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Queensland: Category 3, non-urgent

Surgery in category 3, non-urgent, is recommended within 365 days of joining the waiting list. In Queensland, 47 public hospitals published a share treated on time in 2024–25.

Your treating specialist assigns the category after assessing you. The recommended time is a target.

Hospitals in Queensland

The highest share treated within the recommended time comes first. A hospital with no published share 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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Category 3, non-urgent: public hospitals in Queensland2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalTreated within the recommended timeMedian waitPatients treated
Beaudesert Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally33 daysRank 15th of 246 nationally11 surgeries
Cooktown Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally13 daysRank 4th of 246 nationally22 surgeries
Goondiwindi Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally112 daysRank 72nd of 246 nationally15 surgeries
Mareeba Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally290 daysRank 173rd of 246 nationally52 surgeries
Thursday Island Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally2 daysRank 1st of 246 nationally110 surgeries
Warwick Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally56 daysRank 28th of 246 nationally20 surgeries
Weipa Hospital100%Rank 1st of 246 nationally5 daysRank 2nd of 246 nationally127 surgeries
Caloundra Hospital99%Rank 40th of 246 nationally162 daysRank 107th of 246 nationally396 surgeries
Atherton Hospital98%Rank 57th of 246 nationally90 daysRank 56th of 246 nationally105 surgeries
Kingaroy Hospital98%Rank 57th of 246 nationally254 daysRank 151st of 246 nationally44 surgeries
The Prince Charles Hospital98%Rank 57th of 246 nationally147 daysRank 99th of 246 nationally1,622 surgeries
Longreach Hospital97%Rank 68th of 246 nationally173 daysRank 113th of 246 nationally170 surgeries
Mater Mothers' Hospital97%Rank 68th of 246 nationally204 daysRank 127th of 246 nationally382 surgeries
Redland Hospital97%Rank 68th of 246 nationally118 daysRank 77th of 246 nationally888 surgeries
Roma Hospital96%Rank 77th of 246 nationally144 daysRank 96th of 246 nationally577 surgeries
Gympie Hospital95%Rank 89th of 246 nationally154 daysRank 103rd of 246 nationally183 surgeries
Innisfail Hospital95%Rank 89th of 246 nationally334 daysRank 202nd of 246 nationally100 surgeries
Mount Isa Base Hospital94%Rank 96th of 246 nationally78 daysRank 47th of 246 nationally157 surgeries
St George Hospital Qld94%Rank 96th of 246 nationally60 daysRank 34th of 246 nationally17 surgeries
Stanthorpe Hospital94%Rank 96th of 246 nationally342 daysRank 216th of 246 nationally16 surgeries
Maryborough Hospital93%Rank 103rd of 246 nationally227 daysRank 142nd of 246 nationally162 surgeries
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital93%Rank 103rd of 246 nationally279 daysRank 168th of 246 nationally1,327 surgeries
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service92%Rank 111th of 246 nationally231 daysRank 143rd of 246 nationally3,312 surgeries
Emerald Hospital91%Rank 113th of 246 nationally77 daysRank 45th of 246 nationally33 surgeries
Robina Hospital91%Rank 113th of 246 nationally321 daysRank 193rd of 246 nationally1,544 surgeries
Bundaberg Base Hospital90%Rank 119th of 246 nationally212 daysRank 135th of 246 nationally416 surgeries
Queensland Children's Hospital89%Rank 124th of 246 nationally240 daysRank 146th of 246 nationally2,510 surgeries
Ipswich Hospital88%Rank 131st of 246 nationally265 daysRank 156th of 246 nationally614 surgeries
Gold Coast University Hospital87%Rank 136th of 246 nationally343 daysRank 217th of 246 nationally1,834 surgeries
Princess Alexandra Hospital87%Rank 136th of 246 nationally177 daysRank 116th of 246 nationally1,395 surgeries
Mater Adult Hospital84%Rank 148th of 246 nationally273 daysRank 163rd of 246 nationally2,295 surgeries
Hervey Bay Hospital83%Rank 152nd of 246 nationally334 daysRank 202nd of 246 nationally223 surgeries
Redcliffe Hospital82%Rank 160th of 246 nationally322 daysRank 194th of 246 nationally497 surgeries
Nambour General Hospital81%Rank 168th of 246 nationally260 daysRank 153rd of 246 nationally842 surgeries
Charleville Hospital80%Rank 172nd of 246 nationally362 daysRank 234th of 246 nationally10 surgeries
Dalby Hospital80%Rank 172nd of 246 nationally285 daysRank 170th of 246 nationally30 surgeries
Sunshine Coast University Hospital79%Rank 176th of 246 nationally249 daysRank 150th of 246 nationally1,759 surgeries
Caboolture Hospital75%Rank 187th of 246 nationally340 daysRank 214th of 246 nationally153 surgeries
Logan Hospital67%Rank 207th of 246 nationally348 daysRank 222nd of 246 nationally917 surgeries
Townsville University Hospital65%Rank 209th of 246 nationally319 daysRank 191st of 246 nationally1,400 surgeries
Cairns Hospital64%Rank 214th of 246 nationally354 daysRank 229th of 246 nationally964 surgeries
Toowoomba Hospital62%Rank 218th of 246 nationally355 daysRank 230th of 246 nationally851 surgeries
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital53%Rank 234th of 246 nationally364 daysRank 235th of 246 nationally1,168 surgeries
Proserpine Hospital50%Rank 236th of 246 nationally353 daysRank 226th of 246 nationally12 surgeries
Rockhampton Hospital42%Rank 240th of 246 nationally385 daysRank 241st of 246 nationally346 surgeries
Mackay Base Hospital38%Rank 241st of 246 nationally390 daysRank 242nd of 246 nationally229 surgeries
Gladstone Hospital33%Rank 246th of 246 nationally427 daysRank 245th of 246 nationally153 surgeries
Ayr 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 figure8 surgeries

All of Australia: Category 3, non-urgent

Queensland: planned surgery waiting times

Other urgency categories

Each link opens the same figures for one of the other two categories.

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.

In an emergency, call 000.

Where this data comes from

  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and urgency category, 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, elective surgery waiting times data 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-elective-surgery-waiting-times/v/2026-10-03/
  • 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/