--- title: "Deviated septum surgery waiting times in South Australia" description: "Public hospitals in South Australia ranked by median wait for Deviated septum surgery in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/sa/" --- # Deviated septum surgery waiting times in South Australia The median wait for deviated septum surgery in South Australia public hospitals was **300 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. 17 public hospitals in South Australia 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. - [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/septoplasty/): 8 days - [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/septoplasty/): 44 days - [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/septoplasty/): 90 days - [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/septoplasty/): 194 days - [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/septoplasty/): 217 days - [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/septoplasty/): 231 days - [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/septoplasty/): 237 days - [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/septoplasty/): 259 days - [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/septoplasty/): 312 days - [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/septoplasty/): 329 days - [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/septoplasty/): 351 days - [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/septoplasty/): 364 days - [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/septoplasty/): 391 days - [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/septoplasty/): 513 days - [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/septoplasty/): not published - [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/septoplasty/): not published - [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/septoplasty/): not published Septoplasty 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 | [Port Lincoln Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-lincoln-health-service/septoplasty/) | 8 days | not published | 13 surgeries | | 2 | [Mount Gambier and Districts Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-gambier-and-districts-health-service/septoplasty/) | 44 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 3 | [South Coast District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-coast-district-hospital/septoplasty/) | 90 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 4 | [Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-augusta-hospital-and-regional-health-services/septoplasty/) | 194 days | not published | 12 surgeries | | 5 | [The Queen Elizabeth Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-queen-elizabeth-hospital/septoplasty/) | 217 days | 17.8% | 90 surgeries | | 6 | [Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mount-barker-district-soldiers-memorial-hospital/septoplasty/) | 231 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 7 | [Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/murray-bridge-soldiers-memorial-hospital/septoplasty/) | 237 days | not published | 16 surgeries | | 8 | [Royal Adelaide Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-adelaide-hospital/septoplasty/) | 259 days | 14.5% | 62 surgeries | | 9 | [Noarlunga Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/septoplasty/) | 312 days | 13.7% | 73 surgeries | | 10 | [Flinders Medical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/flinders-medical-centre/septoplasty/) | 329 days | 10.4% | 106 surgeries | | 11 | [Modbury Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/modbury-hospital/septoplasty/) | 351 days | 39.3% | 56 surgeries | | 12 | [Gawler Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gawler-health-service/septoplasty/) | 364 days | not published | 25 surgeries | | 13 | [Lyell McEwin Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/lyell-mcewin-hospital/septoplasty/) | 391 days | 57.9% | 57 surgeries | | 14 | [Port Pirie Regional Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/port-pirie-regional-health-service/septoplasty/) | 513 days | not published | 17 surgeries | | unranked | [Clare Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/clare-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 5 surgeries | | unranked | [Riverland General Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/riverland-general-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | | unranked | [Women's and Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/womens-and-childrens-hospital/septoplasty/) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries | Ranked by area in South Australia: [near the Adelaide CBD](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/adelaide-cbd/) · [near Bedford Park](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/bedford-park/) · [near Elizabeth Vale](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/near/elizabeth-vale/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for deviated septum surgery in South Australia public hospitals was 300 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Deviated septum surgery waiting times in SA", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/sa/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/sa/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/septoplasty/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/septoplasty/), 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. 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/septoplasty/sa/.