |
| Jamestown Hospital and 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 |
| Lyell McEwin 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 |
| Women's and Children's 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 |
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 South Australia.
- Australia
- South Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 89 days | 78 days |
| 2012–13 | 89 days | 82 days |
| 2013–14 | 79 days | 78 days |
| 2014–15 | 83 days | 99 days |
| 2015–16 | 93 days | 119 days |
| 2016–17 | 85 days | 93 days |
| 2017–18 | 87 days | 97 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 106 days |
| 2019–20 | 98 days | 107 days |
| 2020–21 | 172 days | 145 days |
| 2021–22 | 158 days | 120 days |
| 2022–23 | 133 days | 75 days |
| 2023–24 | 119 days | 76 days |
| 2024–25 | 106 days | 84 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.
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/