Knee replacement waiting time at Wagga Wagga Hospital
Half of patients at Wagga Wagga Hospital waited 354 days or less for knee replacement in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". This public hospital is in the Turvey Park 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
- 354 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 342 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 30.1%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 104 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 335 days in 2011–12 to 354 days in 2024–25 — up 6% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Griffith Base Hospital, about 152 km away, at 141 days. Here, 30.1% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Total knee 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 354 days | 30.1% | 342 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 388 days | 53.0% | 202 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 340 days | 31.3% | 7172 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus], VIC · about 121 km away: 667 days
Griffith Base Hospital, NSW · about 152 km away: 141 days
North Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 158 km away: 446 days
The Canberra Hospital, ACT · about 160 km away: 253 days
Northeast Health Wangaratta, VIC · about 167 km away: 154 days
Goulburn Base Hospital, NSW · about 219 km away: 332 days
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton], VIC · about 224 km away: 71 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
- Wagga Wagga Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Wagga Wagga Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 335 | 303 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 331 | 297 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 332 | 290 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 360 | 290 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 351 | 290 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 349 | 290 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 335 | 281 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 334 | 281 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 353 | 296 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 377 | 342 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 345 | 337 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 469 | 344 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 359 | 321 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 354 | 340 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Wagga Wagga Hospital · Knee replacement across Australia · Knee replacement in New South Wales · All surgery waits in New South Wales