Knee replacement in South Australia
Knee replacement 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: 17.
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
- 147 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 255 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 14.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 23.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 1,322 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 17,987 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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Coast District Hospital | 34 daysRank 2nd of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 36 daysRank 3rd of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 39 daysRank 4th of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 19 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 71 daysRank 8th of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 88 daysRank 15th of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 98 daysRank 18th of 128 nationally | 1.7%Rank 17th of 110 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 99 daysRank 19th of 128 nationally | 14.6%Rank 45th of 110 nationally | 288 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 110 daysRank 21st of 128 nationally | 22.9%Rank 62nd of 110 nationally | 109 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 114 daysRank 23rd of 128 nationally | 14.8%Rank 47th of 110 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 130 daysRank 28th of 128 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 180 daysRank 45th of 128 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally | 72 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 183 daysRank 48th of 128 nationally | 25.0%Rank 64th of 110 nationally | 92 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 190 daysRank 50th of 128 nationally | 18.5%Rank 55th of 110 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 233 daysRank 60th of 128 nationally | 2.8%Rank 20th of 110 nationally | 72 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 290 daysRank 71st of 128 nationally | 34.7%Rank 76th of 110 nationally | 101 surgeries |
| Naracoorte Health Service | 292 daysRank 73rd of 128 nationally | 27.1%Rank 66th of 110 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 330 daysRank 88th of 128 nationally | 10.7%Rank 34th of 110 nationally | 206 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 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 |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 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 South Australia.
- Australia
- South Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 184 days | 173 days |
| 2012–13 | 196 days | 153 days |
| 2013–14 | 194 days | 161 days |
| 2014–15 | 191 days | 212 days |
| 2015–16 | 188 days | 222 days |
| 2016–17 | 195 days | 254 days |
| 2017–18 | 198 days | 273 days |
| 2018–19 | 209 days | 244 days |
| 2019–20 | 223 days | 189 days |
| 2020–21 | 308 days | 318 days |
| 2021–22 | 293 days | 307 days |
| 2022–23 | 308 days | 230 days |
| 2023–24 | 265 days | 167 days |
| 2024–25 | 255 days | 147 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.
Before you use these figures
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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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/