--- title: "Deviated septum surgery waiting times in New South Wales" description: "Public hospitals in New South Wales ranked by median wait for Deviated septum surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/nsw/" --- # Deviated septum surgery waiting times in New South Wales The median wait for deviated septum surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was **340 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **320 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Septoplasty". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 35 public hospitals in New South Wales reported deviated septum 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 "Septoplasty" 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 320 days marks the national median. - [Royal Prince Alfred Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-prince-alfred-hospital/septoplasty/): 74 days - [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/septoplasty/): 179 days - [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/septoplasty/): 181 days - [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/septoplasty/): 182 days - [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/septoplasty/): 218 days - [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/septoplasty/): 242 days - [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/septoplasty/): 264 days - [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/septoplasty/): 277 days - [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/septoplasty/): 291 days - [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/septoplasty/): 306 days - [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/septoplasty/): 318 days - [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/septoplasty/): 319 days - [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/septoplasty/): 330 days - [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/septoplasty/): 337 days - [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/septoplasty/): 340 days - [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/septoplasty/): 342 days - [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/septoplasty/): 344 days - [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/septoplasty/): 348 days - [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/septoplasty/): 349 days - [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/septoplasty/): 353 days - [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/septoplasty/): 361 days - [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/septoplasty/): 362 days - [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/septoplasty/): 363 days - [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/septoplasty/): 366 days - [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/septoplasty/): 367 days - [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/septoplasty/): 367 days - [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/septoplasty/): 368 days - [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/septoplasty/): 372 days - [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/septoplasty/): 395 days - [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/septoplasty/): 413 days - [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/septoplasty/): 433 days - [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/septoplasty/): 462 days - [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/septoplasty/): not published - [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/septoplasty/): not published - [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/septoplasty/): not published Septoplasty 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/septoplasty/) | 74 days | 0.0% | 84 surgeries | | 2 | [Murwillumbah District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murwillumbah-district-hospital/septoplasty/) | 179 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 3 | [St George Hospital NSW](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-george-hospital-nsw/septoplasty/) | 181 days | not published | 29 surgeries | | 4 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Darlinghurst\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-darlinghurst/septoplasty/) | 182 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | 5 | [Westmead Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/westmead-hospital/septoplasty/) | 218 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 6 | [Kurri Kurri Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/kurri-kurri-hospital/septoplasty/) | 242 days | not published | 21 surgeries | | 7 | [Bathurst Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bathurst-base-hospital/septoplasty/) | 264 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 8 | [Concord Repatriation Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/concord-repatriation-hospital/septoplasty/) | 277 days | 0.0% | 131 surgeries | | 9 | [Nepean Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/nepean-hospital/septoplasty/) | 291 days | 9.2% | 87 surgeries | | 10 | [Ryde Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ryde-hospital/septoplasty/) | 306 days | 0.0% | 60 surgeries | | 11 | [The Children's Hospital at Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-childrens-hospital-at-westmead/septoplasty/) | 318 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 12 | [Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hornsby-ku-ring-gai-hospital/septoplasty/) | 319 days | not published | 43 surgeries | | 13 | [Auburn Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/auburn-hospital/septoplasty/) | 330 days | 0.7% | 145 surgeries | | 14 | [Mudgee Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mudgee-health-service/septoplasty/) | 337 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | 15 | [Royal North Shore Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-north-shore-hospital/septoplasty/) | 340 days | 21.9% | 64 surgeries | | 16 | [Orange Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/orange-health-service/septoplasty/) | 342 days | 31.1% | 61 surgeries | | 17 | [Liverpool Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/liverpool-hospital/septoplasty/) | 344 days | not published | 31 surgeries | | 18 | [Wollongong Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wollongong-hospital/septoplasty/) | 348 days | 15.7% | 89 surgeries | | 19 | [Campbelltown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/campbelltown-hospital/septoplasty/) | 349 days | not published | 23 surgeries | | 20 | [Canterbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/canterbury-hospital/septoplasty/) | 353 days | 10.8% | 93 surgeries | | 21 | [Prince of Wales Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/prince-of-wales-hospital/septoplasty/) | 361 days | 43.5% | 62 surgeries | | 22 | [Hawkesbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/hawkesbury-hospital/septoplasty/) | 362 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 23 | [Tweed Valley Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tweed-valley-hospital/septoplasty/) | 363 days | not published | 44 surgeries | | 24 | [Wagga Wagga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/wagga-wagga-hospital/septoplasty/) | 366 days | 50.6% | 77 surgeries | | 25 | [Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/bankstown-lidcombe-hospital/septoplasty/) | 367 days | 50.6% | 85 surgeries | | 25 | [Belmont Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/belmont-hospital/septoplasty/) | 367 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 27 | [Sutherland Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sutherland-hospital/septoplasty/) | 368 days | 51.9% | 54 surgeries | | 28 | [Gosford Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gosford-hospital/septoplasty/) | 372 days | 57.0% | 135 surgeries | | 29 | [Dubbo Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/dubbo-hospital/septoplasty/) | 395 days | 64.3% | 70 surgeries | | 30 | [John Hunter Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/john-hunter-hospital/septoplasty/) | 413 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 31 | [Coffs Harbour Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/coffs-harbour-hospital/septoplasty/) | 433 days | not published | 48 surgeries | | 32 | [Lismore Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lismore-base-hospital/septoplasty/) | 462 days | not published | 14 surgeries | | unranked | [Northern Beaches Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northern-beaches-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 9 surgeries | | unranked | [Sydney Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sydney-childrens-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Tamworth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/tamworth-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | Ranked by area in New South Wales: [near Camperdown](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/camperdown/) · [near Liverpool](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/liverpool/) · [near Penrith](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/penrith/) · [near Randwick](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/randwick/) · [near St Leonards](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/st-leonards/) · [near Westmead](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/westmead/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for deviated septum surgery in New South Wales public hospitals was 340 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Deviated septum surgery waiting times in NSW", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/nsw/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/nsw/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/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/septoplasty/), 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. 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