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Orthopaedic surgery in Australian Capital Territory

Orthopaedic surgery in Australian Capital Territory: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Australian Capital Territory that published a median wait in 2024–25: 2.

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

Figures for Australian Capital Territory

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

Median wait, Australian Capital Territory
169 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
86 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australian Capital Territory
26.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
10.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australian Capital Territory
1,846 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
103,750 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026

Hospitals in Australian Capital Territory

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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Orthopaedic surgery: public hospitals in Australian Capital Territory2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
The Canberra Hospital161 daysRank 138th of 177 nationally23.4%Rank 141st of 162 nationally1,255 surgeries
North Canberra Hospital195 daysRank 146th of 177 nationally33.8%Rank 155th of 162 nationally591 surgeries

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 Australian Capital Territory.

Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501001502012–132015–162018–192021–222024–25
  • Australia
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Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustralia
2011–1263 days
2012–1365 days
2013–1466 days
2014–1564 days
2015–1667 days
2016–1769 days
2017–1873 days
2018–1977 days
2019–2076 days
2020–2193 days
2021–2284 days
2022–23101 days
2023–2490 days
2024–2586 days
Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
0501001502002011–122014–152018–192021–222024–25
  • Australian Capital Territory
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Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustralian Capital Territory
2011–12145 days
2012–13126 days
2013–1486 days
2014–15101 days
2016–17104 days
2017–18109 days
2018–19119 days
2019–20114 days
2020–21140 days
2021–22128 days
2022–23130 days
2023–24145 days
2024–25169 days

All of Australia: Orthopaedic 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.

Before you use these figures

Surgery Waits is not medical advice. Your general practitioner and your treating specialist can help you decide what is right for you.

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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/