Cataract surgery in Victoria
Cataract surgery in Victoria: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Victoria that published a median wait in 2024–25: 21.
Figures for Victoria
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Victoria
- 68 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Victoria
- 4.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 11.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Victoria
- 21,008 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 87,841 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Victoria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 1 dayRank 1st of 132 nationally | 8.6%Rank 78th of 119 nationally | 934 surgeries |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 3 daysRank 2nd of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 131 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 21 daysRank 8th of 132 nationally | 15.3%Rank 89th of 119 nationally | 111 surgeries |
| Bass Coast Health | 27 daysRank 11th of 132 nationally | 0.3%Rank 28th of 119 nationally | 594 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 27 daysRank 11th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 29 daysRank 14th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 1,750 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 36 daysRank 16th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 1,648 surgeries |
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital | 48 daysRank 23rd of 132 nationally | 5.2%Rank 67th of 119 nationally | 5,067 surgeries |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 64 daysRank 31st of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 748 surgeries |
| Yarra Ranges Health | 87 daysRank 48th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 1,284 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 88 daysRank 49th of 132 nationally | 0.2%Rank 22nd of 119 nationally | 471 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 88 daysRank 49th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Broadmeadows Health Service | 92 daysRank 56th of 132 nationally | 0.3%Rank 28th of 119 nationally | 1,908 surgeries |
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 97 daysRank 59th of 132 nationally | 4.9%Rank 65th of 119 nationally | 494 surgeries |
| Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre | 100 daysRank 61st of 132 nationally | 0.1%Rank 21st of 119 nationally | 2,775 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 134 daysRank 71st of 132 nationally | 1.3%Rank 43rd of 119 nationally | 750 surgeries |
| Sunbury Day Hospital | 174 daysRank 81st of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 726 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 211 daysRank 96th of 132 nationally | 6.2%Rank 70th of 119 nationally | 195 surgeries |
| The Bendigo Hospital | 234 daysRank 104th of 132 nationally | 16.5%Rank 91st of 119 nationally | 327 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 338 daysRank 122nd of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 365 daysRank 130th of 132 nationally | 49.8%Rank 117th of 119 nationally | 996 surgeries |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 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 |
| Sandringham 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 |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 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 Victoria.
- Australia
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Australia | Victoria |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 89 days | 61 days |
| 2012–13 | 89 days | 52 days |
| 2013–14 | 79 days | 41 days |
| 2014–15 | 83 days | 35 days |
| 2015–16 | 93 days | 56 days |
| 2016–17 | 85 days | 41 days |
| 2017–18 | 87 days | 40 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 36 days |
| 2019–20 | 98 days | 49 days |
| 2020–21 | 172 days | 79 days |
| 2021–22 | 158 days | 84 days |
| 2022–23 | 133 days | 77 days |
| 2023–24 | 119 days | 89 days |
| 2024–25 | 106 days | 68 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.
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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/