Tonsillectomy in South Australia
Tonsillectomy in South Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in South Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 14.
Figures for South Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, South Australia
- 111 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 182 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 11.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 17.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 1,161 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 16,182 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in South 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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 14 daysRank 2nd of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 26 daysRank 3rd of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 29 daysRank 4th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Renmark Paringa District Hospital | 29 daysRank 4th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 75 daysRank 16th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 97 daysRank 24th of 114 nationally | 5.9%Rank 21st of 69 nationally | 421 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 120 daysRank 31st of 114 nationally | 10.2%Rank 29th of 69 nationally | 167 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 165 daysRank 50th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 167 daysRank 51st of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 212 daysRank 58th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 239 daysRank 66th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 267 daysRank 73rd of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 330 daysRank 92nd of 114 nationally | 17.9%Rank 42nd of 69 nationally | 224 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 450 daysRank 113th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 25 surgeries |
| Ceduna District Health Service | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
| Clare Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 7 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 9 surgeries |
How waits have changed
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 South Australia.
- Australia
- South Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 98 days | 64 days |
| 2012–13 | 98 days | 69 days |
| 2013–14 | 99 days | 71 days |
| 2014–15 | 124 days | 76 days |
| 2015–16 | 120 days | 87 days |
| 2016–17 | 97 days | 67 days |
| 2017–18 | 121 days | 86 days |
| 2018–19 | 125 days | 84 days |
| 2019–20 | 130 days | 92 days |
| 2020–21 | 253 days | 98 days |
| 2021–22 | 168 days | 138 days |
| 2022–23 | 174 days | 118 days |
| 2023–24 | 185 days | 140 days |
| 2024–25 | 182 days | 111 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
Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.
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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/