---
title: "Hydrocele surgery waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Hydrocele surgery in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/nsw/"
---

# Hydrocele surgery waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for hydrocele surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **170 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **95 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Hydrocele - repair of".

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.

60 public hospitals in New South Wales reported hydrocele 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 "Hydrocele - repair of" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

42 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 95 days marks the national median.

- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 12 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 67 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 77 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/hydrocele-repair-of/): 84 days
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 92 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 99 days
- [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 99 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/hydrocele-repair-of/): 104 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 113 days
- [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 120 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 227 days
- [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 242 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 274 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 300 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 314 days
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 333 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 337 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): 367 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Corowa Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/corowa-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published
- [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/): not published

Hydrocele - repair of 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/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 12 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 2 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 67 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 3 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 77 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 4 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 84 days | not published | 30 surgeries |
| 5 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 92 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 6 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 99 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 6 | [Kempsey District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kempsey-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 99 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 8 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 104 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 9 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 113 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 10 | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 120 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 11 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 227 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 12 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 242 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 13 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 274 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 14 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 300 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 15 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 314 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 16 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 333 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| 17 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 337 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 18 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | 367 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Casino and District Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casino-and-district-memorial-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Corowa Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/corowa-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Grafton Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/grafton-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Parkes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-parkes/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Lithgow Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lithgow-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Macksville District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/macksville-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Port Macquarie Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-macquarie-base-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Young Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/young-hospital/hydrocele-repair-of/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/near/camperdown/) · [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/near/liverpool/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/near/randwick/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for hydrocele surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 170 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

### Copy-ready citation

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Surgery Waits, "Hydrocele surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/hydrocele-repair-of/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/hydrocele-repair-of/), 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.

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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.

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