Inguinal hernia repair in Western Australia
Inguinal hernia repair 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: 21.
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
- 79 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 73 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 3.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 5.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 1,576 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 16,694 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Children's Hospital | 22 daysRank 13th of 186 nationally | 2.7%Rank 62nd of 123 nationally | 73 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 26 daysRank 15th of 186 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 149 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 36 daysRank 29th of 186 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 49 daysRank 44th of 186 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 157 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 54 daysRank 51st of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Narrogin Hospital | 54 daysRank 51st of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 72 daysRank 82nd of 186 nationally | 1.6%Rank 50th of 123 nationally | 64 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 74 daysRank 85th of 186 nationally | 3.7%Rank 73rd of 123 nationally | 81 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 76 daysRank 88th of 186 nationally | 3.9%Rank 75th of 123 nationally | 77 surgeries |
| Northam Hospital | 85 daysRank 105th of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 89 daysRank 112th of 186 nationally | 1.6%Rank 50th of 123 nationally | 129 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 97 daysRank 126th of 186 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 99 daysRank 130th of 186 nationally | 3.4%Rank 70th of 123 nationally | 117 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 101 daysRank 132nd of 186 nationally | 7.6%Rank 91st of 123 nationally | 66 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 103 daysRank 135th of 186 nationally | 3.2%Rank 64th of 123 nationally | 93 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 111 daysRank 141st of 186 nationally | 2.5%Rank 60th of 123 nationally | 119 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 113 daysRank 142nd of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 140 daysRank 150th of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 166 daysRank 156th of 186 nationally | 13.4%Rank 102nd of 123 nationally | 82 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 189 daysRank 162nd of 186 nationally | 18.0%Rank 108th of 123 nationally | 61 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 219 daysRank 167th of 186 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Bridgetown 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 |
| Derby 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 |
| Hedland Health Campus | 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Karratha Health Campus | 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 |
| Katanning 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 |
| Kununurra 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 |
| Warren 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 Western Australia.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 57 days | 29 days |
| 2012–13 | 60 days | 34 days |
| 2013–14 | 56 days | 34 days |
| 2014–15 | 51 days | 35 days |
| 2015–16 | 52 days | 35 days |
| 2016–17 | 52 days | 39 days |
| 2017–18 | 56 days | 49 days |
| 2018–19 | 59 days | 50 days |
| 2019–20 | 67 days | 56 days |
| 2020–21 | 76 days | 65 days |
| 2021–22 | 77 days | 68 days |
| 2022–23 | 82 days | 78 days |
| 2023–24 | 70 days | 61 days |
| 2024–25 | 73 days | 79 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.
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/