Knee replacement waiting time at Naracoorte Health Service
Half of patients at Naracoorte Health Service waited 292 days or less for knee replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". This public hospital is in the Naracoorte area of South Australia.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 292 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 59 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 27.1%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 73 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 220 days in 2011–12 to 292 days in 2024–25 — up 33% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, about 93 km away, at 233 days. Here, 27.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total knee replacement" 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naracoorte Health Service | 292 days | 27.1% | 59 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 147 days | 14.7% | 1322 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.
Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service, SA · about 93 km away: 233 days
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool], VIC · about 219 km away: 85 days
Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 243 km away: 98 days
South Coast District Hospital, SA · about 247 km away: 34 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 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. See also where crossing a border cuts the wait most.
How the wait has changed
- Naracoorte Health Service
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Naracoorte Health Service (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 220 | 173 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 223 | 153 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 245 | 161 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 273 | 212 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 278 | 222 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 281 | 254 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 278 | 273 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 215 | 244 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 187 | 189 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 294 | 318 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 209 | 307 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 87 | 230 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 158 | 167 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 292 | 147 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Naracoorte Health Service · Knee replacement across Australia · Knee replacement in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia