--- title: "Hip replacement waiting times in Victoria" description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Hip replacement in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/vic/" --- # Hip replacement waiting times in Victoria The median wait for hip replacement in Victoria public hospitals was **89 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **130 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Total hip replacement". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 29 public hospitals in Victoria reported hip replacement 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 "Total hip replacement" 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 130 days marks the national median. - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hip-replacement/): 41 days - [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/hip-replacement/): 53 days - [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/hip-replacement/): 57 days - [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/hip-replacement/): 62 days - [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/hip-replacement/): 68 days - [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/hip-replacement/): 75 days - [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/hip-replacement/): 75 days - [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/hip-replacement/): 75 days - [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/hip-replacement/): 78 days - [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/hip-replacement/): 85 days - [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/hip-replacement/): 86 days - [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/hip-replacement/): 87 days - [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/hip-replacement/): 90 days - [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hip-replacement/): 104 days - [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/hip-replacement/): 107 days - [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hip-replacement/): 112 days - [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hip-replacement/): 122 days - [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/hip-replacement/): 144 days - [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/hip-replacement/): 151 days - [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/hip-replacement/): 156 days - [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/hip-replacement/): 187 days - [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/hip-replacement/): 193 days - [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/hip-replacement/): 242 days - [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/hip-replacement/): 247 days - [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/hip-replacement/): 261 days - [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/hip-replacement/): 274 days - [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/hip-replacement/): not published - [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/hip-replacement/): not published - [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/hip-replacement/): not published Total hip replacement in Victoria 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 Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/hip-replacement/) | 41 days | 1.9% | 216 surgeries | | 2 | [Bass Coast Health](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bass-coast-health/hip-replacement/) | 53 days | 0.0% | 84 surgeries | | 3 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/hip-replacement/) | 57 days | 0.0% | 174 surgeries | | 4 | [The Bendigo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-bendigo-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 62 days | 0.0% | 232 surgeries | | 5 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/hip-replacement/) | 68 days | 0.0% | 87 surgeries | | 6 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/hip-replacement/) | 75 days | 4.7% | 64 surgeries | | 6 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/hip-replacement/) | 75 days | 2.4% | 168 surgeries | | 6 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/hip-replacement/) | 75 days | 12.8% | 148 surgeries | | 9 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/hip-replacement/) | 78 days | 3.5% | 85 surgeries | | 10 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 85 days | 3.6% | 138 surgeries | | 11 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/hip-replacement/) | 86 days | 10.2% | 176 surgeries | | 12 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/hip-replacement/) | 87 days | 0.0% | 339 surgeries | | 13 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 90 days | 4.6% | 196 surgeries | | 14 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/hip-replacement/) | 104 days | 3.4% | 87 surgeries | | 15 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 107 days | 3.4% | 87 surgeries | | 16 | [Maroondah Hospital \[East Ringwood\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maroondah-hospital-east-ringwood/hip-replacement/) | 112 days | not published | 37 surgeries | | 17 | [Dandenong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dandenong-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 122 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 18 | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/hip-replacement/) | 144 days | not published | 47 surgeries | | 19 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/hip-replacement/) | 151 days | 4.0% | 177 surgeries | | 20 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 156 days | 8.2% | 73 surgeries | | 21 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/hip-replacement/) | 187 days | 24.1% | 174 surgeries | | 22 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/hip-replacement/) | 193 days | 10.9% | 101 surgeries | | 23 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/hip-replacement/) | 242 days | 31.4% | 70 surgeries | | 24 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/hip-replacement/) | 247 days | 40.3% | 62 surgeries | | 25 | [Sandringham Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sandringham-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 261 days | 4.2% | 71 surgeries | | 26 | [Werribee Mercy Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/werribee-mercy-hospital/hip-replacement/) | 274 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/hip-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/hip-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | | unranked | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/hip-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/clayton/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/heidelberg/) · [near Prahran](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/prahran/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/near/st-albans/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for hip replacement in Victoria public hospitals was 89 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Hip replacement waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hip-replacement/vic/)), 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/hip-replacement/), or see [every surgery reported in Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/). ## 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. 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