Varicose vein surgery
Varicose vein surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 64.
The source publishes this surgery as "Varicose veins treatment".
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 133 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 9.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 3,346 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 80 days | 9.0% | 1,224 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 106 days | 8.0% | 373 surgeries |
| Queensland | 189 days | 4.6% | 474 surgeries |
| South Australia | 206 days | 31.6% | 114 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 255 days | 9.4% | 1,099 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | 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 | 19 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 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 | 43 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 14 daysRank 1st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 30 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 15 daysRank 2nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 17 daysRank 3rd of 64 nationally | 1.3%Rank 8th of 25 nationally | 159 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 20 daysRank 4th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 30 daysRank 5th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 54 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 34 daysRank 6th of 64 nationally | 5.7%Rank 16th of 25 nationally | 122 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 64 daysRank 7th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 64 daysRank 7th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 105 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 69 daysRank 9th of 64 nationally | 1.5%Rank 9th of 25 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 74 daysRank 10th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 41 surgeries |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 76 daysRank 11th of 64 nationally | 7.0%Rank 17th of 25 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| St Vincent's On the Park | 76 daysRank 11th of 64 nationally | 5.4%Rank 14th of 25 nationally | 74 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 78 daysRank 13th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 86 daysRank 14th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 88 daysRank 15th of 64 nationally | 2.8%Rank 12th of 25 nationally | 109 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 92 daysRank 16th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 93 daysRank 17th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 154 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 96 daysRank 18th of 64 nationally | 8.7%Rank 19th of 25 nationally | 103 surgeries |
| Wyong Hospital | 102 daysRank 19th of 64 nationally | 7.0%Rank 17th of 25 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 111 daysRank 20th of 64 nationally | 25.0%Rank 22nd of 25 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 116 daysRank 21st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 118 daysRank 22nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 119 daysRank 23rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 121 daysRank 24th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 31 surgeries |
| Dandenong Hospital | 124 daysRank 25th of 64 nationally | 10.0%Rank 20th of 25 nationally | 70 surgeries |
| Wauchope District Memorial Hospital | 128 daysRank 26th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 139 daysRank 27th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 49 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 142 daysRank 28th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 147 daysRank 29th of 64 nationally | 1.6%Rank 10th of 25 nationally | 61 surgeries |
| Ballina District Hospital | 154 daysRank 30th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 170 daysRank 31st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 176 daysRank 32nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 179 daysRank 33rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 181 daysRank 34th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 181 daysRank 34th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | 185 daysRank 36th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 198 daysRank 37th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 200 daysRank 38th of 64 nationally | 35.9%Rank 25th of 25 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| South West Healthcare [Warrnambool] | 223 daysRank 39th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 230 daysRank 40th of 64 nationally | 32.0%Rank 24th of 25 nationally | 50 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | 240 daysRank 41st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 244 daysRank 42nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 253 daysRank 43rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 253 daysRank 43rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 261 daysRank 45th of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 159 surgeries |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 261 daysRank 45th of 64 nationally | 1.1%Rank 7th of 25 nationally | 89 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 267 daysRank 47th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Blue Mountains Hospital | 282 daysRank 48th of 64 nationally | 5.5%Rank 15th of 25 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 288 daysRank 49th of 64 nationally | 21.6%Rank 21st of 25 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 298 daysRank 50th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 301 daysRank 51st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 306 daysRank 52nd of 64 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 25 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 319 daysRank 53rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 37 surgeries |
| Fairfield Hospital | 320 daysRank 54th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 36 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 324 daysRank 55th of 64 nationally | 3.4%Rank 13th of 25 nationally | 58 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 331 daysRank 56th of 64 nationally | 29.8%Rank 23rd of 25 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Innisfail Hospital | 335 daysRank 57th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 15 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 342 daysRank 58th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Mount Druitt Hospital | 346 daysRank 59th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 349 daysRank 60th of 64 nationally | 1.9%Rank 11th of 25 nationally | 52 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 362 daysRank 61st of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 48 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 371 daysRank 62nd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 24 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 462 daysRank 63rd of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 714 daysRank 64th of 64 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Albany 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Alice Springs 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 |
| Bathurst Base 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Box Hill 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Bridgetown 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Broadmeadows 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 |
| Canterbury 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Casino and District 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Cowra 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 |
| Fiona Stanley 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Goulburn Base 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton] | 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 |
| Grafton Base 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Hedland Health Campus | 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 |
| Karratha Health Campus | 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 |
| Launceston General 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Manning 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 |
| Mersey Community 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Northeast Health Wangaratta | 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 |
| Orange 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 |
| Palmerston Regional 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 |
| Port Macquarie Base 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 |
| Prince of Wales 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Riverland General 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 |
| Royal Darwin 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 |
| Royal North Shore 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Ryde 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 |
| Sandringham 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Sir Charles Gairdner 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 | not published: too few patients |
| South West Healthcare [Camperdown] | 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 |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 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 |
| Sunshine 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 | 8 surgeries |
| The Tweed 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Warren 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 | not published: too few patients |
| Werribee Mercy 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 | not published: too few patients |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 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 |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 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 |
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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 103 days | 100 days | 77 days | 112 days |
| 2012–13 | 96 days | 97 days | 56 days | 144 days |
| 2013–14 | 97 days | 122 days | 64 days | 126 days |
| 2014–15 | 105 days | 142 days | 40 days | 112 days |
| 2015–16 | 104 days | 135 days | 58 days | 121 days |
| 2016–17 | 90 days | 121 days | 72 days | 76 days |
| 2017–18 | 101 days | 127 days | 90 days | 83 days |
| 2018–19 | 108 days | 163 days | 109 days | 82 days |
| 2019–20 | 129 days | 169 days | 146 days | 92 days |
| 2020–21 | 223 days | 262 days | 101 days | 238 days |
| 2021–22 | 208 days | 267 days | 119 days | 235 days |
| 2022–23 | 216 days | 290 days | 219 days | 168 days |
| 2023–24 | 189 days | 241 days | 206 days | 148 days |
| 2024–25 | 133 days | 255 days | 189 days | 80 days |
Hospitals near a place
These pages list the public hospitals in and near one place that published a figure for this surgery.
- Varicose vein surgery near Randwick
- Varicose vein surgery near Camperdown
- Varicose vein surgery near Liverpool
- Varicose vein surgery near Westmead
- Varicose vein surgery near St Leonards
- Varicose vein surgery near Gosford
- Varicose vein surgery near Fitzroy
- Varicose vein surgery near Heidelberg
- Varicose vein surgery near Clayton
- Varicose vein surgery near Frankston
- Varicose vein surgery near Herston
- Varicose vein surgery near Bedford Park
- Varicose vein surgery near the Perth CBD
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/