--- title: "Female sterilisation waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Female sterilisation in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/nsw/" --- # Female sterilisation waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for female sterilisation in New South Wales public hospitals was **267 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **129 days**. Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 42 public hospitals in New South Wales reported female sterilisation 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 "Female sterilisation" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept. 31 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 129 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 23 days - [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 98 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 223 days - [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 223 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 243 days - [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 322 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 332 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 350 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 351 days - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 357 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 370 days - [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Narrabri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrabri-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published Female sterilisation in New South Wales 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 | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 23 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 2 | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 98 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 3 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 223 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 3 | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 223 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 5 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 243 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 6 | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 322 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 7 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 332 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 8 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 350 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 9 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 351 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 10 | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 357 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 11 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 370 days | not published | 35 surgeries | | unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Narrabri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/narrabri-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Royal Hospital for Women](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-hospital-for-women/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/liverpool/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for female sterilisation in New South Wales public hospitals was 267 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Female sterilisation waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/nsw/)), 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/female-sterilisation/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/). ## 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/female-sterilisation/nsw/.