Heart bypass surgery
Heart bypass surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 23.
The source publishes this surgery as "Coronary artery bypass grafting".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 19 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 2,719 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queensland | 11 days | 0.0% | 544 surgeries |
| Victoria | 18 days | 0.1% | 695 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 19 days | 0.0% | 923 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 22 days | 0.4% | 230 surgeries |
| South Australia | 28 days | 0.0% | 237 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 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 | 90 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wollongong Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 172 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 5 daysRank 2nd of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 158 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 7 daysRank 3rd of 23 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 9 daysRank 4th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 257 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 9 daysRank 4th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 131 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 11 daysRank 6th of 23 nationally | 1.1%Rank 21st of 21 nationally | 92 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 11 daysRank 6th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 101 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 13 daysRank 8th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 80 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 15 daysRank 9th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 76 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 16 daysRank 10th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 94 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 19 daysRank 11th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 85 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 19 daysRank 11th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 141 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 20 daysRank 13th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 83 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 21 daysRank 14th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 161 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 31 daysRank 15th of 23 nationally | 0.7%Rank 20th of 21 nationally | 136 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 34 daysRank 16th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 157 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 35 daysRank 17th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 94 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 36 daysRank 18th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 193 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 41 daysRank 19th of 23 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 47 daysRank 20th of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 96 surgeries |
| Victorian Heart Hospital | 53 daysRank 21st of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 122 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 59 daysRank 22nd of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 74 daysRank 23rd of 23 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 21 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Grafton Base 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 |
| Lismore Base 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 |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 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 |
| Royal North Shore 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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 16 days | 23 days | 8 days | 18 days |
| 2012–13 | 16 days | 28 days | 8 days | 20 days |
| 2013–14 | 18 days | 25 days | 10 days | 21 days |
| 2014–15 | 14 days | 27 days | 8 days | 18 days |
| 2015–16 | 13 days | 27 days | 7 days | 19 days |
| 2016–17 | 13 days | 27 days | 6 days | 16 days |
| 2017–18 | 17 days | 32 days | 7 days | 19 days |
| 2018–19 | 17 days | 34 days | 8 days | 19 days |
| 2019–20 | 18 days | 25 days | 10 days | 24 days |
| 2020–21 | 18 days | 26 days | 11 days | 21 days |
| 2021–22 | 19 days | 18 days | 13 days | 22 days |
| 2022–23 | 19 days | 17 days | 14 days | 20 days |
| 2023–24 | 19 days | 18 days | 15 days | 17 days |
| 2024–25 | 19 days | 19 days | 11 days | 18 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
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
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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/