Vascular surgery
Vascular surgery waiting times for planned surgery. Public hospitals that published a median wait in 2024–25: 88.
A specialty covers many operations. Its figures describe all the patients treated under the specialty, and say nothing about one operation.
National figures
These figures cover every public hospital in Australia that reported this surgery. A national figure is never ranked.
- Median wait, Australia
- 25 days2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Waiting more than 365 days, Australia
- 2.4%2024–25, released 19 August 2026
- Patients treated, Australia
- 18,750 surgeries2024–25, released 19 August 2026
By state and territory
The shortest median wait comes first. A state with no published median wait follows, in name order. Select a state to see its hospitals.
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| State or territory | Median wait | Waiting more than 365 days | Patients treated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | 23 days | 3.6% | 3,875 surgeries |
| Northern Territory | 24 days | 2.6% | 191 surgeries |
| New South Wales | 25 days | 2.0% | 6,032 surgeries |
| Queensland | 25 days | 0.7% | 4,104 surgeries |
| South Australia | 25 days | 5.1% | 1,267 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory | 26 days | 3.9% | 1,063 surgeries |
| Western Australia | 29 days | 2.1% | 1,844 surgeries |
| Tasmania | 43 days | 5.6% | 374 surgeries |
Hospitals by median wait
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Springs Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 88 nationally | 1.3%Rank 34th of 70 nationally | 77 surgeries |
| Tamworth Hospital | 1 dayRank 1st of 88 nationally | 17.5%Rank 68th of 70 nationally | 80 surgeries |
| Broome Hospital | 2 daysRank 3rd of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Bunbury Hospital | 7 daysRank 4th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 27 surgeries |
| Shoalhaven Hospital | 9 daysRank 5th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 10 surgeries |
| Dubbo Hospital | 10 daysRank 6th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 34 surgeries |
| Box Hill Hospital | 11 daysRank 7th of 88 nationally | 1.1%Rank 29th of 70 nationally | 177 surgeries |
| Toowoomba Hospital | 12 daysRank 8th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | 13 daysRank 9th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 218 surgeries |
| St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 13 daysRank 9th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 113 surgeries |
| Royal North Shore Hospital | 14 daysRank 11th of 88 nationally | 1.2%Rank 32nd of 70 nationally | 336 surgeries |
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 15 daysRank 12th of 88 nationally | 1.9%Rank 38th of 70 nationally | 529 surgeries |
| Lismore Base Hospital | 15 daysRank 12th of 88 nationally | 0.3%Rank 22nd of 70 nationally | 382 surgeries |
| Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital | 15 daysRank 12th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 12 surgeries |
| Cairns Hospital | 16 daysRank 15th of 88 nationally | 0.3%Rank 22nd of 70 nationally | 687 surgeries |
| Wagga Wagga Hospital | 16 daysRank 15th of 88 nationally | 6.7%Rank 64th of 70 nationally | 267 surgeries |
| Westmead Hospital | 16 daysRank 15th of 88 nationally | 0.2%Rank 19th of 70 nationally | 409 surgeries |
| Port Macquarie Base Hospital | 17 daysRank 18th of 88 nationally | 0.5%Rank 26th of 70 nationally | 219 surgeries |
| Frankston Hospital | 18 daysRank 19th of 88 nationally | 5.0%Rank 54th of 70 nationally | 159 surgeries |
| Orange Health Service | 18 daysRank 19th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | 18 daysRank 19th of 88 nationally | 0.2%Rank 19th of 70 nationally | 585 surgeries |
| St George Hospital NSW | 18 daysRank 19th of 88 nationally | 3.8%Rank 49th of 70 nationally | 184 surgeries |
| Dandenong Hospital | 19 daysRank 23rd of 88 nationally | 6.1%Rank 62nd of 70 nationally | 165 surgeries |
| Royal Melbourne Hospital [City Campus] | 20 daysRank 24th of 88 nationally | 4.3%Rank 51st of 70 nationally | 232 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne] | 20 daysRank 24th of 88 nationally | 4.5%Rank 52nd of 70 nationally | 354 surgeries |
| Western Hospital [Footscray] | 20 daysRank 24th of 88 nationally | 2.4%Rank 43rd of 70 nationally | 206 surgeries |
| Flinders Medical Centre | 21 daysRank 27th of 88 nationally | 4.8%Rank 53rd of 70 nationally | 568 surgeries |
| Gosford Hospital | 21 daysRank 27th of 88 nationally | 0.5%Rank 26th of 70 nationally | 207 surgeries |
| Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital | 21 daysRank 27th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 197 surgeries |
| Wollongong Hospital | 21 daysRank 27th of 88 nationally | 5.2%Rank 56th of 70 nationally | 556 surgeries |
| Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital | 22 daysRank 31st of 88 nationally | 3.8%Rank 49th of 70 nationally | 78 surgeries |
| Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital | 22 daysRank 31st of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 95 surgeries |
| Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] | 22 daysRank 31st of 88 nationally | 18.5%Rank 70th of 70 nationally | 157 surgeries |
| Northern Beaches Hospital | 22 daysRank 31st of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 131 surgeries |
| Sunshine Hospital | 22 daysRank 31st of 88 nationally | 7.1%Rank 66th of 70 nationally | 126 surgeries |
| Royal Prince Alfred Hospital | 23 daysRank 36th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 383 surgeries |
| Prince of Wales Hospital | 24 daysRank 37th of 88 nationally | 1.4%Rank 35th of 70 nationally | 215 surgeries |
| The Canberra Hospital | 24 daysRank 37th of 88 nationally | 3.5%Rank 47th of 70 nationally | 1,025 surgeries |
| The Prince Charles Hospital | 24 daysRank 37th of 88 nationally | 0.4%Rank 25th of 70 nationally | 235 surgeries |
| Kalgoorlie Health Campus | 25 daysRank 40th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 33 surgeries |
| Liverpool Hospital | 25 daysRank 40th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 459 surgeries |
| Monash Medical Centre [Clayton] | 25 daysRank 40th of 88 nationally | 3.6%Rank 48th of 70 nationally | 197 surgeries |
| Sutherland Hospital | 25 daysRank 40th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 43 surgeries |
| Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| Hedland Health Campus | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 17 surgeries |
| Mater Adult Hospital | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 190 surgeries |
| Royal Adelaide Hospital | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | 2.7%Rank 45th of 70 nationally | 633 surgeries |
| Townsville University Hospital | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | 1.1%Rank 29th of 70 nationally | 449 surgeries |
| University Hospital Geelong | 26 daysRank 44th of 88 nationally | 1.2%Rank 32nd of 70 nationally | 502 surgeries |
| John Hunter Hospital | 27 daysRank 50th of 88 nationally | 6.6%Rank 63rd of 70 nationally | 137 surgeries |
| Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital | 28 daysRank 51st of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Geraldton Hospital | 28 daysRank 51st of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 115 surgeries |
| Coffs Harbour Hospital | 29 daysRank 53rd of 88 nationally | 11.1%Rank 67th of 70 nationally | 117 surgeries |
| Gold Coast University Hospital | 29 daysRank 53rd of 88 nationally | 0.5%Rank 26th of 70 nationally | 552 surgeries |
| Sunshine Coast University Hospital | 29 daysRank 53rd of 88 nationally | 2.6%Rank 44th of 70 nationally | 573 surgeries |
| Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital | 30 daysRank 56th of 88 nationally | 0.3%Rank 22nd of 70 nationally | 687 surgeries |
| St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst] | 31 daysRank 57th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 133 surgeries |
| The Tweed Hospital | 32 daysRank 58th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 47 surgeries |
| Concord Repatriation Hospital | 35 daysRank 59th of 88 nationally | 0.2%Rank 19th of 70 nationally | 523 surgeries |
| The Northern Hospital [Epping] | 35 daysRank 59th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 320 surgeries |
| Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 36 daysRank 61st of 88 nationally | 1.4%Rank 35th of 70 nationally | 366 surgeries |
| The Alfred | 36 daysRank 61st of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 165 surgeries |
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 39 daysRank 63rd of 88 nationally | 2.3%Rank 40th of 70 nationally | 88 surgeries |
| Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital] | 40 daysRank 64th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 226 surgeries |
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 40 daysRank 64th of 88 nationally | 5.6%Rank 60th of 70 nationally | 250 surgeries |
| Fiona Stanley Hospital | 43 daysRank 66th of 88 nationally | 2.3%Rank 40th of 70 nationally | 301 surgeries |
| Wyong Hospital | 51 daysRank 67th of 88 nationally | 3.2%Rank 46th of 70 nationally | 156 surgeries |
| Launceston General Hospital | 55 daysRank 68th of 88 nationally | 5.0%Rank 54th of 70 nationally | 120 surgeries |
| Osborne Park Hospital | 61 daysRank 69th of 88 nationally | 6.0%Rank 61st of 70 nationally | 67 surgeries |
| Blacktown Hospital | 62 daysRank 70th of 88 nationally | 2.0%Rank 39th of 70 nationally | 101 surgeries |
| North Canberra Hospital | 69 daysRank 71st of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 38 surgeries |
| Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital [Heidelberg West] | 70 daysRank 72nd of 88 nationally | 1.5%Rank 37th of 70 nationally | 68 surgeries |
| St Vincent's On the Park | 72 daysRank 73rd of 88 nationally | 5.3%Rank 57th of 70 nationally | 76 surgeries |
| Nepean Hospital | 75 daysRank 74th of 88 nationally | 2.3%Rank 40th of 70 nationally | 341 surgeries |
| Frankston Public Surgical Centre | 76 daysRank 75th of 88 nationally | 7.0%Rank 65th of 70 nationally | 114 surgeries |
| Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 76 daysRank 75th of 88 nationally | 5.3%Rank 57th of 70 nationally | 188 surgeries |
| Palmerston Regional Hospital | 84 daysRank 77th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 26 surgeries |
| The Bendigo Hospital | 104 daysRank 78th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 22 surgeries |
| Wauchope District Memorial Hospital | 127 daysRank 79th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 49 surgeries |
| Ballina District Hospital | 149 daysRank 80th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 65 surgeries |
| Bentley Health Service | 164 daysRank 81st of 88 nationally | 17.6%Rank 69th of 70 nationally | 51 surgeries |
| Blackburn Public Surgical Centre | 176 daysRank 82nd of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service | 261 daysRank 83rd of 88 nationally | 1.1%Rank 29th of 70 nationally | 91 surgeries |
| Blue Mountains Hospital | 282 daysRank 84th of 88 nationally | 5.5%Rank 59th of 70 nationally | 55 surgeries |
| Auburn Hospital | 306 daysRank 85th of 88 nationally | 0.0%Rank 1st of 70 nationally | 110 surgeries |
| Fairfield Hospital | 317 daysRank 86th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 35 surgeries |
| Noarlunga Hospital | 342 daysRank 87th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 45 surgeries |
| Mount Druitt Hospital | 346 daysRank 88th of 88 nationally | not published: the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare did not publish a figure | 46 surgeries |
| Broadmeadows 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 |
| Karratha 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 | 6 surgeries |
| 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 | 8 surgeries |
| Mersey Community 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 |
| Perth Children's 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 |
| Riverland General 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 | 9 surgeries |
| Ryde 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 |
| Sandringham 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 |
| West Gippsland Healthcare Group [Warragul] | 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 the three states that treated the most patients in 2024–25.
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
Show the figures as a table
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| Financial year | Australia | New South Wales | Queensland | Victoria |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 20 days | 19 days | 13 days | 29 days |
| 2012–13 | 20 days | 20 days | 15 days | 29 days |
| 2013–14 | 19 days | 19 days | 16 days | 28 days |
| 2014–15 | 20 days | 20 days | 13 days | 27 days |
| 2015–16 | 21 days | 21 days | 16 days | 28 days |
| 2016–17 | 21 days | 20 days | 19 days | 28 days |
| 2017–18 | 23 days | 21 days | 21 days | 26 days |
| 2018–19 | 22 days | 20 days | 21 days | 27 days |
| 2019–20 | 21 days | 19 days | 23 days | 22 days |
| 2020–21 | 22 days | 21 days | 24 days | 21 days |
| 2021–22 | 20 days | 18 days | 21 days | 19 days |
| 2022–23 | 24 days | 24 days | 23 days | 24 days |
| 2023–24 | 26 days | 23 days | 27 days | 29 days |
| 2024–25 | 25 days | 25 days | 25 days | 23 days |
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/