Hip replacement waiting time at South East Regional Hospital
Half of patients at South East Regional Hospital waited 206 days or less for hip replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total hip replacement". This public hospital is in the Tarraganda area of New South Wales.
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
- 206 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 128 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 123 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 84 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 330 days in 2011–12 to 206 days in 2024–25 — down 38% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Canberra Hospital, about 164 km away, at 182 days. Here, 0.0% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 13.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total hip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East Regional Hospital | 206 days | 0.0% | 128 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 181 days | 22.8% | 158 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 265 days | 20.9% | 4162 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.0% | 12180 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 130 days marks the national median.
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 164 km away: 182 days
North Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 174 km away: 168 days
Shoalhaven Hospital, NSW · about 213 km away: 182 days
Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW · about 216 km away: 312 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
- South East Regional Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South East Regional Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 330 | 193 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 306 | 196 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 211 | 191 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 279 | 206 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 217 | 212 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | 240 | 217 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | 205 | 212 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 207 | 220 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | 203 | 202 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | 298 | 271 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 322 | 231 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 287 | 244 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 232 | 225 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 206 | 265 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at South East Regional Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales