Tonsillectomy in Western Australia
Tonsillectomy 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: 16.
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
- 183 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 182 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 33.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 17.0%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 1,581 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 16,182 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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 46 daysRank 7th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 87 daysRank 20th of 114 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 69 nationally | 124 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 105 daysRank 27th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 120 daysRank 31st of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 129 daysRank 36th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 134 daysRank 41st of 114 nationally | 43.0%Rank 59th of 69 nationally | 667 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 145 daysRank 44th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 183 daysRank 53rd of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 197 daysRank 55th of 114 nationally | 43.8%Rank 60th of 69 nationally | 178 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 208 daysRank 56th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 228 daysRank 61st of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 277 daysRank 75th of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 306 daysRank 82nd of 114 nationally | 35.0%Rank 55th of 69 nationally | 137 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 307 daysRank 83rd of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 328 daysRank 91st of 114 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 393 daysRank 111th of 114 nationally | 68.0%Rank 69th of 69 nationally | 97 surgeries |
| Derby 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Kununurra 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 | 5 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 Western Australia.
- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 98 days | 78 days |
| 2012–13 | 98 days | 88 days |
| 2013–14 | 99 days | 98 days |
| 2014–15 | 124 days | 118 days |
| 2015–16 | 120 days | 111 days |
| 2016–17 | 97 days | 129 days |
| 2017–18 | 121 days | 147 days |
| 2018–19 | 125 days | 211 days |
| 2019–20 | 130 days | 194 days |
| 2020–21 | 253 days | 295 days |
| 2021–22 | 168 days | 229 days |
| 2022–23 | 174 days | 287 days |
| 2023–24 | 185 days | 160 days |
| 2024–25 | 182 days | 183 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/