Blepharoplasty waiting time at Sunshine Coast University Hospital
The median wait for blepharoplasty at this public hospital in the Birtinya area of Queensland was 372 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 372 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 12 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 23 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 21 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 87 days in 2018–19 to 372 days in 2024–25 — up 328% — while the national median rose from 126 days to 246 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, about 78 km away, at 42 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 372 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 335 days | 27.0% | 174 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 98 days | 11.7% | 145 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 246 days | 23.0% | 666 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
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.
How the wait has changed
- Sunshine Coast University Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Sunshine Coast University Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not published | 85 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 68 | 111 |
| 2018–19 | 87 | 111 | 126 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 90 | 128 |
| 2020–21 | 338 | not published | 245 |
| 2021–22 | not published | not published | 149 |
| 2022–23 | 232 | 101 | 254 |
| 2023–24 | 44 | 83 | 262 |
| 2024–25 | 372 | 98 | 246 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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