Knee replacement in Western Australia
Knee replacement 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: 13.
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
- 155 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 255 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 18.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 23.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 2,087 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 17,987 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peel Health Campus | 59 daysRank 6th of 128 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 110 nationally | 139 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 120 daysRank 24th of 128 nationally | 10.1%Rank 33rd of 110 nationally | 138 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 124 daysRank 25th of 128 nationally | 0.6%Rank 13th of 110 nationally | 333 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 131 daysRank 29th of 128 nationally | 1.5%Rank 16th of 110 nationally | 267 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 162 daysRank 38th of 128 nationally | 34.3%Rank 73rd of 110 nationally | 99 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 174 daysRank 42nd of 128 nationally | 8.1%Rank 32nd of 110 nationally | 271 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 174 daysRank 42nd of 128 nationally | 12.7%Rank 41st of 110 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 210 daysRank 54th of 128 nationally | 16.5%Rank 53rd of 110 nationally | 97 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 275 daysRank 67th of 128 nationally | 35.1%Rank 77th of 110 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 321 daysRank 83rd of 128 nationally | 36.9%Rank 80th of 110 nationally | 160 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 361 daysRank 108th of 128 nationally | 48.2%Rank 93rd of 110 nationally | 168 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 365 daysRank 110th of 128 nationally | 48.7%Rank 94th of 110 nationally | 76 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 388 daysRank 118th of 128 nationally | 56.0%Rank 101st of 110 nationally | 134 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 | 184 days | 119 days |
| 2012–13 | 196 days | 105 days |
| 2013–14 | 194 days | 83 days |
| 2014–15 | 191 days | 102 days |
| 2015–16 | 188 days | 94 days |
| 2016–17 | 195 days | 100 days |
| 2017–18 | 198 days | 120 days |
| 2018–19 | 209 days | 135 days |
| 2019–20 | 223 days | 126 days |
| 2020–21 | 308 days | 170 days |
| 2021–22 | 293 days | 184 days |
| 2022–23 | 308 days | 213 days |
| 2023–24 | 265 days | 165 days |
| 2024–25 | 255 days | 155 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.
In an emergency, call 000.
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/