Cataract surgery in Western Australia
Cataract surgery in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 20.
Figures for Western Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Western Australia
- 82 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 106 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 5.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 11.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 12,672 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 87,841 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 23 daysRank 10th of 132 nationally | 1.6%Rank 47th of 119 nationally | 1,308 surgeries |
| Northam Hospital | 27 daysRank 11th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 179 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 35 daysRank 15th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 36 daysRank 16th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 39 daysRank 19th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 48 daysRank 23rd of 132 nationally | 3.6%Rank 59th of 119 nationally | 1,515 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 71 daysRank 36th of 132 nationally | 0.5%Rank 30th of 119 nationally | 2,096 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 73 daysRank 38th of 132 nationally | 0.7%Rank 34th of 119 nationally | 1,896 surgeries |
| Derby Hospital | 82 daysRank 42nd of 132 nationally | 2.4%Rank 52nd of 119 nationally | 84 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 84 daysRank 45th of 132 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 119 nationally | 289 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 89 daysRank 52nd of 132 nationally | 6.7%Rank 72nd of 119 nationally | 1,157 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 93 daysRank 57th of 132 nationally | 2.2%Rank 50th of 119 nationally | 601 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 105 daysRank 63rd of 132 nationally | 2.0%Rank 49th of 119 nationally | 653 surgeries |
| Narrogin Hospital | 105 daysRank 63rd of 132 nationally | 0.8%Rank 36th of 119 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 181 daysRank 83rd of 132 nationally | 26.1%Rank 106th of 119 nationally | 1,262 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 208 daysRank 94th of 132 nationally | 1.1%Rank 40th of 119 nationally | 282 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 235 daysRank 105th of 132 nationally | 7.0%Rank 73rd of 119 nationally | 659 surgeries |
| Kununurra Hospital | 258 daysRank 107th of 132 nationally | 8.3%Rank 77th of 119 nationally | 72 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 269 daysRank 109th of 132 nationally | 24.0%Rank 103rd of 119 nationally | 146 surgeries |
| Katanning Hospital | 363 daysRank 129th of 132 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Osborne Park 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 |
| Sir Charles Gairdner 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 | 9 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.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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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
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/