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title: "Noarlunga Hospital surgery waiting times"
description: "Planned surgery waiting times and waiting list at Noarlunga Hospital, a public hospital in the Noarlunga Centre area of South Australia, for 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/"
---

# Noarlunga Hospital surgery waiting times

In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Noarlunga Centre area of South Australia published median waits from **24 days** for shock wave stone treatment to **442 days** for breast reduction.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Noarlunga Hospital is a public hospital in the Noarlunga Centre area of South Australia. It is part of [Southern Adelaide](https://surgerywaits.au/health-service/southern-adelaide/). It reported 55 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 45 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.

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## Waiting times by surgery

Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.

Planned surgery at Noarlunga Hospital, 2024–25. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lithotripsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/lithotripsy/) | 24 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostate biopsy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/prostate-biopsy/) | 25 days | 226 surgeries | 0.4% |
| [Skin lesion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/skin-lesion-removal/) | 26 days | 406 surgeries | 0.7% |
| [Anal fissure - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/anal-fissure-repair-of/) | 28 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/gallbladder-removal/) | 37 days | 52 surgeries | 1.9% |
| [Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/inguinal-hernia-repair/) | 44 days | 61 surgeries | 3.3% |
| [Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/lletz-procedure/) | 44 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/dilatation-and-curettage/) | 50 days | 331 surgeries | 3.0% |
| [Cystoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/cystoscopy/) | 53 days | 1272 surgeries | 5.3% |
| [Haemorrhoidectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/haemorrhoid-surgery/) | 56 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/arthroscopy/) | 78 days | 158 surgeries | 2.5% |
| [Herniorrhaphy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/hernia-repair/) | 78 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| [Arthroplasty - revision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/arthroplasty-revision-of/) | 89 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/acl-reconstruction/) | 91 days | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| [Total hip replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 91 days | 160 surgeries | 6.9% |
| [Carpal tunnel release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/carpal-tunnel-surgery/) | 99 days | 109 surgeries | 3.7% |
| [Hydrocele - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 105 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Rotator cuff - repair of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/rotator-cuff-repair/) | 106 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| [Trigger finger/thumb release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/trigger-finger-release/) | 107 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| [Ganglion - excision of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/ganglion-excision-of/) | 124 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/acromioplasty-arthroscopy-shoulder-sub-acromial-decompression/) | 134 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| [Dupytren's contracture release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/) | 134 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| [Laparoscopy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/laparoscopy/) | 149 days | 83 surgeries | 32.5% |
| [Functional endoscopic sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/functional-endoscopic-sinus-surgery/) | 213 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| [Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 239 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| [Septoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/septoplasty/) | 312 days | 73 surgeries | 13.7% |
| [Total knee replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 330 days | 206 surgeries | 10.7% |
| [Varicose veins treatment](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/varicose-vein-surgery/) | 342 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| [Shoulder joint replacement](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/shoulder-joint-replacement/) | 374 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reduction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/breast-reduction/) | 442 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| [Axillary node dissection](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/axillary-node-dissection/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's abscess drainage](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/bartholins-abscess-drainage/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Bartholin's cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/bartholins-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Breast prosthesis - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/breast-prosthesis-removal-of/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Breast reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/breast-reconstruction/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Circumcision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/circumcision/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Dermoid cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/dermoid-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Endometrial ablation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/endometrial-ablation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Epididymal cyst - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/epididymal-cyst-removal-of/) | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| [Female sterilisation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/hammer-claw-mallet-toe-correction-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/eardrum-repair/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Myringotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/myringotomy/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Osteotomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/osteotomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Pilonidal sinus surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/grommets/) | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| [Prostatectomy (transurethral or open)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/prostate-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/salpingo-oophorectomy-oophorectomy-ovarian-cystectomy/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| [Scar revision](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/scar-revision/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Shoulder reconstruction](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/shoulder-reconstruction/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Stone/s urinary tract - removal of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/stone-s-urinary-tract-removal-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Tendon release](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/tendon-release/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Toenail surgery](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/toenail-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| [Ureteric - reimplantation](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/ureteric-reimplantation/) | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| [Ureteric stent - insertion of](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/ureteric-stent-insertion-of/) | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |

**Not reported for this period**

| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported |  |  |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Fundoplication last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Mastectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported |  |  |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Myomectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2016–17 | not reported |  |  |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2018–19 | not reported |  |  |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported |  |  |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported |  |  |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2017–18 | not reported |  |  |

## Urgency categories

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. [What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/)

All planned surgery at Noarlunga Hospital by urgency category, 2024–25.

| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-1/sa/) | 21 days | 93% | 1735 surgeries |
| [Semi-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-2/sa/) | 90 days | 51% | 1722 surgeries |
| [Non-urgent](https://surgerywaits.au/urgency/category-3/sa/) | 334 days | 73% | 1125 surgeries |

**Cite this page**

> In 2024–25, Noarlunga Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 24 days for shock wave stone treatment to 442 days for breast reduction (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Noarlunga Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

[How these figures are put together](https://surgerywaits.au/methodology/) · [All surgery waits in South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/) · [All hospitals](https://surgerywaits.au/hospitals/)

## Before you use these figures

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