--- title: "Cataract surgery waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Cataract surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/sa/" --- # Cataract surgery waiting times in South Australia The median wait for cataract surgery in South Australia public hospitals was **84 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. 20 public hospitals in South Australia 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. 3 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 106 days marks the national median. - [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 6 days - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 17 days - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 17 days - [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/cataract-surgery/): 21 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 48 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/cataract-surgery/): 48 days - [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 51 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 61 days - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 83 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 118 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/cataract-surgery/): 119 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 173 days - [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/cataract-surgery/): 196 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 199 days - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 211 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 229 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 383 days - [Jamestown Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/jamestown-hospital-and-health-service/cataract-surgery/): not published - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/cataract-surgery/): not published - [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/): not published Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in South Australia 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 | [Ceduna District Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ceduna-district-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 6 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 2 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 17 days | 0.0% | 274 surgeries | | 2 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 17 days | 5.8% | 616 surgeries | | 4 | [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/cataract-surgery/) | 21 days | 21.6% | 348 surgeries | | 5 | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 48 days | 0.8% | 120 surgeries | | 5 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/cataract-surgery/) | 48 days | 1.1% | 1884 surgeries | | 7 | [Angaston District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angaston-district-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 51 days | 1.3% | 236 surgeries | | 8 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 61 days | 0.2% | 957 surgeries | | 9 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 83 days | 21.4% | 481 surgeries | | 10 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 118 days | 8.8% | 1017 surgeries | | 11 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/cataract-surgery/) | 119 days | 1.0% | 191 surgeries | | 12 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 173 days | 2.5% | 810 surgeries | | 13 | [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/cataract-surgery/) | 196 days | 3.9% | 279 surgeries | | 14 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 199 days | 18.0% | 344 surgeries | | 15 | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 211 days | 0.5% | 565 surgeries | | 16 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 229 days | 19.4% | 310 surgeries | | 17 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 383 days | 53.6% | 603 surgeries | | unranked | [Jamestown Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/jamestown-hospital-and-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/adelaide-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for cataract surgery in South Australia public hospitals was 84 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Cataract surgery waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/sa/)), 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 South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/). ## 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/sa/.