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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 → 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.

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 4 days not published 44 surgeries
2 Weipa Hospital 5 days 0.0% 97 surgeries
3 Queensland Children's Hospital 48 days not published 33 surgeries
4 Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service 66 days 0.2% 2200 surgeries
5 Gold Coast University Hospital 69 days 1.3% 876 surgeries
6 Caloundra Hospital 70 days 0.2% 621 surgeries
7 Emerald Hospital 71 days not published 21 surgeries
8 Redland Hospital 73 days 0.6% 489 surgeries
9 Robina Hospital 77 days 0.9% 683 surgeries
10 Sunshine Coast University Hospital 85 days 3.4% 386 surgeries
11 Mater Adult Hospital 88 days 0.2% 830 surgeries
12 Cairns Hospital 90 days 8.1% 172 surgeries
12 Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital 90 days 0.7% 147 surgeries
14 Townsville University Hospital 99 days 2.3% 434 surgeries
15 Princess Alexandra Hospital 103 days 3.0% 867 surgeries
16 Roma Hospital 114 days 0.0% 468 surgeries
17 Rockhampton Hospital 123 days 22.0% 304 surgeries
18 Longreach Hospital 182 days 5.0% 100 surgeries
19 Mount Isa Base Hospital 193 days 7.3% 96 surgeries

Ranked by area in Queensland: near the Gold Coast · near Herston · near the Sunshine Coast · near Woolloongabba.

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The median wait for cataract surgery in Queensland public hospitals was 82 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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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/), 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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Queensland.