Brain surgery through the skull (craniotomy)
Brain surgery through the skull (craniotomy) waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 25.
The source publishes this surgery as "Craniotomy".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 20 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 0.9%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 1,392 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New South Wales | 15 days | 1.0% | 485 surgeries |
| Victoria | 20 days | 0.8% | 723 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory | 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 |
| Northern Territory | 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 |
| Queensland | 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 | 70 surgeries |
| South Australia | 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 | 95 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 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 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Children's Hospital | 2 daysRank 1st of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 8 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 8 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 8 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 8 daysRank 2nd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 40 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 10 daysRank 6th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 12 daysRank 7th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 10 nationally | 76 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 14 daysRank 8th of 25 nationally | 1.1%Rank 8th of 10 nationally | 92 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 16 daysRank 9th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 10 nationally | 86 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 16 daysRank 9th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 17 daysRank 11th of 25 nationally | 0.7%Rank 6th of 10 nationally | 138 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 18 daysRank 12th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 10 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 20 daysRank 13th of 25 nationally | 1.0%Rank 7th of 10 nationally | 203 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 20 daysRank 13th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 22 daysRank 15th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 10 nationally | 90 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 22 daysRank 15th of 25 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 10 nationally | 205 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 24 daysRank 17th of 25 nationally | 1.8%Rank 10th of 10 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 29 daysRank 18th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 34 daysRank 19th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 36 daysRank 20th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 46 daysRank 21st of 25 nationally | 1.5%Rank 9th of 10 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 54 daysRank 22nd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 57 daysRank 23rd of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 86 daysRank 24th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 126 daysRank 25th of 25 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Dandenong 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 |
| Flinders Medical 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 |
| Mater Adult 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 |
| Mount Druitt 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 |
| Perth 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin 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 |
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 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 |
| The Canberra 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 |
| The Prince Charles 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 | 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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Victoria
- No figure published for this year. The table gives the reason.
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | South Australia | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 14 days | 13 days | 13 days | 18 days |
| 2017–18 | 17 days | 13 days | 26 days | 21 days |
| 2018–19 | 19 days | 14 days | 14 days | 26 days |
| 2019–20 | 14 days | 11 days | 19 days | 17 days |
| 2020–21 | 15 days | 13 days | 14 days | 16 days |
| 2021–22 | 14 days | 13 days | 18 days | 15 days |
| 2022–23 | 18 days | 13 days | 13 days | 20 days |
| 2023–24 | 22 days | 16 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 days |
| 2024–25 | 20 days | 15 days | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 20 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/