Orthopaedic surgery in South Australia
Orthopaedic surgery 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: 22.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
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
- 77 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 86 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, South Australia
- 7.1%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 10.8%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, South Australia
- 6,937 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 103,750 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler Health Service | 15 daysRank 5th of 177 nationally | 0.4%Rank 28th of 162 nationally | 246 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 17 daysRank 7th of 177 nationally | 5.3%Rank 67th of 162 nationally | 608 surgeries |
| Millicent and District Hospital and Health Service | 21 daysRank 9th of 177 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Angaston District Hospital | 25 daysRank 11th of 177 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 29 surgeries |
| Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services | 29 daysRank 14th of 177 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally | 96 surgeries |
| Clare Hospital | 37 daysRank 21st of 177 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally | 71 surgeries |
| Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service | 40 daysRank 23rd of 177 nationally | 0.9%Rank 33rd of 162 nationally | 444 surgeries |
| Port Lincoln Health Service | 40 daysRank 23rd of 177 nationally | 1.8%Rank 48th of 162 nationally | 57 surgeries |
| Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 50 daysRank 35th of 177 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally | 79 surgeries |
| Whyalla Hospital and Health Services | 50 daysRank 35th of 177 nationally | 0.2%Rank 23rd of 162 nationally | 402 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 64 daysRank 53rd of 177 nationally | 1.7%Rank 45th of 162 nationally | 180 surgeries |
| Lyell McEwin Hospital | 85 daysRank 79th of 177 nationally | 6.3%Rank 74th of 162 nationally | 270 surgeries |
| Modbury Hospital | 85 daysRank 79th of 177 nationally | 8.8%Rank 92nd of 162 nationally | 957 surgeries |
| Port Pirie Regional Health Service | 85 daysRank 79th of 177 nationally | 17.2%Rank 130th of 162 nationally | 238 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 94 daysRank 93rd of 177 nationally | 9.5%Rank 97th of 162 nationally | 966 surgeries |
| Naracoorte Health Service | 103 daysRank 100th of 177 nationally | 10.2%Rank 104th of 162 nationally | 236 surgeries |
| Women's and Children's Hospital | 104 daysRank 102nd of 177 nationally | 9.6%Rank 99th of 162 nationally | 375 surgeries |
| South Coast District Hospital | 106 daysRank 107th of 177 nationally | 5.5%Rank 70th of 162 nationally | 109 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 112 daysRank 115th of 177 nationally | 8.0%Rank 85th of 162 nationally | 890 surgeries |
| Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo) | 134 daysRank 127th of 177 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 162 nationally | 95 surgeries |
| The Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 148 daysRank 135th of 177 nationally | 15.7%Rank 125th of 162 nationally | 407 surgeries |
| Riverland General Hospital | 163 daysRank 139th of 177 nationally | 9.3%Rank 93rd of 162 nationally | 151 surgeries |
| Kangaroo Island 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Waikerie 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 | 63 days | 70 days |
| 2012–13 | 65 days | 58 days |
| 2013–14 | 66 days | 59 days |
| 2014–15 | 64 days | 70 days |
| 2015–16 | 67 days | 75 days |
| 2016–17 | 69 days | 72 days |
| 2017–18 | 73 days | 75 days |
| 2018–19 | 77 days | 75 days |
| 2019–20 | 76 days | 78 days |
| 2020–21 | 93 days | 95 days |
| 2021–22 | 84 days | 87 days |
| 2022–23 | 101 days | 82 days |
| 2023–24 | 90 days | 76 days |
| 2024–25 | 86 days | 77 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/