Salivary gland removal
Salivary gland removal waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 54.
The source publishes this surgery as "Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 45 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 4.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 1,742 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 42 days | 4.5% | 514 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 44 days | 5.6% | 446 surgeries |
| Queensland | 52 days | 0.7% | 439 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 58 days | 6.8% | 176 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory | 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 | 16 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | 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 | 15 surgeries |
| South Australia | 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 | 99 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 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 | 37 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 16 daysRank 1st of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 18 daysRank 2nd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre | 20 daysRank 3rd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 21 daysRank 4th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 21 daysRank 4th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 22 daysRank 6th of 54 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally | 64 surgeries |
| Toowoomba Hospital | 23 daysRank 7th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 24 daysRank 8th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 25 daysRank 9th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 25 daysRank 9th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 26 daysRank 11th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 26 daysRank 11th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 26 daysRank 11th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 27 daysRank 14th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 28 daysRank 15th of 54 nationally | 4.0%Rank 6th of 8 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 29 daysRank 16th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 29 daysRank 16th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 30 daysRank 18th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 30 daysRank 18th of 54 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally | 69 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 32 daysRank 20th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 34 daysRank 21st of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 37 daysRank 22nd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 38 daysRank 23rd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 39 daysRank 24th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 41 daysRank 25th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 42 daysRank 26th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 44 daysRank 27th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 44 daysRank 27th of 54 nationally | 11.1%Rank 8th of 8 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Dandenong Hospital | 45 daysRank 29th of 54 nationally | 6.0%Rank 7th of 8 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 47 daysRank 30th of 54 nationally | 3.6%Rank 5th of 8 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 47 daysRank 30th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 50 daysRank 32nd of 54 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 52 daysRank 33rd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 16 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 52 daysRank 33rd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 56 daysRank 35th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 56 daysRank 35th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 64 daysRank 37th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 44 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 66 daysRank 38th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Launceston General Hospital | 67 daysRank 39th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Ipswich Hospital | 69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] | 69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationally | 1.8%Rank 4th of 8 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 70 daysRank 44th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Logan Hospital | 80 daysRank 45th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 81 daysRank 46th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 84 daysRank 47th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 84 daysRank 47th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 92 daysRank 49th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 108 daysRank 50th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 112 daysRank 51st of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 118 daysRank 52nd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 122 daysRank 53rd of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 177 daysRank 54th of 54 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Albany 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 |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial 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 |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Belmont 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Blacktown 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 |
| Bundaberg Base 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 |
| Campbelltown 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Canterbury 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 |
| Casey 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 |
| Esperance 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 |
| Fremantle Hospital and 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 | 9 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Geraldton 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 |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 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 |
| Grafton Base 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 |
| Griffith Base 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 |
| Hervey Bay 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 |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai 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 |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 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 |
| Lismore Base 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 |
| Lyell McEwin 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 |
| Maitland 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Modbury 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 |
| Mount Druitt 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 |
| Mudgee 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 | not published: too few patients |
| North West Regional 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 |
| Northern Beaches 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 |
| Perth Children's 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 |
| Port Macquarie Base 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 |
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 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 |
| Royal Prince Alfred 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 |
| Shoalhaven 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 |
| South East Regional 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 |
| St John of God Midland Public 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 |
| St Vincent's On the Park | 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 |
| Sutherland 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 |
| Tamworth 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 | 8 surgeries |
| The Bendigo 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 | 6 surgeries |
| The Children's Hospital at Westmead | 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 |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 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 |
| The Queen Elizabeth 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 |
| The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear 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 |
| Wagga Wagga 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 |
| Women's and Children's 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 |
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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 30 days | 31 days | 29 days | 28 days |
| 2017–18 | 38 days | 37 days | 30 days | 42 days |
| 2018–19 | 37 days | 41 days | 38 days | 33 days |
| 2019–20 | 41 days | 37 days | 35 days | 48 days |
| 2020–21 | 42 days | 47 days | 47 days | 28 days |
| 2021–22 | 34 days | 37 days | 40 days | 24 days |
| 2022–23 | 44 days | 57 days | 37 days | 43 days |
| 2023–24 | 43 days | 50 days | 40 days | 40 days |
| 2024–25 | 45 days | 44 days | 52 days | 42 days |
Hospitals near a place
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What this page leaves out
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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/