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Tonsillectomy in Queensland

Tonsillectomy 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
115 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
182 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
4.9%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
17.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Queensland
3,023 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
16,182 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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Tonsillectomy: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Cairns Hospital47 daysRank 8th of 114 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 69 nationally158 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital56 daysRank 12th of 114 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital76 daysRank 18th of 114 nationally2.8%Rank 14th of 69 nationally254 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital80 daysRank 19th of 114 nationally1.9%Rank 13th of 69 nationally961 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital123 daysRank 33rd of 114 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure30 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital139 daysRank 43rd of 114 nationally11.9%Rank 33rd of 69 nationally177 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital160 daysRank 47th of 114 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 69 nationally501 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital212 daysRank 58th of 114 nationally10.9%Rank 30th of 69 nationally165 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital266 daysRank 71st of 114 nationally1.3%Rank 12th of 69 nationally234 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital266 daysRank 71st of 114 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure18 surgeries
Logan Hospital278 daysRank 76th of 114 nationally21.7%Rank 45th of 69 nationally240 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital293 daysRank 77th of 114 nationally11.5%Rank 32nd of 69 nationally52 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service339 daysRank 97th of 114 nationally6.5%Rank 22nd of 69 nationally170 surgeries
Gympie Hospitalnot published: no patients reportednot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure44 surgeries
Longreach 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 figure6 surgeries
Mackay 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 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.

Tonsillectomy: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
01002003002012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
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Tonsillectomy: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaQueensland
2011–1298 days61 days
2012–1398 days56 days
2013–1499 days56 days
2014–15124 days73 days
2015–16120 days80 days
2016–1797 days88 days
2017–18121 days175 days
2018–19125 days173 days
2019–20130 days90 days
2020–21253 days232 days
2021–22168 days102 days
2022–23174 days110 days
2023–24185 days104 days
2024–25182 days115 days

All of Australia: Tonsillectomy

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/