Public hospital surgery waiting times in Queensland

Name: Public hospital surgery waiting times in Queensland, 2024–25
Creator: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Published: 2026-05-28
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/

In 2024–25, Queensland's median waits ranged from 4 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 363 days for rhinoplasty, across 54 public hospitals.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

Queensland public hospitals report their planned-surgery waiting times to the national collection once a year. This page brings the state's figures together: every surgery type with a published state median, every hospital, and the urgency-category performance — each linking to the detailed comparison.

Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

Waiting times by surgery in Queensland

Median waiting time by surgery type in Queensland public hospitals, 2024–25, shortest first. Surgeries with the same median share a rank. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Surgery	State median	National median	Waited more than 365 days	Hospitals reporting
1	Curettage and evacuation of uterus	4 days	4 days	0.0%	22
2	Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt	8 days	17 days	1.0%	6
2	Testicle removal	8 days	11 days	1.7%	19
2	Unhealed fracture repair	8 days	5 days	0.6%	21
5	Heart bypass surgery	11 days	19 days	0.0%	4
6	Carotid artery plaque removal	13 days	20 days	0.0%	8
7	Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy	15 days	17 days	0.0%	7
7	Removal of intracranial lesion	15 days	16 days	0.3%	8
9	Kidney drainage stent insertion	18 days	24 days	0.4%	17
10	Breast lump removal	20 days	17 days	0.3%	27
10	Breast removal	20 days	19 days	1.3%	24
10	Dialysis access surgery	20 days	15 days	0.4%	30
13	Large bowel surgery (colectomy)	22 days	18 days	0.4%	23
14	Cervix cone biopsy	24 days	23 days	0.0%	28
15	Aortic aneurysm repair	26 days	24 days	2.4%	8
15	Skin lesion removal	26 days	26 days	0.7%	47
17	Dilatation and curettage	28 days	28 days	0.5%	44
17	Voice box scope surgery	28 days	26 days	0.0%	11
19	Bladder scope (cystoscopy)	30 days	26 days	1.1%	27
19	Kidney removal	30 days	30 days	0.2%	12
21	Prostate biopsy	32 days	33 days	0.1%	15
21	Urinary stone removal	32 days	25 days	0.3%	12
23	Heart valve replacement	34 days	33 days	1.6%	5
24	Tendon release	35 days	34 days	4.8%	20
25	Spinal disc removal	37 days	41 days	0.6%	11
26	LLETZ procedure	38 days	33 days	0.1%	38
27	Kidney drainage blockage repair	48 days	41 days	1.6%	14
28	Examination of eye under anaesthesia	49 days	34 days	0.6%	7
29	Eardrum drainage	50 days	80 days	0.3%	11
29	Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets)	50 days	59 days	0.3%	11
29	Prostate surgery	50 days	55 days	0.8%	16
32	Salivary gland removal	52 days	45 days	0.7%	14
32	Thyroid gland removal	52 days	56 days	1.1%	22
34	Gallbladder removal	53 days	48 days	1.3%	40
35	Shock wave stone treatment	57 days	28 days	1.7%	16
36	Cleft lip and palate repair	58 days	80 days	3.0%	4
37	Ovary and fallopian tube surgery	59 days	56 days	1.6%	33
38	Toenail surgery	60 days	48 days	1.2%	36
39	Scar revision	62 days	83 days	5.3%	20
40	Adenoid removal	68 days	144 days	1.7%	19
41	Joint replacement revision	69 days	77 days	4.2%	20
42	Inguinal hernia repair	70 days	73 days	3.0%	44
42	Parathyroid gland removal	70 days	82 days	1.5%	19
44	Nose and throat scope	71 days	277 days	2.8%	9
45	Carpal tunnel surgery	74 days	71 days	4.2%	32
46	ACL reconstruction	76 days	81 days	3.9%	24
46	Haemorrhoid surgery	76 days	63 days	3.1%	37
48	Keyhole joint surgery	79 days	78 days	7.7%	27
48	Outer knee nerve release	79 days	76 days	4.2%	25
48	Shoulder reconstruction	79 days	88 days	5.6%	23
51	Circumcision	81 days	80 days	7.9%	29
51	Keyhole sinus surgery	81 days	214 days	6.5%	11
53	Cataract surgery	82 days	106 days	1.9%	19
53	Rotator cuff repair	82 days	111 days	9.9%	21
55	Hiatus hernia repair	83 days	88 days	2.7%	16
56	Hysterectomy	84 days	74 days	8.3%	32
56	Keyhole belly surgery (laparoscopy)	84 days	69 days	7.1%	38
58	Breast implant removal	85 days	96 days	9.1%	22
59	Hernia repair	87 days	86 days	4.3%	45
60	Cornea transplant	88 days	96 days	3.9%	10
61	Muscle or tendon length - change of	89 days	89 days	9.3%	19
61	Trigger finger release	89 days	90 days	6.6%	28
63	Reflux surgery	91 days	90 days	7.8%	22
64	Excess eyelid skin removal	98 days	246 days	11.7%	16
65	Bone realignment surgery	99 days	135 days	12.7%	23
66	Squint surgery	100 days	155 days	10.3%	12
67	Hydrocele surgery	102 days	95 days	6.7%	29
68	Ganglion cyst removal	103 days	105 days	10.7%	28
68	Hypospadias - repair of	103 days	114 days	5.0%	4
70	Hip replacement	107 days	130 days	10.7%	22
71	Out-turned eyelid repair	111 days	136 days	7.2%	17
72	Bony lump removal	115 days	198 days	13.0%	22
72	Tonsillectomy	115 days	182 days	4.9%	16
74	Shoulder joint replacement	123 days	174 days	17.0%	19
75	Joint fusion surgery	132 days	158 days	19.9%	25
76	Dupuytren's contracture surgery	139 days	150 days	13.8%	28
77	Female sterilisation	151 days	129 days	12.8%	36
78	Breast reconstruction	160 days	146 days	26.4%	12
79	Bunion surgery	168 days	183 days	12.1%	17
80	Pterygium (eye growth) removal	184 days	197 days	4.5%	16
81	Varicose vein surgery	189 days	133 days	4.6%	10
82	Eardrum repair	210 days	264 days	16.1%	18
83	Droopy eyelid repair	213 days	238 days	14.5%	14
84	Knee replacement	266 days	255 days	21.5%	22
85	Prolapse repair	313 days	165 days	24.6%	29
86	Deviated septum surgery	317 days	320 days	18.9%	15
87	Turbinate surgery (inside the nose)	319 days	269 days	9.6%	12
88	Breast reduction	336 days	309 days	26.6%	16
89	Rhinoplasty	363 days	376 days	47.1%	13

Treated on time, by urgency category

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. What each category means, with every hospital compared nationally, is on the urgency categories pages.

Share of patients treated within the clinically recommended time at Queensland public hospitals, by urgency category, 2024–25. Ranked on Category 1 (urgent); hospitals with the same figure share a rank. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank	Hospital	Category 1 (urgent)	Category 2 (semi-urgent)	Category 3 (non-urgent)
1	Mareeba Hospital	100%	89%	100%
1	Robina Hospital	100%	90%	91%
1	Thursday Island Hospital	100%	100%	100%
1	Weipa Hospital	100%	100%	100%
5	Bundaberg Base Hospital	99%	95%	90%
5	Mater Mothers' Hospital	99%	100%	97%
7	Atherton Hospital	98%	98%	98%
7	Gold Coast University Hospital	98%	86%	87%
7	Queensland Children's Hospital	98%	79%	89%
7	Toowoomba Hospital	98%	74%	62%
11	Mater Adult Hospital	97%	76%	84%
11	Roma Hospital	97%	94%	96%
13	Kingaroy Hospital	95%	97%	98%
13	Mount Isa Base Hospital	95%	93%	94%
13	Stanthorpe Hospital	95%	89%	94%
16	Goondiwindi Hospital	93%	100%	100%
16	Maryborough Hospital	93%	95%	93%
16	The Prince Charles Hospital	93%	87%	98%
16	Warwick Hospital	93%	97%	100%
20	Caboolture Hospital	92%	71%	75%
20	Gladstone Hospital	92%	35%	33%
20	Logan Hospital	92%	62%	67%
23	Cairns Hospital	91%	62%	64%
24	Caloundra Hospital	90%	94%	99%
24	Longreach Hospital	90%	92%	97%
26	Dalby Hospital	89%	76%	80%
27	Beaudesert Hospital	88%	95%	100%
27	Ipswich Hospital	88%	81%	88%
29	Hervey Bay Hospital	86%	87%	83%
29	Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital	86%	48%	53%
29	St George Hospital Qld	86%	96%	94%
32	Gympie Hospital	85%	73%	95%
33	Innisfail Hospital	83%	89%	95%
34	Princess Alexandra Hospital	82%	73%	87%
35	Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital	80%	87%	93%
36	Redland Hospital	79%	89%	97%
37	Rockhampton Hospital	78%	35%	42%
38	Emerald Hospital	76%	81%	91%
38	Sunshine Coast University Hospital	76%	66%	79%
40	Nambour General Hospital	75%	77%	81%
40	Proserpine Hospital	75%	51%	50%
40	Townsville University Hospital	75%	56%	65%
43	Redcliffe Hospital	71%	78%	82%
44	Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service	69%	83%	92%
45	Mackay Base Hospital	68%	47%	38%
46	Charleville Hospital	47%	79%	80%
unranked	Ayr Hospital	not published	not published	not published
unranked	Cooktown Hospital	not published	not published	100%

Across the border from Queensland

A public hospital referral can cross a state border, and near a border the shorter published wait is often on the other side. These are the biggest published differences involving Queensland hospitals in 2024–25 — the full cross-border comparison explains how they are computed, and the referral guide explains what crossing the border involves.

Biggest published cross-border differences in median wait involving Queensland, 2024–25. Hospitals within 100 km of each other, straight-line. A shorter median is not a recommendation.
Surgery	Longer wait	Across the border	Distance	Difference
Eardrum repair	Lismore Base HospitalNSW · 736 days	Gold Coast University HospitalQLD · 309 days	95 km	427 days
Prolapse repair	Royal Brisbane & Women's HospitalQLD · 363 days	Tweed Valley HospitalNSW · 28 days	96 km	335 days
Prolapse repair	Ipswich HospitalQLD · 343 days	Tweed Valley HospitalNSW · 28 days	99 km	315 days
Prolapse repair	Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee HospitalQLD · 340 days	Tweed Valley HospitalNSW · 28 days	84 km	312 days
Shoulder joint replacement	Ipswich HospitalQLD · 339 days	Tweed Valley HospitalNSW · 35 days	99 km	304 days

Compare a surgery at the big hospitals

Each link is one surgery at one hospital: the published median, the nearest alternatives — including across the border — and fourteen years of history.

Cite this page

In 2024–25, Queensland's published median waits for planned surgery ranged from 4 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 363 days for rhinoplasty, across 54 public hospitals (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

Copy-ready citation

Surgery Waits, "Public hospital waiting lists in Queensland, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026.

Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

Every public hospital in Queensland

Sorted by how many surgery types each reported for 2024–25. A hospital's own page lists every surgery it reports, its urgency-category figures and its history.

Townsville University Hospital — 122 surgery types
Gold Coast University Hospital — 120 surgery types
Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital — 118 surgery types
Mater Adult Hospital — 105 surgery types
Sunshine Coast University Hospital — 103 surgery types
Cairns Hospital — 102 surgery types
Princess Alexandra Hospital — 99 surgery types
Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service — 93 surgery types
Toowoomba Hospital — 90 surgery types
Queensland Children's Hospital — 88 surgery types
Ipswich Hospital — 85 surgery types
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital — 73 surgery types
Redcliffe Hospital — 72 surgery types
Robina Hospital — 69 surgery types
Rockhampton Hospital — 66 surgery types
Logan Hospital — 61 surgery types
Mackay Base Hospital — 61 surgery types
The Prince Charles Hospital — 61 surgery types
Nambour General Hospital — 59 surgery types
Redland Hospital — 58 surgery types
Bundaberg Base Hospital — 56 surgery types
Hervey Bay Hospital — 47 surgery types
Gladstone Hospital — 39 surgery types
Roma Hospital — 37 surgery types
Maryborough Hospital — 35 surgery types
Gympie Hospital — 32 surgery types
Caboolture Hospital — 30 surgery types
Mount Isa Base Hospital — 29 surgery types
Longreach Hospital — 28 surgery types
Proserpine Hospital — 18 surgery types
Warwick Hospital — 18 surgery types
Emerald Hospital — 17 surgery types
Thursday Island Hospital — 16 surgery types
Kingaroy Hospital — 15 surgery types
St George Hospital Qld — 14 surgery types
Mater Mothers' Hospital — 13 surgery types
Atherton Hospital — 12 surgery types
Dalby Hospital — 12 surgery types
Innisfail Hospital — 12 surgery types
Stanthorpe Hospital — 12 surgery types
Goondiwindi Hospital — 11 surgery types
Beaudesert Hospital — 10 surgery types
Caloundra Hospital — 8 surgery types
Cooktown Hospital — 8 surgery types
Mareeba Hospital — 7 surgery types
Weipa Hospital — 7 surgery types
Charleville Hospital — 6 surgery types
Ayr Hospital — 1 surgery type
Biloela Hospital — 0 surgery types
Charters Towers Hospital — 0 surgery types
Chinchilla Hospital — 0 surgery types
Ingham Hospital — 0 surgery types
Mater Children's Hospital — 0 surgery types
Royal Children's Hospital [Queensland] — 0 surgery types

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

State medians cover everyone who had that surgery in the state, in all urgency categories together — how these figures are put together.