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Deviated septum surgery in Queensland

Deviated septum surgery 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: 13.

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
317 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
320 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
18.9%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
30.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
801 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
5,687 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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Deviated septum surgery: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Ipswich Hospital178 daysRank 19th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure34 surgeries
Cairns Hospital186 daysRank 23rd of 103 nationally1.9%Rank 9th of 47 nationally52 surgeries
Nambour General Hospital229 daysRank 34th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure38 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital252 daysRank 40th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital258 daysRank 41st of 103 nationally14.2%Rank 17th of 47 nationally106 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital289 daysRank 47th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital333 daysRank 58th of 103 nationally19.3%Rank 22nd of 47 nationally57 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service337 daysRank 60th of 103 nationally6.8%Rank 11th of 47 nationally103 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital342 daysRank 63rd of 103 nationally3.8%Rank 10th of 47 nationally133 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital343 daysRank 65th of 103 nationally38.3%Rank 31st of 47 nationally81 surgeries
Logan Hospital350 daysRank 70th of 103 nationally32.1%Rank 29th of 47 nationally53 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital395 daysRank 85th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure24 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital426 daysRank 89th of 103 nationally65.5%Rank 42nd of 47 nationally58 surgeries
Gympie Hospitalnot published: no patients reportednot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure11 surgeries
Princess Alexandra 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 figure8 surgeries

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.

Deviated septum surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01002003004002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
  • Australia
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Deviated septum surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2011–12160 days60 days
2012–13197 days76 days
2013–14221 days87 days
2014–15214 days84 days
2015–16209 days97 days
2016–17209 days173 days
2017–18248 days302 days
2018–19241 days319 days
2019–20277 days314 days
2020–21330 days318 days
2021–22315 days309 days
2022–23365 days342 days
2023–24332 days282 days
2024–25320 days317 days

All of Australia: Deviated septum surgery

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/