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Orthopaedic surgery in New South Wales

Orthopaedic 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: 59.

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
150 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Median wait, Australia
86 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, New South Wales
16.3%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
10.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, New South Wales
33,675 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Patients treated, Australia
103,750 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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Orthopaedic surgery: public hospitals in New South Wales2024–25, released 19 August 2026
HospitalMedian waitWaiting more than 365 daysPatients treated
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]9 daysRank 2nd of 177 nationally1.2%Rank 37th of 162 nationally588 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital10 daysRank 3rd of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally451 surgeries
Liverpool Hospital25 daysRank 11th of 177 nationally9.3%Rank 93rd of 162 nationally182 surgeries
Queanbeyan Hospital28 daysRank 13th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally93 surgeries
Royal Prince Alfred Institute of Rheumatology & Orthopaedics50 daysRank 35th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally1,718 surgeries
Cooma Hospital and Health Service56 daysRank 43rd of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally118 surgeries
John Hunter Hospital60 daysRank 47th of 177 nationally31.0%Rank 153rd of 162 nationally1,646 surgeries
The Tweed Hospital63 daysRank 50th of 177 nationally1.0%Rank 34th of 162 nationally1,008 surgeries
Lithgow Hospital66 daysRank 54th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally59 surgeries
Casino and District Memorial Hospital70 daysRank 62nd of 177 nationally0.4%Rank 28th of 162 nationally260 surgeries
Concord Repatriation Hospital83 daysRank 74th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally925 surgeries
Gosford Hospital84 daysRank 75th of 177 nationally14.4%Rank 118th of 162 nationally641 surgeries
Moruya Hospital85 daysRank 79th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally63 surgeries
Sydney Hospital / Sydney Eye Hospital90 daysRank 87th of 177 nationally21.1%Rank 138th of 162 nationally952 surgeries
Royal North Shore Hospital91 daysRank 91st of 177 nationally11.3%Rank 107th of 162 nationally824 surgeries
Prince of Wales Hospital96 daysRank 95th of 177 nationally10.8%Rank 106th of 162 nationally1,002 surgeries
Sydney Children's Hospital99 daysRank 97th of 177 nationally14.0%Rank 115th of 162 nationally556 surgeries
Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital104 daysRank 102nd of 177 nationally5.6%Rank 71st of 162 nationally665 surgeries
Lismore Base Hospital104 daysRank 102nd of 177 nationally8.2%Rank 89th of 162 nationally753 surgeries
The Children's Hospital at Westmead107 daysRank 108th of 177 nationally9.7%Rank 100th of 162 nationally981 surgeries
Wollongong Hospital123 daysRank 118th of 177 nationally26.2%Rank 144th of 162 nationally1,550 surgeries
Griffith Base Hospital126 daysRank 121st of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally64 surgeries
Wyong Hospital128 daysRank 123rd of 177 nationally12.5%Rank 110th of 162 nationally606 surgeries
Kempsey District Hospital138 daysRank 129th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally187 surgeries
Sutherland Hospital139 daysRank 130th of 177 nationally8.0%Rank 85th of 162 nationally788 surgeries
Wauchope District Memorial Hospital145 daysRank 133rd of 177 nationally1.5%Rank 41st of 162 nationally136 surgeries
Orange Health Service163 daysRank 139th of 177 nationally7.8%Rank 84th of 162 nationally708 surgeries
Cessnock Hospital164 daysRank 141st of 177 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure22 surgeries
Belmont Hospital168 daysRank 142nd of 177 nationally14.7%Rank 120th of 162 nationally747 surgeries
Singleton Hospital175 daysRank 143rd of 177 nationallynot published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure15 surgeries
Grafton Base Hospital193 daysRank 145th of 177 nationally14.0%Rank 115th of 162 nationally499 surgeries
Campbelltown Hospital200 daysRank 147th of 177 nationally11.8%Rank 108th of 162 nationally381 surgeries
Tamworth Hospital201 daysRank 148th of 177 nationally12.9%Rank 111th of 162 nationally396 surgeries
Canterbury Hospital211 daysRank 149th of 177 nationally0.2%Rank 23rd of 162 nationally457 surgeries
Westmead Hospital211 daysRank 149th of 177 nationally19.9%Rank 136th of 162 nationally503 surgeries
Broken Hill Hospital213 daysRank 151st of 177 nationally30.5%Rank 151st of 162 nationally154 surgeries
South East Regional Hospital214 daysRank 152nd of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally440 surgeries
Shoalhaven Hospital217 daysRank 153rd of 177 nationally34.8%Rank 157th of 162 nationally431 surgeries
Armidale Hospital221 daysRank 154th of 177 nationally7.2%Rank 82nd of 162 nationally278 surgeries
Goulburn Base Hospital222 daysRank 155th of 177 nationally0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally488 surgeries
Auburn Hospital227 daysRank 156th of 177 nationally1.0%Rank 34th of 162 nationally104 surgeries
Northern Beaches Hospital245 daysRank 157th of 177 nationally0.2%Rank 23rd of 162 nationally638 surgeries
St George Hospital NSW247 daysRank 158th of 177 nationally29.0%Rank 147th of 162 nationally62 surgeries
Ryde Hospital250 daysRank 159th of 177 nationally3.2%Rank 58th of 162 nationally378 surgeries
Nepean Hospital260 daysRank 160th of 177 nationally22.2%Rank 140th of 162 nationally1,050 surgeries
Bowral Hospital266 daysRank 162nd of 177 nationally40.7%Rank 159th of 162 nationally295 surgeries
Hawkesbury Hospital276 daysRank 163rd of 177 nationally9.9%Rank 102nd of 162 nationally597 surgeries
Shellharbour Hospital283 daysRank 164th of 177 nationally17.3%Rank 131st of 162 nationally248 surgeries
Mount Druitt Hospital321 daysRank 165th of 177 nationally1.6%Rank 43rd of 162 nationally702 surgeries
Manning Hospital325 daysRank 166th of 177 nationally42.6%Rank 160th of 162 nationally495 surgeries
Dubbo Hospital329 daysRank 167th of 177 nationally30.0%Rank 150th of 162 nationally826 surgeries
Coffs Harbour Hospital332 daysRank 168th of 177 nationally40.6%Rank 158th of 162 nationally935 surgeries
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital335 daysRank 169th of 177 nationally33.1%Rank 154th of 162 nationally541 surgeries
Bathurst Base Hospital335 daysRank 169th of 177 nationally29.1%Rank 148th of 162 nationally437 surgeries
Wagga Wagga Hospital339 daysRank 172nd of 177 nationally24.0%Rank 142nd of 162 nationally1,097 surgeries
Fairfield Hospital343 daysRank 173rd of 177 nationally26.8%Rank 145th of 162 nationally1,211 surgeries
Maitland Hospital343 daysRank 173rd of 177 nationally47.3%Rank 162nd of 162 nationally772 surgeries
Port Macquarie Base Hospital356 daysRank 175th of 177 nationally47.0%Rank 161st of 162 nationally677 surgeries
Blacktown Hospital357 daysRank 176th of 177 nationally29.6%Rank 149th of 162 nationally274 surgeries
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

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.

Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
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Orthopaedic surgery: median wait by financial year2011–12 to 2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Financial yearAustraliaNew South Wales
2011–1263 days100 days
2012–1365 days106 days
2013–1466 days104 days
2014–1564 days120 days
2015–1667 days119 days
2016–1769 days114 days
2017–1873 days108 days
2018–1977 days109 days
2019–2076 days97 days
2020–2193 days172 days
2021–2284 days132 days
2022–23101 days168 days
2023–2490 days141 days
2024–2586 days150 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.

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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/