--- title: "Breast lump removal waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Breast lump removal in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/qld/" --- # Breast lump removal waiting times in Queensland The median wait for breast lump removal in Queensland public hospitals was **20 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. 27 public hospitals in Queensland 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. 5 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. - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 15 days - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 16 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 16 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 16 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 17 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days - [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 18 days - [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 19 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 19 days - [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/breast-lump-removal/): 20 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 22 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 24 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 24 days - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 27 days - [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 29 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): 32 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published - [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/breast-lump-removal/): not published Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy in Queensland 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 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 93 surgeries | | 1 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 143 surgeries | | 1 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 330 surgeries | | 1 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 15 days | 0.0% | 154 surgeries | | 5 | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 16 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 5 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 16 days | 0.9% | 117 surgeries | | 5 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 16 days | 0.0% | 177 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 89 surgeries | | 9 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 134 surgeries | | 9 | [The Prince Charles Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-prince-charles-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 18 days | 0.0% | 61 surgeries | | 11 | [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 19 days | 0.9% | 111 surgeries | | 11 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 19 days | 0.0% | 81 surgeries | | 13 | [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | not published | 40 surgeries | | 13 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 69 surgeries | | 13 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 2.7% | 150 surgeries | | 13 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/breast-lump-removal/) | 20 days | 0.0% | 118 surgeries | | 17 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 22 days | 1.3% | 78 surgeries | | 18 | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 24 days | 0.0% | 105 surgeries | | 18 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 24 days | 0.0% | 90 surgeries | | 20 | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 68 surgeries | | 21 | [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 29 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 22 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | 32 days | 0.0% | 80 surgeries | | unranked | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/breast-lump-removal/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for breast lump removal in Queensland public hospitals was 20 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Breast lump removal waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/breast-lump-removal/qld/)), 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 Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## 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. 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