Ear, nose and throat surgery in Queensland
Ear, nose and throat surgery in Queensland: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Queensland that published a median wait in 2024–25: 20.
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Figures for Queensland
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- Median wait, Queensland
- 68 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 99 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
- 5.2%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 14.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Queensland
- 12,395 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 60,031 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Queensland
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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| Hospital | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Island Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Weipa Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Cooktown Hospital | 5 daysRank 4th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 20 daysRank 10th of 141 nationally | 0.7%Rank 16th of 123 nationally | 461 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 29 daysRank 13th of 141 nationally | 7.1%Rank 45th of 123 nationally | 785 surgeries |
| Caboolture Hospital | 35 daysRank 18th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 14 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 43 daysRank 22nd of 141 nationally | 0.3%Rank 12th of 123 nationally | 596 surgeries |
| Longreach Hospital | 44 daysRank 25th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 13 surgeries |
| Toowoomba Hospital | 44 daysRank 25th of 141 nationally | 5.0%Rank 38th of 123 nationally | 1,091 surgeries |
| Rockhampton Hospital | 55 daysRank 29th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 61 daysRank 33rd of 141 nationally | 2.0%Rank 25th of 123 nationally | 2,850 surgeries |
| Ipswich Hospital | 68 daysRank 39th of 141 nationally | 3.0%Rank 28th of 123 nationally | 796 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 74 daysRank 42nd of 141 nationally | 1.3%Rank 22nd of 123 nationally | 1,275 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 85 daysRank 47th of 141 nationally | 14.7%Rank 72nd of 123 nationally | 819 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 86 daysRank 48th of 141 nationally | 3.6%Rank 32nd of 123 nationally | 1,481 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 94 daysRank 54th of 141 nationally | 12.6%Rank 66th of 123 nationally | 397 surgeries |
| Logan Hospital | 99 daysRank 58th of 141 nationally | 15.2%Rank 76th of 123 nationally | 821 surgeries |
| Nambour General Hospital | 219 daysRank 102nd of 141 nationally | 4.8%Rank 36th of 123 nationally | 62 surgeries |
| Redcliffe Hospital | 283 daysRank 117th of 141 nationally | 8.3%Rank 49th of 123 nationally | 72 surgeries |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 309 daysRank 124th of 141 nationally | 10.7%Rank 59th of 123 nationally | 676 surgeries |
| Gympie Hospital | not published: no patients reported | 0.0%Rank 1st of 123 nationally | 99 surgeries |
| Mackay Base Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 8 surgeries |
| Roma Hospital | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | not published: too few patients |
How waits have changed
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 Queensland.
- Australia
- Queensland
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| Financial year | Australia | Queensland |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 66 days | 28 days |
| 2012–13 | 68 days | 28 days |
| 2013–14 | 70 days | 36 days |
| 2014–15 | 73 days | 35 days |
| 2015–16 | 74 days | 43 days |
| 2016–17 | 70 days | 49 days |
| 2017–18 | 83 days | 76 days |
| 2018–19 | 84 days | 70 days |
| 2019–20 | 83 days | 63 days |
| 2020–21 | 112 days | 67 days |
| 2021–22 | 84 days | 66 days |
| 2022–23 | 104 days | 80 days |
| 2023–24 | 111 days | 70 days |
| 2024–25 | 99 days | 68 days |
All of Australia: Ear, nose and throat surgery
Other states and territories
The same surgery in each state or territory with hospital figures.
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Australian Capital Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in New South Wales
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Northern Territory
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in South Australia
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Tasmania
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Victoria
- Ear, nose and throat surgery in Western Australia
What this page leaves out
Private hospitals are excluded. This page covers public hospitals only, so it shows no private hospital.
Before you use these figures
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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/