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Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Queensland

Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy) in Queensland: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Queensland that published a median wait in 2024–25: 28.

Figures for Queensland

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

Median wait, Queensland
84 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
69 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
7.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
5.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
2,015 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
9,403 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Queensland

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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Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy): public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Princess Alexandra Hospital17 daysRank 15th of 149 nationally1.4%Rank 31st of 70 nationally138 surgeries
The Prince Charles Hospital22 daysRank 18th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure14 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital23 daysRank 20th of 149 nationally1.3%Rank 28th of 70 nationally80 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital25 daysRank 21st of 149 nationally0.7%Rank 25th of 70 nationally146 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital40 daysRank 37th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Maryborough Hospital58 daysRank 55th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital59 daysRank 58th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure44 surgeries
Hervey Bay Hospital66 daysRank 68th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Bundaberg Base Hospital73 daysRank 74th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure48 surgeries
Caboolture Hospital80 daysRank 84th of 149 nationally1.9%Rank 35th of 70 nationally53 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service84 daysRank 88th of 149 nationally6.3%Rank 48th of 70 nationally79 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital85 daysRank 93rd of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure49 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital87 daysRank 96th of 149 nationally10.6%Rank 57th of 70 nationally236 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital89 daysRank 98th of 149 nationally2.0%Rank 36th of 70 nationally101 surgeries
Robina Hospital90 daysRank 99th of 149 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally127 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital91 daysRank 100th of 149 nationally5.3%Rank 45th of 70 nationally75 surgeries
Nambour General Hospital96 daysRank 106th of 149 nationally12.3%Rank 58th of 70 nationally65 surgeries
Redland Hospital97 daysRank 107th of 149 nationally6.1%Rank 47th of 70 nationally66 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital98 daysRank 108th of 149 nationally10.0%Rank 55th of 70 nationally90 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital103 daysRank 111th of 149 nationally8.7%Rank 52nd of 70 nationally115 surgeries
Cairns Hospital111 daysRank 114th of 149 nationally13.8%Rank 59th of 70 nationally80 surgeries
Rockhampton Hospital119 daysRank 118th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure35 surgeries
Logan Hospital125 daysRank 123rd of 149 nationally23.0%Rank 66th of 70 nationally87 surgeries
Mackay Base Hospital126 daysRank 124th of 149 nationally17.9%Rank 62nd of 70 nationally56 surgeries
Kingaroy Hospital150 daysRank 131st of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Gladstone Hospital186 daysRank 138th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Mater Mothers' Hospital189 daysRank 139th of 149 nationally2.2%Rank 37th of 70 nationally92 surgeries
Dalby Hospital352 daysRank 149th of 149 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Atherton 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
Charleville 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
Emerald 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
Goondiwindi 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
Gympie 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 figure7 surgeries
Longreach 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
Mount Isa Base 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
Roma 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 figure5 surgeries
St George Hospital Qldnot 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
Stanthorpe 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

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 Queensland.

Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy): median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy): median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2016–1747 days57 days
2017–1851 days63 days
2018–1957 days65 days
2019–2064 days75 days
2020–2179 days72 days
2021–2278 days74 days
2022–2382 days73 days
2023–2469 days76 days
2024–2569 days84 days

All of Australia: Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy)

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/