Ophthalmology in South Australia
Ophthalmology in South Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in South Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 18.
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Figures for South Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, South Australia
- 78 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 92 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 8.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 10.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 10,785 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 117,596 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in South Australia
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceduna District Health Service | 6 daysRank 5th of 141 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 17 daysRank 6th of 141 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 135 nationally | 281 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 17 daysRank 6th of 141 nationally | 5.5%Rank 73rd of 135 nationally | 657 surgeries |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 21 daysRank 8th of 141 nationally | 21.5%Rank 116th of 135 nationally | 349 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 47 daysRank 24th of 141 nationally | 1.2%Rank 42nd of 135 nationally | 2,473 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 48 daysRank 26th of 141 nationally | 0.8%Rank 31st of 135 nationally | 123 surgeries |
| Angaston District Hospital | 51 daysRank 28th of 141 nationally | 1.3%Rank 44th of 135 nationally | 235 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 62 daysRank 31st of 141 nationally | 0.2%Rank 19th of 135 nationally | 1,054 surgeries |
| Gawler Health Service | 81 daysRank 51st of 141 nationally | 21.3%Rank 115th of 135 nationally | 484 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 100 daysRank 71st of 141 nationally | 14.7%Rank 98th of 135 nationally | 184 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 101 daysRank 72nd of 141 nationally | 8.7%Rank 87th of 135 nationally | 1,634 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 114 daysRank 80th of 141 nationally | 1.0%Rank 38th of 135 nationally | 205 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 153 daysRank 88th of 141 nationally | 2.6%Rank 53rd of 135 nationally | 843 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 185 daysRank 98th of 141 nationally | 17.5%Rank 107th of 135 nationally | 354 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 196 daysRank 102nd of 141 nationally | 4.3%Rank 66th of 135 nationally | 302 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 211 daysRank 108th of 141 nationally | 0.7%Rank 28th of 135 nationally | 590 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 231 daysRank 114th of 141 nationally | 18.9%Rank 111th of 135 nationally | 323 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 373 daysRank 141st of 141 nationally | 51.1%Rank 135th of 135 nationally | 683 surgeries |
| Jamestown Hospital and Health Service | 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 South Australia.
- Australia
- South Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | South Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 71 days | 70 days |
| 2012–13 | 75 days | 72 days |
| 2013–14 | 69 days | 70 days |
| 2014–15 | 70 days | 87 days |
| 2015–16 | 78 days | 96 days |
| 2016–17 | 73 days | 78 days |
| 2017–18 | 74 days | 86 days |
| 2018–19 | 73 days | 90 days |
| 2019–20 | 82 days | 86 days |
| 2020–21 | 118 days | 112 days |
| 2021–22 | 107 days | 99 days |
| 2022–23 | 105 days | 71 days |
| 2023–24 | 99 days | 70 days |
| 2024–25 | 92 days | 78 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/