--- title: "Cataract surgery waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Cataract surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/wa/" --- # Cataract surgery waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for cataract surgery in Western Australia 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. 22 public hospitals in Western 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. 2 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. - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 23 days - [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 27 days - [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 35 days - [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/cataract-surgery/): 36 days - [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/cataract-surgery/): 39 days - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/cataract-surgery/): 48 days - [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 71 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/cataract-surgery/): 73 days - [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 82 days - [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 84 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/cataract-surgery/): 89 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cataract-surgery/): 93 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 105 days - [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 105 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/cataract-surgery/): 181 days - [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/cataract-surgery/): 208 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 235 days - [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 258 days - [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 269 days - [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/cataract-surgery/): 363 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/cataract-surgery/): not published - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/cataract-surgery/): not published Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Western 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 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 23 days | 1.6% | 1308 surgeries | | 2 | [Northam Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northam-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 27 days | 0.0% | 179 surgeries | | 3 | [Perth Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/perth-childrens-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 35 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 4 | [Hedland Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hedland-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 36 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 5 | [Karratha Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/karratha-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 39 days | 0.0% | 78 surgeries | | 6 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 48 days | 3.6% | 1515 surgeries | | 7 | [Bentley Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bentley-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 71 days | 0.5% | 2096 surgeries | | 8 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 73 days | 0.7% | 1896 surgeries | | 9 | [Derby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/derby-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 82 days | 2.4% | 84 surgeries | | 10 | [Esperance Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/esperance-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 84 days | 0.0% | 289 surgeries | | 11 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/cataract-surgery/) | 89 days | 6.7% | 1157 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 93 days | 2.2% | 601 surgeries | | 13 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 105 days | 2.0% | 653 surgeries | | 13 | [Narrogin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrogin-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 105 days | 0.8% | 120 surgeries | | 15 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/cataract-surgery/) | 181 days | 26.1% | 1262 surgeries | | 16 | [Kalgoorlie Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kalgoorlie-health-campus/cataract-surgery/) | 208 days | 1.1% | 282 surgeries | | 17 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 235 days | 7.0% | 659 surgeries | | 18 | [Kununurra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kununurra-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 258 days | 8.3% | 72 surgeries | | 19 | [Broome Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broome-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 269 days | 24.0% | 146 surgeries | | 20 | [Katanning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/katanning-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | 363 days | not published | 47 surgeries | | unranked | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/cataract-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for cataract surgery in Western Australia public hospitals was 82 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Cataract surgery waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/cataract-surgery/wa/)), 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 Western Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/wa/). ## 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/wa/.