Ophthalmology in Queensland
Ophthalmology 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: 19.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
Figures for Queensland
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Queensland
- 73 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Queensland
- 2.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Queensland
- 14,377 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 117,596 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 | 4 daysRank 3rd of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 59 surgeries |
| Weipa Hospital | 5 daysRank 4th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 101 surgeries |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 61 daysRank 30th of 141 nationally | 0.3%Rank 23rd of 135 nationally | 3,260 surgeries |
| Caloundra Hospital | 65 daysRank 34th of 141 nationally | 0.4%Rank 25th of 135 nationally | 782 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 66 daysRank 35th of 141 nationally | 1.6%Rank 47th of 135 nationally | 1,410 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 67 daysRank 36th of 141 nationally | 1.2%Rank 42nd of 135 nationally | 1,303 surgeries |
| Queensland Children's Hospital | 68 daysRank 37th of 141 nationally | 6.0%Rank 75th of 135 nationally | 868 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 69 daysRank 39th of 141 nationally | 2.1%Rank 50th of 135 nationally | 605 surgeries |
| Redland Hospital | 70 daysRank 40th of 141 nationally | 0.7%Rank 28th of 135 nationally | 611 surgeries |
| Emerald Hospital | 71 daysRank 41st of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 23 surgeries |
| Robina Hospital | 77 daysRank 46th of 141 nationally | 0.8%Rank 31st of 135 nationally | 780 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 78 daysRank 47th of 141 nationally | 3.2%Rank 57th of 135 nationally | 1,644 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 78 daysRank 47th of 141 nationally | 5.4%Rank 72nd of 135 nationally | 740 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 82 daysRank 53rd of 141 nationally | 6.8%Rank 80th of 135 nationally | 266 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 98 daysRank 67th of 141 nationally | 3.8%Rank 61st of 135 nationally | 732 surgeries |
| Roma Hospital | 113 daysRank 79th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 563 surgeries |
| Rockhampton Hospital | 126 daysRank 82nd of 141 nationally | 22.9%Rank 119th of 135 nationally | 388 surgeries |
| Mount Isa Base Hospital | 136 daysRank 86th of 141 nationally | 6.7%Rank 78th of 135 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Longreach Hospital | 194 daysRank 100th of 141 nationally | 4.9%Rank 68th of 135 nationally | 122 surgeries |
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 | 71 days | 40 days |
| 2012–13 | 75 days | 39 days |
| 2013–14 | 69 days | 46 days |
| 2014–15 | 70 days | 50 days |
| 2015–16 | 78 days | 55 days |
| 2016–17 | 73 days | 55 days |
| 2017–18 | 74 days | 71 days |
| 2018–19 | 73 days | 64 days |
| 2019–20 | 82 days | 76 days |
| 2020–21 | 118 days | 77 days |
| 2021–22 | 107 days | 76 days |
| 2022–23 | 105 days | 70 days |
| 2023–24 | 99 days | 69 days |
| 2024–25 | 92 days | 73 days |
All of Australia: Ophthalmology
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.
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/