--- title: "Female sterilisation waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Female sterilisation in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/qld/" --- # Female sterilisation waiting times in Queensland The median wait for female sterilisation in Queensland public hospitals was **151 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. 36 public hospitals in Queensland 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. 16 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. - [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 54 days - [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 55 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 65 days - [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 70 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 91 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 96 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/female-sterilisation/): 100 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 113 days - [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 114 days - [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 119 days - [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 174 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 181 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 182 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 208 days - [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 210 days - [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 285 days - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 340 days - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 361 days - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 364 days - [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/female-sterilisation/): 427 days - [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Beaudesert Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/beaudesert-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Dalby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dalby-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Innisfail Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/innisfail-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Kingaroy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kingaroy-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Mater Mothers' Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-mothers-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published - [St George Hospital Qld](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-qld/female-sterilisation/): not published - [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/female-sterilisation/): not published Female sterilisation 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 | [Robina Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/robina-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 54 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 2 | [Redland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redland-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 55 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 3 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 65 days | not published | 11 surgeries | | 4 | [Caboolture Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/caboolture-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 70 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 5 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 91 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 6 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 96 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 7 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/female-sterilisation/) | 100 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 8 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 113 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 9 | [Bundaberg Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bundaberg-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 114 days | not published | 41 surgeries | | 10 | [Maryborough Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maryborough-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 119 days | not published | 24 surgeries | | 11 | [Nambour General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nambour-general-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 174 days | not published | 15 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 181 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 13 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 182 days | not published | 38 surgeries | | 14 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 208 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 15 | [Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queen-elizabeth-ii-jubilee-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 210 days | not published | 20 surgeries | | 16 | [Rockhampton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockhampton-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 285 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 17 | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 340 days | not published | 27 surgeries | | 18 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 361 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 19 | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 364 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 20 | [Gladstone Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gladstone-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | 427 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | unranked | [Atherton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/atherton-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Beaudesert Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/beaudesert-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Dalby Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dalby-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Emerald Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/emerald-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Hervey Bay Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hervey-bay-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Innisfail Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/innisfail-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Kingaroy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kingaroy-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mater Mothers' Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-mothers-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Mount Isa Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-isa-base-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Proserpine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/proserpine-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Roma Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/roma-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [St George Hospital Qld](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-qld/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Warwick Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/warwick-hospital/female-sterilisation/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near the Gold Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/gold-coast/) · [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/herston/) · [near the Sunshine Coast](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/sunshine-coast/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for female sterilisation in Queensland public hospitals was 151 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Female sterilisation waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/female-sterilisation/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/female-sterilisation/), 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/female-sterilisation/qld/.