Squint surgery waiting times in Western Australia
The median wait for squint surgery in Western Australia public hospitals was 183 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was 155 days. The source publishes this surgery as "Procedure for strabismus (squint repair)".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
13 public hospitals in Western Australia reported squint surgery in 2024–25. They are ranked by their published median wait alone, shortest first.
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6 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 155 days marks the national median.
Bunbury Hospital: 40 days
Peel Health Campus: 45 days
St John of God Midland Public Hospital: 159 days
Perth Children's Hospital: 196 days
Busselton Health Campus: 205 days
Fremantle Hospital and Health Service: 346 days
Albany Hospital: not published
Broome Hospital: not published
Geraldton Hospital: not published
Joondalup Health Campus (Public): not published
Karratha Health Campus: not published
Osborne Park Hospital: not published
| Rank | Hospital | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bunbury Hospital | 40 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 2 | Peel Health Campus | 45 days | not published | 15 surgeries |
| 3 | St John of God Midland Public Hospital | 159 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 4 | Royal Perth Hospital Wellington Street Campus | 181 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 5 | Perth Children's Hospital | 196 days | 2.5% | 118 surgeries |
| 6 | Busselton Health Campus | 205 days | not published | 10 surgeries |
| 7 | Fremantle Hospital and Health Service | 346 days | not published | 13 surgeries |
| unranked | Albany Hospital | not published | not published | 5 surgeries |
| unranked | Broome Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Geraldton Hospital | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Joondalup Health Campus (Public) | not published | not published | 8 surgeries |
| unranked | Karratha Health Campus | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Osborne Park Hospital | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
Ranked by area in Western Australia: near the Perth CBD.
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The median wait for squint surgery in Western Australia public hospitals was 183 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Squint surgery waiting times in Western Australia", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/wa/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/squint-surgery/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. Compare with every other state, or see every surgery reported in Western Australia.