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title: "Breast lump removal waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Breast lump removal in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/nsw/"
---

# Breast lump removal waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for breast lump removal in New South Wales public hospitals was **19 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **17 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy".

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

56 public hospitals in New South Wales reported breast lump removal in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.

**[Compare this near you →](https://surgerywaits.au/)** On the compare page, pick "Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

17 hospitals have no published median wait for this surgery in this period. They are listed last, marked "not published", and are never ranked.

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 17 days marks the national median.

- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 12 days
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 13 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 13 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 13 days
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 13 days
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 14 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 16 days
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 17 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days
- [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/breast-lump-removal/): 19 days
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days
- [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-lump-removal/): 21 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 21 days
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 21 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/breast-lump-removal/): 21 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 22 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 22 days
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 22 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 23 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 23 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 25 days
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 25 days
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 27 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 47 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published
- [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published

Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy in New South Wales public hospitals, 2024–25. Hospitals with the same median share a rank and the next rank is skipped. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.

| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 12 days | 0.0% | 120 surgeries |
| 2 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 13 days | not published | 25 surgeries |
| 2 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 13 days | not published | 49 surgeries |
| 2 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 13 days | not published | 18 surgeries |
| 2 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 13 days | 0.0% | 122 surgeries |
| 6 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 70 surgeries |
| 6 | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 6 | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 6 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | not published | 47 surgeries |
| 6 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 14 days | 0.0% | 93 surgeries |
| 11 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 61 surgeries |
| 11 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| 11 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 14 | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 16 days | 0.0% | 55 surgeries |
| 15 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 51 surgeries |
| 16 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 88 surgeries |
| 16 | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 16 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | not published | 42 surgeries |
| 16 | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 76 surgeries |
| 16 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 93 surgeries |
| 21 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/breast-lump-removal/) | 19 days | 0.0% | 209 surgeries |
| 22 | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | not published | 22 surgeries |
| 22 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 187 surgeries |
| 22 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | not published | 37 surgeries |
| 22 | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | not published | 47 surgeries |
| 22 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | not published | 33 surgeries |
| 27 | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 180 surgeries |
| 27 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 27 | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries |
| 27 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/breast-lump-removal/) | 21 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 31 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 169 surgeries |
| 31 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 22 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 31 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 22 days | 0.0% | 232 surgeries |
| 34 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 23 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 34 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 23 days | 1.2% | 162 surgeries |
| 36 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 25 days | not published | 45 surgeries |
| 36 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 25 days | 0.0% | 81 surgeries |
| 38 | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries |
| 39 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 47 days | not published | 34 surgeries |
| unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Wauchope District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wauchope-district-memorial-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/westmead/) · [near Wollongong](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/wollongong/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for breast lump removal in New South Wales public hospitals was 19 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "Breast lump removal waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/nsw/)), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

## What is not here

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

Waiting times differ across state borders, and a referral can cross one — [read what that means](https://surgerywaits.au/guides/referral-to-another-hospital/). Compare with [every other state](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/).

## Before you use these figures

Surgery Waits is not medical advice. It republishes official statistics about waiting times that have already happened, and it does not recommend any hospital, doctor or treatment. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you.

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Waiting-time figures: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals, licensed under [CC BY 3.0 AU](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/au/). Quarterly state figures: Queensland Health. Suburb and locality data: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Both licensed under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Surgery Waits is not connected with any of these organisations.

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