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Deviated septum surgery in Western Australia

Deviated septum surgery 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
211 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
320 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
25.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
30.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Western Australia
421 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
5,687 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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Deviated septum surgery: public hospitals in Western Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
St John of God Midland Public Hospital64 daysRank 4th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure40 surgeries
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)155 daysRank 13th of 103 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 47 nationally58 surgeries
Bunbury Hospital161 daysRank 14th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure29 surgeries
Rockingham General Hospital171 daysRank 17th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Osborne Park Hospital201 daysRank 27th of 103 nationally23.1%Rank 26th of 47 nationally52 surgeries
Peel Health Campus217 daysRank 30th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure26 surgeries
Geraldton Hospital298 daysRank 49th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure26 surgeries
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital329 daysRank 55th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus335 daysRank 59th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure46 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital344 daysRank 66th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure41 surgeries
Albany Hospital362 daysRank 74th of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Bentley Health Service368 daysRank 81st of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure19 surgeries
Fiona Stanley Hospital440 daysRank 92nd of 103 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure14 surgeries
Broome 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
Fremantle Hospital and Health Servicenot 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
Perth Children's 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 Western Australia.

Deviated septum surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Deviated septum surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaWestern Australia
2011–12160 days99 days
2012–13197 days124 days
2013–14221 days139 days
2014–15214 days183 days
2015–16209 days173 days
2016–17209 days161 days
2017–18248 days198 days
2018–19241 days205 days
2019–20277 days224 days
2020–21330 days308 days
2021–22315 days216 days
2022–23365 days288 days
2023–24332 days238 days
2024–25320 days211 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/