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Unhealed fracture repair

Unhealed fracture repair waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 47.

The source publishes this surgery as "Fracture non-union - treatment of".

National figures

These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.

Median wait, Australia
5 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
0.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
3,596 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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Unhealed fracture repair: state and territory figures2024–25, released 19 August 2026
State or territoryMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
New South Wales2 days0.6%1,394 surgeries
Victoria4 days0.2%404 surgeries
Western Australia7 days0.8%607 surgeries
Queensland8 days0.6%1,073 surgeries
Northern Territorynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure95 surgeries
South Australianot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 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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Unhealed fracture repair: public hospitals2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Concord Repatriation Hospital1 dayRank 1st of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally184 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital1 dayRank 1st of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally54 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]1 dayRank 1st of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally193 surgeries
Geraldton Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure38 surgeries
Nepean Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally122 surgeries
Palmerston Regional Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure25 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally60 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital2 daysRank 4th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure44 surgeries
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West]3 daysRank 10th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally163 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital3 daysRank 10th of 47 nationally0.4%Rank 14th of 18 nationally236 surgeries
Royal Darwin Hospital3 daysRank 10th of 47 nationally1.6%Rank 18th of 18 nationally63 surgeries
Sunshine Hospital3 daysRank 10th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital3 daysRank 10th of 47 nationally0.9%Rank 15th of 18 nationally215 surgeries
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]4 daysRank 15th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally113 surgeries
Bowral Hospital5 daysRank 16th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Northern Beaches Hospital5 daysRank 16th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service5 daysRank 16th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Belmont Hospital6 daysRank 19th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital6 daysRank 19th of 47 nationally1.2%Rank 16th of 18 nationally86 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital6 daysRank 19th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital6 daysRank 19th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally60 surgeries
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure46 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally155 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationally1.2%Rank 16th of 18 nationally85 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationally0.2%Rank 13th of 18 nationally459 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure14 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital7 daysRank 23rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service8 daysRank 29th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital8 daysRank 29th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure17 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital8 daysRank 29th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally275 surgeries
Redland Hospital8 daysRank 29th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure47 surgeries
Bentley Health Service9 daysRank 33rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)9 daysRank 33rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital9 daysRank 33rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Robina Hospital9 daysRank 33rd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure24 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital10 daysRank 37th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally125 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital11 daysRank 38th of 47 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 18 nationally99 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital14 daysRank 39th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure28 surgeries
Gosford Hospital15 daysRank 40th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital15 daysRank 40th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Cairns Hospital18 daysRank 42nd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure24 surgeries
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus]18 daysRank 42nd of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure34 surgeries
Box Hill Hospital28 daysRank 44th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital29 daysRank 45th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Royal Adelaide Hospital56 daysRank 46th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Perth Children's Hospital105 daysRank 47th of 47 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Albany Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure5 surgeries
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Alice Springs Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Armidale Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Auburn Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Blacktown Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Broken Hill Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Bunbury Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Bundaberg Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Canterbury Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Coffs Harbour Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Dandenong Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Dubbo Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Fairfield Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Flinders Medical Centrenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Frankston Public Surgical Centrenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Gladstone Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Goulburn Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Grafton Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Hawkesbury Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Kalgoorlie Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Lithgow Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Logan Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Mackay Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Maitland Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries
Manning Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Maroondah Hospital [East Ringwood]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Mount Druitt Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Nambour General Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Northeast Health Wangarattanot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Orange Health Servicenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Osborne Park Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure7 surgeries
Peel Health Campusnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Port Macquarie Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Redcliffe Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Rockhampton Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Rockingham General Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedicsnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
Shoalhaven Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
South East Regional Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
St John of God Midland Public Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Sutherland Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Alfrednot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Children's Hospital at Westmeadnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure9 surgeries
The Queen Elizabeth Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
The Tweed Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul]not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Westmead Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure6 surgeries
Williamstown Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Wyong Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

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.

Unhealed fracture repair: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
024682016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • Australia
  • Queensland
  • Western Australia
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Unhealed fracture repair: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueenslandWestern Australia
2016–174 days5 days3 days
2017–185 days6 days3 days
2018–194 days6 days3 days
2019–203 days7 days3 days
2020–214 days7 days3 days
2021–224 days7 days3 days
2022–234 days7 days4 days
2023–245 days8 days8 days
2024–255 days8 days7 days
Unhealed fracture repair: median wait by financial year2018–19 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0122018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • New South Wales
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Unhealed fracture repair: median wait by financial year2018–19 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearNew South Wales
2018–192 days
2019–202 days
2020–212 days
2021–222 days
2022–232 days
2023–242 days
2024–252 days

Hospitals near a place

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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/