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title: "Attribution and licences"
description: "The sources behind Surgery Waits, their licences and the attribution statement for each, generated from the build manifest."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/attribution/"
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# Attribution and licences

This page is generated from the build manifest, so it always describes the data the site is actually serving. The source data keeps its own licences; reusing it means attributing the original publisher.

Neither publisher endorses this site or has any involvement in it. Any error in how the figures are presented here is this site's, not theirs.

## ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021, Suburbs and Localities

- **Publisher**: Australian Bureau of Statistics
- **Reference period**: 2021
- **Released**: 20 July 2021
- **Version**: ASGS2021

Source: [https://geo.abs.gov.au/arcgis/rest/services/ASGS2021/SAL/MapServer/0](https://geo.abs.gov.au/arcgis/rest/services/ASGS2021/SAL/MapServer/0)

Licence: [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Attribution statement: "Based on ABS Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2021, Suburbs and Localities, © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)."

## AIHW MyHospitals API

- **Publisher**: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
- **Reference period**: 2024–25
- **Released**: 28 May 2026
- **Version**: 2026052802

Source: [https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/api/v1/](https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/api/v1/)

Licence: [Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/)

Attribution statement: "Based on AIHW MyHospitals API, © Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia (CC BY 3.0 AU)."

## Queensland Health elective surgery quarterly data

- **Publisher**: Queensland Health
- **Reference period**: July to September 2025
- **Released**: 28 October 2025
- **Version**: 2025-Q3

Source: [https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/elective-surgery](https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/elective-surgery)

Licence: [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Attribution statement: "Based on Queensland Health elective surgery quarterly data, © Queensland Health, used under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)."

## Before you use these figures

Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you.

**In an emergency call 000.**

Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/).

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