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Ear, nose and throat surgery in New South Wales

Ear, nose and throat surgery in New South Wales: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in New South Wales that published a median wait in 2024–25: 40.

A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.

Figures for New South Wales

Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.

Median wait, New South Wales
252 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
99 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
16.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
14.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
16,480 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
60,031 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in New South Wales

The shortest median wait comes first. A hospital with no published median wait follows, in name order, and has no rank.

A rank compares a hospital with every public hospital in Australia that published the same figure for the same period. The page shows a rank only on a current published figure. It never ranks a withheld or unreported figure. It also never ranks a figure from an earlier period.

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Ear, nose and throat surgery: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
Port Macquarie Base Hospital49 daysRank 27th of 141 nationally1.4%Rank 24th of 123 nationally72 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital53 daysRank 28th of 141 nationally18.2%Rank 87th of 123 nationally625 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital60 daysRank 32nd of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally454 surgeries
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]62 daysRank 35th of 141 nationally6.2%Rank 41st of 123 nationally289 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital77 daysRank 43rd of 141 nationally10.1%Rank 57th of 123 nationally486 surgeries
Westmead Hospital98 daysRank 57th of 141 nationally12.2%Rank 65th of 123 nationally278 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital100 daysRank 59th of 141 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure10 surgeries
The Tweed Hospital101 daysRank 60th of 141 nationally15.1%Rank 75th of 123 nationally556 surgeries
Cowra Health Service110 daysRank 63rd of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally141 surgeries
Murwillumbah District Hospital114 daysRank 68th of 141 nationally6.1%Rank 40th of 123 nationally98 surgeries
St George Hospital NSW115 daysRank 70th of 141 nationally7.6%Rank 48th of 123 nationally236 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead118 daysRank 72nd of 141 nationally18.7%Rank 88th of 123 nationally921 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital137 daysRank 78th of 141 nationally22.1%Rank 96th of 123 nationally778 surgeries
Nepean Hospital141 daysRank 81st of 141 nationally3.5%Rank 31st of 123 nationally920 surgeries
Belmont Hospital153 daysRank 82nd of 141 nationally13.0%Rank 67th of 123 nationally185 surgeries
Lachlan Health Service - Forbes195 daysRank 93rd of 141 nationally12.0%Rank 64th of 123 nationally50 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital196 daysRank 94th of 141 nationally26.1%Rank 101st of 123 nationally491 surgeries
Kurri Kurri Hospital197 daysRank 96th of 141 nationally10.0%Rank 55th of 123 nationally70 surgeries
Gosford Hospital218 daysRank 101st of 141 nationally24.3%Rank 98th of 123 nationally1,094 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital257 daysRank 107th of 141 nationally8.7%Rank 50th of 123 nationally1,063 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital265 daysRank 109th of 141 nationally33.6%Rank 108th of 123 nationally547 surgeries
Concord Repatriation Hospital266 daysRank 110th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally397 surgeries
Orange Health Service270 daysRank 111th of 141 nationally14.8%Rank 73rd of 123 nationally526 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital271 daysRank 112th of 141 nationally7.5%Rank 47th of 123 nationally160 surgeries
Maitland Hospital278 daysRank 114th of 141 nationally30.9%Rank 106th of 123 nationally337 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital284 daysRank 118th of 141 nationally42.0%Rank 119th of 123 nationally143 surgeries
Mudgee Health Service299 daysRank 120th of 141 nationally19.2%Rank 90th of 123 nationally73 surgeries
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital300 daysRank 121st of 141 nationally7.3%Rank 46th of 123 nationally341 surgeries
Northern Beaches Hospital301 daysRank 122nd of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally386 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital306 daysRank 123rd of 141 nationally18.1%Rank 86th of 123 nationally642 surgeries
Ryde Hospital309 daysRank 124th of 141 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally136 surgeries
Auburn Hospital315 daysRank 126th of 141 nationally0.3%Rank 12th of 123 nationally701 surgeries
Coffs Harbour Hospital316 daysRank 127th of 141 nationally38.7%Rank 114th of 123 nationally530 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital323 daysRank 129th of 141 nationally16.7%Rank 82nd of 123 nationally252 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital328 daysRank 131st of 141 nationally16.4%Rank 80th of 123 nationally73 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospital336 daysRank 132nd of 141 nationally17.3%Rank 83rd of 123 nationally341 surgeries
Canterbury Hospital344 daysRank 133rd of 141 nationally4.8%Rank 36th of 123 nationally546 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital346 daysRank 134th of 141 nationally39.2%Rank 116th of 123 nationally293 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital356 daysRank 135th of 141 nationally41.4%Rank 118th of 123 nationally507 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital359 daysRank 136th of 141 nationally38.9%Rank 115th of 123 nationally717 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure8 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Moree Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients
Wyong Hospitalnot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figurenot published: too few patients

Each chart shows one figure for each year the source published it. A year with no published figure is a gap in the line, and the table under the chart gives the reason.

The charts show Australia and New South Wales.

Ear, nose and throat surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Ear, nose and throat surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2011–1266 days111 days
2012–1368 days127 days
2013–1470 days131 days
2014–1573 days172 days
2015–1674 days169 days
2016–1770 days168 days
2017–1883 days187 days
2018–1984 days203 days
2019–2083 days174 days
2020–21112 days265 days
2021–2284 days144 days
2022–23104 days199 days
2023–24111 days232 days
2024–2599 days252 days

All of Australia: Ear, nose and throat surgery

Other states and territories

The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.

What this page leaves out

Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.

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Where this data comes from

  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Elective surgery waiting times by hospital and surgical specialty, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    20 October 2026
    Data released
    19 August 2026
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, elective surgery waiting times data extract, sourced 19 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-elective-surgery-waiting-times-by-specialty/v/2026-10-20/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Hospitals, Local Hospital Networks and Primary Health Networks in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    3 October 2026
    Data released
    19 August 2026
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, mapping details extract, sourced 3 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-hospitals-myhospitals/v/2026-10-03/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reported measures and their codes in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reported measures, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reported-measures/v/2026-10-27/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reporting unit mappings to health networks and states in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-unit-mappings/v/2026-10-27/
  • Dataset on publicdata.au
    Reporting unit codes and alternative names in MyHospitals, Australia
    Publisher
    Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
    Version
    27 October 2026
    Data released
    The publisher gives no release date for this dataset.
    Licence
    CC BY 4.0
    How to cite this data
    Based on Australian Institute of Health and Welfare material. Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, Australian Government, MyHospitals Data API, reporting units, sourced 26 October 2026, https://myhospitalsapi.aihw.gov.au/, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/au-myhospitals-reporting-units/v/2026-10-27/