--- title: "Knee replacement waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Knee replacement in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/sa/" --- # Knee replacement waiting times in South Australia The median wait for knee replacement in South Australia public hospitals was **147 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **255 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Total knee replacement". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 19 public hospitals in South Australia reported knee 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 knee replacement" 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 255 days marks the national median. - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/knee-replacement/): 34 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/knee-replacement/): 36 days - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/knee-replacement/): 39 days - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/): 71 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/knee-replacement/): 88 days - [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/): 98 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/knee-replacement/): 99 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/knee-replacement/): 110 days - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/knee-replacement/): 114 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/knee-replacement/): 130 days - [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/knee-replacement/): 180 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/knee-replacement/): 183 days - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/knee-replacement/): 190 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/knee-replacement/): 233 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/knee-replacement/): 290 days - [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/knee-replacement/): 292 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/knee-replacement/): 330 days - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/knee-replacement/): not published - [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/knee-replacement/): not published Total knee replacement in South 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 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 34 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 2 | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 36 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 3 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 39 days | not published | 19 surgeries | | 4 | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 71 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 5 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/knee-replacement/) | 88 days | not published | 32 surgeries | | 6 | [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 98 days | 1.7% | 59 surgeries | | 7 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 99 days | 14.6% | 288 surgeries | | 8 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 110 days | 22.9% | 109 surgeries | | 9 | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 114 days | 14.8% | 54 surgeries | | 10 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/knee-replacement/) | 130 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 11 | [Whyalla Hospital and Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/whyalla-hospital-and-health-services/knee-replacement/) | 180 days | 0.0% | 72 surgeries | | 12 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 183 days | 25.0% | 92 surgeries | | 13 | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 190 days | 18.5% | 54 surgeries | | 14 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 233 days | 2.8% | 72 surgeries | | 15 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 290 days | 34.7% | 101 surgeries | | 16 | [Naracoorte Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/naracoorte-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 292 days | 27.1% | 59 surgeries | | 17 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 330 days | 10.7% | 206 surgeries | | unranked | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/knee-replacement/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries | | unranked | [Northern Yorke Peninsula Health Service (Wallaroo)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-yorke-peninsula-health-service-wallaroo/knee-replacement/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/near/adelaide-cbd/) · [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/near/bedford-park/) · [near Elizabeth Vale](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/near/elizabeth-vale/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for knee replacement in South Australia public hospitals was 147 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Knee replacement waiting times in South Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/sa/)), 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/knee-replacement/), or see [every surgery reported in South Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/sa/). ## 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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