---
title: "Tailbone cyst surgery waiting times in New South Wales"
description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Tailbone cyst surgery in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/nsw/"
---

# Tailbone cyst surgery waiting times in New South Wales

The median wait for tailbone cyst surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **86 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **65 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Pilonidal sinus surgery".

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

56 public hospitals in New South Wales reported tailbone cyst 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 "Pilonidal sinus surgery" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

35 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 65 days marks the national median.

- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 1 day
- [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 18 days
- [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 19 days
- [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 25 days
- [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 28 days
- [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 53 days
- [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 81 days
- [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 84 days
- [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 86 days
- [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 87 days
- [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 88 days
- [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 89 days
- [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 90 days
- [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 108 days
- [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 121 days
- [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 213 days
- [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 271 days
- [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 276 days
- [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 292 days
- [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 302 days
- [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): 311 days
- [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published
- [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/): not published

Pilonidal sinus surgery 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 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 1 day | not published | 13 surgeries |
| 2 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 18 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 3 | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 19 days | not published | 11 surgeries |
| 4 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 25 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 5 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 28 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 6 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 53 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| 7 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 81 days | not published | 21 surgeries |
| 8 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 84 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 9 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 86 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 10 | [Wyong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wyong-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 87 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 11 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 88 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| 12 | [Manning Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/manning-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 89 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 13 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 90 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 14 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 108 days | not published | 16 surgeries |
| 15 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 121 days | not published | 28 surgeries |
| 16 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 213 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 17 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 271 days | not published | 14 surgeries |
| 18 | [Fairfield Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/fairfield-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 276 days | not published | 29 surgeries |
| 19 | [Shoalhaven Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shoalhaven-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 292 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 20 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 302 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| 21 | [Mount Druitt Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-druitt-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | 311 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| unranked | [Armidale Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/armidale-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Ballina District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballina-district-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Blacktown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blacktown-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Blue Mountains Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blue-mountains-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Bowral Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bowral-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Broken Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broken-hill-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Calvary Mater Newcastle](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/calvary-mater-newcastle/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cessnock Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cessnock-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | [Cooma Hospital and Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cooma-hospital-and-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Cowra Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cowra-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Deniliquin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/deniliquin-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Gloucester Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gloucester-soldiers-memorial-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Goulburn Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Griffith Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/griffith-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Lachlan Health Service - Forbes](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lachlan-health-service-forbes/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Maitland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/maitland-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Moree Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moree-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Moruya Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/moruya-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Muswellbrook Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/muswellbrook-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Queanbeyan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queanbeyan-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Shellharbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/shellharbour-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Singleton Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/singleton-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |
| unranked | [South East Regional Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-east-regional-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/) | not published | not published | not published |

Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Gosford](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/gosford/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/near/westmead/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for tailbone cyst surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 86 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Tailbone cyst surgery waiting times in New South Wales", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/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/pilonidal-sinus-surgery/), or see [every surgery reported in New South Wales](https://surgerywaits.au/state/nsw/).

## Before you use these figures

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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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