--- title: "Cataract surgery waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Cataract surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/qld/" --- # Cataract surgery waiting times in Queensland The median wait for cataract surgery in Queensland public hospitals was **82 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **106 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 19 public hospitals in Queensland reported cataract surgery 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 "Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 106 days marks the national median. - [Thursday Island Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/thursday-island-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 4 days - [Weipa Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/weipa-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 5 days - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 48 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/cataract-surgery/): 66 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 69 days - [Caloundra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caloundra-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 70 days - [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 71 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 73 days - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 77 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 85 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 88 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 90 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 90 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 99 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 103 days - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 114 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 123 days - [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 182 days - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 193 days Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) 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 | [Thursday Island Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/thursday-island-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 4 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 2 | [Weipa Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/weipa-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 5 days | 0.0% | 97 surgeries | | 3 | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 48 days | not published | 33 surgeries | | 4 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/cataract-surgery/) | 66 days | 0.2% | 2200 surgeries | | 5 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 69 days | 1.3% | 876 surgeries | | 6 | [Caloundra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caloundra-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 70 days | 0.2% | 621 surgeries | | 7 | [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 71 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 8 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 73 days | 0.6% | 489 surgeries | | 9 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 77 days | 0.9% | 683 surgeries | | 10 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 85 days | 3.4% | 386 surgeries | | 11 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 88 days | 0.2% | 830 surgeries | | 12 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 90 days | 8.1% | 172 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 90 days | 0.7% | 147 surgeries | | 14 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 99 days | 2.3% | 434 surgeries | | 15 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 103 days | 3.0% | 867 surgeries | | 16 | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 114 days | 0.0% | 468 surgeries | | 17 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 123 days | 22.0% | 304 surgeries | | 18 | [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 182 days | 5.0% | 100 surgeries | | 19 | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 193 days | 7.3% | 96 surgeries | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for cataract surgery in Queensland public hospitals was 82 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Cataract surgery waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/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/cataract-surgery/), 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. Your general practitioner (GP) and your treating specialist are the right people to help you decide what is appropriate for you. **In an emergency call 000.** 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. Surgery Waits is published by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/). * * * This is the Markdown copy of https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/qld/.