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Inguinal hernia repair in South Australia

Inguinal hernia repair in South Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in South Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 21.

Figures for South Australia

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, South Australia
74 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
73 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
4.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
5.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, South Australia
1,092 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
16,694 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in South 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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Inguinal hernia repair: public hospitals in South Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Women's and Children's Hospital14 daysRank 4th of 186 nationally5.5%Rank 84th of 123 nationally55 surgeries
Kangaroo Island Health Service15 daysRank 6th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Clare Hospital28 daysRank 17th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
South Coast District Hospital28 daysRank 17th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure40 surgeries
Naracoorte Health Service29 daysRank 20th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services32 daysRank 24th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Port Lincoln Health Service34 daysRank 26th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Angaston District Hospital35 daysRank 27th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure26 surgeries
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service41 daysRank 33rd of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure34 surgeries
Noarlunga Hospital44 daysRank 38th of 186 nationally3.3%Rank 68th of 123 nationally61 surgeries
Gawler Health Service48 daysRank 41st of 186 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally54 surgeries
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital49 daysRank 44th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure37 surgeries
Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service55 daysRank 53rd of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital55 daysRank 53rd of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Riverland General Hospital61 daysRank 64th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure46 surgeries
Flinders Medical Centre81 daysRank 98th of 186 nationally8.5%Rank 95th of 123 nationally142 surgeries
Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)83 daysRank 100th of 186 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Lyell McEwin Hospital100 daysRank 131st of 186 nationally7.7%Rank 92nd of 123 nationally91 surgeries
Modbury Hospital103 daysRank 135th of 186 nationally4.2%Rank 77th of 123 nationally96 surgeries
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital110 daysRank 140th of 186 nationally3.4%Rank 70th of 123 nationally118 surgeries
Royal Adelaide Hospital157 daysRank 154th of 186 nationally18.1%Rank 109th of 123 nationally94 surgeries
Ceduna District 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
Kapunda 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
Port Pirie Regional 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 figure9 surgeries
Whyalla Hospital and Health Servicesnot 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 South Australia.

Inguinal hernia repair: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
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Inguinal hernia repair: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaSouth Australia
2011–1257 days33 days
2012–1360 days29 days
2013–1456 days33 days
2014–1551 days32 days
2015–1652 days34 days
2016–1752 days38 days
2017–1856 days41 days
2018–1959 days43 days
2019–2067 days51 days
2020–2176 days58 days
2021–2277 days59 days
2022–2382 days65 days
2023–2470 days64 days
2024–2573 days74 days

All of Australia: Inguinal hernia repair

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.

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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/