Thyroid gland removal waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for thyroid gland removal in Australian public hospitals was 56 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Hospital medians ranged from 16 days at Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] to 464 days at Maitland Hospital. The source publishes this surgery as "Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
Across Australia, the median wait for thyroid gland removal in public hospitals was 56 days in 2024–25, from 5721 surgeries. 3.4% of people waited more than 365 days. 95 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 56 days marks the national median.
Tasmania: 42 days
Victoria: 46 days
Queensland: 52 days
Western Australia: 53 days
South Australia: 59 days
New South Wales: 70 days
Australian Capital Territory: not published
Northern Territory: not published
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tasmania | 42 days | 1.8% | 111 surgeries |
| 2 | Victoria | 46 days | 1.4% | 1646 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 52 days | 1.1% | 1183 surgeries |
| 4 | Western Australia | 53 days | 3.4% | 531 surgeries |
| 5 | South Australia | 59 days | 1.7% | 296 surgeries |
| 6 | New South Wales | 70 days | 7.2% | 1836 surgeries |
| unranked | Australian Capital Territory | not published | not published | 87 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 31 surgeries |
Ranked by area: near Clayton · near Herston · near Liverpool · near Randwick · near St Leonards · near Westmead · and 8 more areas on the state pages.
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- TAS
- VIC
- QLD
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | TAS (days) | VIC (days) | QLD (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 52 | not published | 54 | 39 |
| 2017–18 | 54 | not published | 52 | 46 |
| 2018–19 | 50 | not published | 48 | 44 |
| 2019–20 | 52 | not published | 49 | 49 |
| 2020–21 | 53 | not published | 42 | 41 |
| 2021–22 | 49 | not published | 34 | 44 |
| 2022–23 | 63 | not published | 56 | 49 |
| 2023–24 | 58 | not published | 58 | 51 |
| 2024–25 | 56 | 42 | 46 | 52 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for thyroid gland removal in a public hospital?
The national median was 56 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 42 days in Tasmania to 70 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for thyroid gland removal?
Of the 95 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon] reported the shortest median, 16 days, and Maitland Hospital the longest, 464 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). A shorter median is not a recommendation. How to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
3.4% of people who had thyroid gland removal in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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The national median wait for thyroid gland removal in Australian public hospitals was 56 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Thyroid gland removal waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.
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<img src="https://surgerywaits.au/charts/thyroidectomy-hemi-thyroidectomy.svg" width="720" height="352" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Thyroid gland removal by state and territory, 2024–25">What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
The source calls this collection "elective surgery". This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.