Other surgery in Western Australia
Other surgery in Western Australia: planned surgery waiting times at public hospitals, with the national figures beside them. Public hospitals in Western Australia that published a median wait in 2024–25: 20.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
Figures for Western Australia
Each tile shows the state figure and the national figure for the same measure. A state figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Western Australia
- 21 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Median wait, Australia
- 24 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Western Australia
- 1.5%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 2.6%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Western Australia
- 11,425 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 21,551 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
Hospitals in Western 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karratha Health Campus | 4 daysRank 4th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Peel Health Campus | 5 daysRank 8th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 21 surgeries |
| Collie Hospital | 6 daysRank 10th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 6 daysRank 10th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 18 surgeries |
| Narrogin Hospital | 7 daysRank 13th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Busselton Health Campus | 8 daysRank 15th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 70 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 12 daysRank 21st of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 11 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 13 daysRank 22nd of 79 nationally | 2.2%Rank 35th of 49 nationally | 2,726 surgeries |
| Rockingham General Hospital | 14 daysRank 25th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 255 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 15 daysRank 29th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 2,321 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 16 daysRank 30th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 42 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 19 daysRank 36th of 79 nationally | 1.0%Rank 27th of 49 nationally | 2,304 surgeries |
| Perth Children's Hospital | 23 daysRank 39th of 79 nationally | 0.4%Rank 24th of 49 nationally | 1,024 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 31 daysRank 49th of 79 nationally | 1.5%Rank 30th of 49 nationally | 790 surgeries |
| King Edward Memorial Hospital | 32 daysRank 52nd of 79 nationally | 0.5%Rank 25th of 49 nationally | 768 surgeries |
| Warren Hospital | 37 daysRank 58th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 28 surgeries |
| Esperance Hospital | 50 daysRank 64th of 79 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 49 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| Albany Hospital | 79 daysRank 74th of 79 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 32 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 93 daysRank 76th of 79 nationally | 19.0%Rank 47th of 49 nationally | 105 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 127 daysRank 77th of 79 nationally | 5.9%Rank 41st of 49 nationally | 749 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 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 |
| Bridgetown Hospital | 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 | 5 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 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 |
| Derby Hospital | 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 |
| Geraldton Hospital | 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 | 6 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 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 |
| Kununurra Hospital | 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 | 7 surgeries |
| Margaret River Hospital | 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 |
| Merredin Hospital | 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 |
| Northam Hospital | 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.
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- Australia
- Western Australia
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| Financial year | Australia | Western Australia |
|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 25 days | 26 days |
| 2012–13 | 25 days | 23 days |
| 2013–14 | 23 days | 22 days |
| 2014–15 | 22 days | 20 days |
| 2015–16 | 21 days | 19 days |
| 2016–17 | 22 days | 18 days |
| 2017–18 | 23 days | 20 days |
| 2018–19 | 23 days | 20 days |
| 2019–20 | 22 days | 19 days |
| 2020–21 | 27 days | 24 days |
| 2021–22 | 23 days | 21 days |
| 2022–23 | 25 days | 23 days |
| 2023–24 | 23 days | 22 days |
| 2024–25 | 24 days | 21 days |
All of Australia: Other 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/