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Knee replacement in New South Wales

Knee replacement in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 43.

Figures for New South Wales

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

Median wait, New South Wales
340 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
255 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
31.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
23.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
7,172 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
17,987 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in New South Wales

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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Knee replacement: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital24 daysRank 1st of 128 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]76 daysRank 10th of 128 nationally5.5%Rank 25th of 110 nationally73 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics91 daysRank 16th of 128 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally188 surgeries
The Tweed Hospital97 daysRank 17th of 128 nationally2.2%Rank 19th of 110 nationally271 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital141 daysRank 33rd of 128 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Concord Repatriation Hospital181 daysRank 46th of 128 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally191 surgeries
Auburn Hospital240 daysRank 61st of 128 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
South East Regional Hospital258 daysRank 63rd of 128 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally164 surgeries
Wyong Hospital270 daysRank 64th of 128 nationally15.9%Rank 52nd of 110 nationally182 surgeries
Ryde Hospital274 daysRank 66th of 128 nationally6.0%Rank 27th of 110 nationally83 surgeries
Canterbury Hospital278 daysRank 68th of 128 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally151 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital300 daysRank 75th of 128 nationally19.6%Rank 58th of 110 nationally179 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital302 daysRank 76th of 128 nationally13.0%Rank 42nd of 110 nationally269 surgeries
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital316 daysRank 79th of 128 nationally11.1%Rank 37th of 110 nationally144 surgeries
Northern Beaches Hospital317 daysRank 80th of 128 nationally0.7%Rank 14th of 110 nationally136 surgeries
Orange Health Service317 daysRank 80th of 128 nationally14.6%Rank 45th of 110 nationally192 surgeries
Gosford Hospital323 daysRank 84th of 128 nationally34.4%Rank 74th of 110 nationally90 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital323 daysRank 84th of 128 nationally20.8%Rank 60th of 110 nationally144 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital326 daysRank 86th of 128 nationally15.6%Rank 49th of 110 nationally167 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospital332 daysRank 89th of 128 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally131 surgeries
Mount Druitt Hospital335 daysRank 90th of 128 nationally2.0%Rank 18th of 110 nationally199 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital337 daysRank 91st of 128 nationally28.0%Rank 68th of 110 nationally125 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital339 daysRank 94th of 128 nationally38.7%Rank 82nd of 110 nationally62 surgeries
Nepean Hospital341 daysRank 95th of 128 nationally33.2%Rank 72nd of 110 nationally286 surgeries
Grafton Base Hospital342 daysRank 96th of 128 nationally26.6%Rank 65th of 110 nationally158 surgeries
Westmead Hospital345 daysRank 98th of 128 nationally36.1%Rank 79th of 110 nationally72 surgeries
Armidale Hospital347 daysRank 99th of 128 nationally12.6%Rank 40th of 110 nationally95 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital347 daysRank 99th of 128 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure20 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital352 daysRank 102nd of 128 nationally35.9%Rank 78th of 110 nationally206 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital354 daysRank 104th of 128 nationally30.1%Rank 70th of 110 nationally342 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital358 daysRank 105th of 128 nationally39.2%Rank 83rd of 110 nationally166 surgeries
Fairfield Hospital359 daysRank 106th of 128 nationally40.2%Rank 87th of 110 nationally450 surgeries
Blacktown Hospital362 daysRank 109th of 128 nationally40.8%Rank 89th of 110 nationally169 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital365 daysRank 110th of 128 nationally49.1%Rank 95th of 110 nationally397 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital371 daysRank 113th of 128 nationally53.9%Rank 97th of 110 nationally245 surgeries
Shoalhaven Hospital376 daysRank 114th of 128 nationally54.4%Rank 99th of 110 nationally158 surgeries
Coffs Harbour Hospital380 daysRank 115th of 128 nationally54.8%Rank 100th of 110 nationally210 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospital386 daysRank 117th of 128 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Port Macquarie Base Hospital408 daysRank 120th of 128 nationally72.4%Rank 106th of 110 nationally228 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital412 daysRank 121st of 128 nationally72.8%Rank 107th of 110 nationally272 surgeries
Manning Hospital412 daysRank 121st of 128 nationally74.2%Rank 108th of 110 nationally190 surgeries
Maitland Hospital440 daysRank 124th of 128 nationally70.1%Rank 105th of 110 nationally211 surgeries
Bowral Hospital473 daysRank 126th of 128 nationally80.8%Rank 109th of 110 nationally78 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
St George Hospital NSWnot 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 New South Wales.

Knee replacement: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01002003004002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
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Knee replacement: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2011–12184 days303 days
2012–13196 days297 days
2013–14194 days290 days
2014–15191 days290 days
2015–16188 days290 days
2016–17195 days290 days
2017–18198 days281 days
2018–19209 days281 days
2019–20223 days296 days
2020–21308 days342 days
2021–22293 days337 days
2022–23308 days344 days
2023–24265 days321 days
2024–25255 days340 days

All of Australia: Knee replacement

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/