--- title: "Knee replacement waiting times in Western Australia" description: "Public hospitals in Western Australia ranked by median wait for Knee replacement in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/wa/" --- # Knee replacement waiting times in Western Australia The median wait for knee replacement in Western Australia public hospitals was **155 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. 13 public hospitals in Western 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. Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median. - [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/knee-replacement/): 59 days - [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/knee-replacement/): 120 days - [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/): 124 days - [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/knee-replacement/): 131 days - [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/knee-replacement/): 162 days - [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/knee-replacement/): 174 days - [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/knee-replacement/): 174 days - [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/knee-replacement/): 210 days - [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/knee-replacement/): 275 days - [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/knee-replacement/): 321 days - [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/knee-replacement/): 361 days - [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/knee-replacement/): 365 days - [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/knee-replacement/): 388 days Total knee replacement in Western 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 | [Peel Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peel-health-campus/knee-replacement/) | 59 days | 0.0% | 139 surgeries | | 2 | [Rockingham General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/rockingham-general-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 120 days | 10.1% | 138 surgeries | | 3 | [Armadale-Kelmscott Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armadale-kelmscott-memorial-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 124 days | 0.6% | 333 surgeries | | 4 | [Fremantle Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fremantle-hospital-and-health-service/knee-replacement/) | 131 days | 1.5% | 267 surgeries | | 5 | [Bunbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bunbury-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 162 days | 34.3% | 99 surgeries | | 6 | [Joondalup Health Campus (Public)](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/joondalup-health-campus-public/knee-replacement/) | 174 days | 8.1% | 271 surgeries | | 6 | [Osborne Park Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/osborne-park-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 174 days | 12.7% | 71 surgeries | | 8 | [Geraldton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/geraldton-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 210 days | 16.5% | 97 surgeries | | 9 | [Busselton Health Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/busselton-health-campus/knee-replacement/) | 275 days | 35.1% | 114 surgeries | | 10 | [Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sir-charles-gairdner-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 321 days | 36.9% | 160 surgeries | | 11 | [Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-perth-hospital-wellington-street-campus/knee-replacement/) | 361 days | 48.2% | 168 surgeries | | 12 | [Albany Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albany-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 365 days | 48.7% | 76 surgeries | | 13 | [St John of God Midland Public Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-john-of-god-midland-public-hospital/knee-replacement/) | 388 days | 56.0% | 134 surgeries | Ranked by area in Western Australia: [near Nedlands](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/near/nedlands/) · [near the Perth CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/near/perth-cbd/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for knee replacement in Western Australia public hospitals was 155 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Knee replacement waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/wa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/knee-replacement/wa/)), 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 Western Australia](https://surgerywaits.au/state/wa/). ## 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/knee-replacement/wa/.