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Shoulder joint replacement in Western Australia

Shoulder joint replacement 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
148 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
174 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
13.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
20.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Western Australia
397 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
2,417 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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Shoulder joint replacement: public hospitals in Western Australia2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Peel Health Campus30 daysRank 3rd of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure12 surgeries
Joondalup Health Campus (Public)80 daysRank 12th of 89 nationally3.0%Rank 1st of 3 nationally66 surgeries
Albany Hospital96 daysRank 19th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure16 surgeries
Osborne Park Hospital110 daysRank 24th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure13 surgeries
Geraldton Hospital115 daysRank 25th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure32 surgeries
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service126 daysRank 30th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure35 surgeries
Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital140 daysRank 36th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure43 surgeries
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital140 daysRank 36th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure38 surgeries
Busselton Health Campus189 daysRank 51st of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure14 surgeries
St John of God Midland Public Hospital233 daysRank 57th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure23 surgeries
Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus248 daysRank 61st of 89 nationally23.1%Rank 2nd of 3 nationally52 surgeries
Rockingham General Hospital286 daysRank 65th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure31 surgeries
Bunbury Hospital306 daysRank 69th of 89 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure21 surgeries
Fiona Stanley 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 Western Australia.

Shoulder joint replacement: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Shoulder joint replacement: median wait by financial year2016–17 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaWestern Australia
2016–17147 days90 days
2017–18152 days98 days
2018–19163 days99 days
2019–20154 days99 days
2020–21246 days109 days
2021–22218 days142 days
2022–23254 days175 days
2023–24192 days113 days
2024–25174 days148 days

All of Australia: Shoulder joint replacement

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/