Septoplasty waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
The median wait for septoplasty at this public hospital in the South Launceston area of Tasmania was 172 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 172 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 60 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.0%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 18 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 208 days in 2011–12 to 172 days in 2024–25 — down 17% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul], about 379 km away, at 139 days. Here, 10.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 30.8%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Septoplasty" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 172 days | 10.0% | 60 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 271 days | 36.1% | 166 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 279 days | 41.1% | 1841 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 320 days | 30.8% | 5687 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 208 | 200 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 157 | 272 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | 392 | not published | 221 |
| 2014–15 | 420 | not published | 214 |
| 2015–16 | 465 | 383 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 121 | not published | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 26 | not published | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 121 | not published | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 217 | not published | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 146 | 371 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 122 | not published | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 66 | 229 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 167 | 230 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 172 | 271 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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