Deviated septum surgery waiting time at Noarlunga Hospital
Half of patients at Noarlunga Hospital waited 312 days or less for deviated septum surgery in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Septoplasty". This public hospital is in the Noarlunga Centre 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
- 312 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 73 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 13.7%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 51 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 59 days in 2011–12 to 312 days in 2024–25 — up 429% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Adelaide Hospital, about 26 km away, at 259 days. Here, 13.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noarlunga Hospital | 312 days | 13.7% | 73 surgeries |
| South Australia (all public hospitals) | 300 days | 23.5% | 584 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 320 days | 30.8% | 5687 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 320 days marks the national median.
Flinders Medical Centre, SA · about 15 km away: 329 days
Royal Adelaide Hospital, SA · about 26 km away: 259 days
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, SA · about 29 km away: 217 days
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital, SA · about 34 km away: 231 days
Modbury Hospital, SA · about 38 km away: 351 days
Lyell McEwin Hospital, SA · about 46 km away: 391 days
South Coast District Hospital, SA · about 48 km away: 90 days
Gawler Health Service, SA · about 65 km away: 364 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Noarlunga Hospital
- SA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Noarlunga Hospital (days) | SA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 59 | 133 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 47 | 100 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | 44 | 138 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | 95 | 170 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | not published | 273 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 65 | 276 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 95 | 198 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 306 | 273 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 290 | 281 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 348 | 324 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 300 | 290 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 334 | 325 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 322 | 273 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 312 | 300 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Noarlunga Hospital · Deviated septum surgery across Australia · Deviated septum surgery in South Australia · All surgery waits in South Australia