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Salivary gland removal in Queensland

Salivary gland removal 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: 12.

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
52 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
45 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
0.7%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
4.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
439 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
1,742 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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Salivary gland removal: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Princess Alexandra Hospital22 daysRank 6th of 54 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally64 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital23 daysRank 7th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital30 daysRank 18th of 54 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally69 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital32 daysRank 20th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure36 surgeries
Cairns Hospital42 daysRank 26th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure27 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital50 daysRank 32nd of 54 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 8 nationally58 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital56 daysRank 35th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital69 daysRank 40th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure25 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital70 daysRank 44th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Logan Hospital80 daysRank 45th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital84 daysRank 47th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service84 daysRank 47th of 54 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure47 surgeries
Bundaberg 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 figure9 surgeries
Hervey Bay 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.

Salivary gland removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
02040602016–172018–192020–212022–232024–25
  • Australia
  • Queensland
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Salivary gland removal: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2016–1730 days29 days
2017–1838 days30 days
2018–1937 days38 days
2019–2041 days35 days
2020–2142 days47 days
2021–2234 days40 days
2022–2344 days37 days
2023–2443 days40 days
2024–2545 days52 days

All of Australia: Salivary gland removal

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

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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/