Deviated septum surgery waiting time at University Hospital Geelong
Half of patients at University Hospital Geelong waited 189 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 Geelong 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
- 189 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 25 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 24 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 116 days in 2011–12 to 189 days in 2024–25 — up 63% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Alfred, about 64 km away, at 100 days.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital Geelong | 189 days | not published | 25 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.
Williamstown Hospital, VIC · about 56 km away: 203 days
Sunshine Hospital, VIC · about 59 km away: 411 days
The Alfred, VIC · about 64 km away: 100 days
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville], VIC · about 65 km away: 165 days
Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus], VIC · about 65 km away: 288 days
St Vincent's On the Park, VIC · about 66 km away: 66 days
The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital, VIC · about 66 km away: 170 days
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], VIC · about 66 km away: 245 days
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- University Hospital Geelong
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | University Hospital Geelong (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 116 | 101 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 95 | 129 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | 110 | 138 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | 203 | 131 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | 74 | 123 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 72 | 89 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 335 | 112 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 282 | 125 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 128 | 137 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 263 | 264 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 310 | 196 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 377 | 449 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 217 | 377 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 189 | 279 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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