Deviated septum surgery waiting time at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
Half of patients at Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] waited 165 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 North Melbourne area of Victoria.
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
- 165 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 40 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 15 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 337 days in 2011–12 to 165 days in 2024–25 — down 51% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's On the Park, about 3 km away, at 66 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] | 165 days | not published | 40 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
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 320 days marks the national median.
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 1 km away: 288 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 2 km away: 245 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 3 km away: 170 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 3 km away: 66 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 6 km away: 100 days
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 9 km away: 203 days
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West], VIC · about 10 km away: 557 days
Austin Hospital [Heidelberg], VIC · about 11 km away: 534 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 337 | 101 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 532 | 129 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | 492 | 138 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | 321 | 131 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | 251 | 123 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 54 | 89 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 112 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 125 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 137 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 277 | 264 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 149 | 196 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 307 | 449 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 226 | 377 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 165 | 279 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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