--- title: "Tonsillectomy waiting times in Queensland" description: "Public hospitals in Queensland ranked by median wait for Tonsillectomy in 2024–25." url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/qld/" --- # Tonsillectomy waiting times in Queensland The median wait for tonsillectomy in Queensland public hospitals was **115 days** in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). The national median was **182 days**. The source publishes this surgery as "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)". Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026. 16 public hospitals in Queensland reported tonsillectomy 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 "Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)" 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 182 days marks the national median. - [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 47 days - [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 56 days - [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 76 days - [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 80 days - [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 123 days - [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 139 days - [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 160 days - [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 212 days - [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 266 days - [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 266 days - [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 278 days - [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 293 days - [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/tonsillectomy/): 339 days - [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published - [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published - [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) in Queensland 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 | [Cairns Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/cairns-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 47 days | 0.0% | 158 surgeries | | 2 | [Princess Alexandra Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/princess-alexandra-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 56 days | not published | 10 surgeries | | 3 | [Ipswich Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ipswich-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 76 days | 2.8% | 254 surgeries | | 4 | [Queensland Children's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/queensland-childrens-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 80 days | 1.9% | 961 surgeries | | 5 | [Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-brisbane-womens-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 123 days | not published | 30 surgeries | | 6 | [Townsville University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/townsville-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 139 days | 11.9% | 177 surgeries | | 7 | [Sunshine Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-coast-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 160 days | 0.0% | 501 surgeries | | 8 | [Toowoomba Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/toowoomba-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 212 days | 10.9% | 165 surgeries | | 9 | [Gold Coast University Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gold-coast-university-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 266 days | 1.3% | 234 surgeries | | 9 | [Redcliffe Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/redcliffe-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 266 days | not published | 18 surgeries | | 11 | [Logan Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/logan-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 278 days | 21.7% | 240 surgeries | | 12 | [Mater Adult Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mater-adult-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 293 days | 11.5% | 52 surgeries | | 13 | [Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/surgical-treatment-and-rehabilitation-service/tonsillectomy/) | 339 days | 6.5% | 170 surgeries | | unranked | [Gympie Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/gympie-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 44 surgeries | | unranked | [Longreach Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/longreach-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries | | unranked | [Mackay Base Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/mackay-base-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | not published | Ranked by area in Queensland: [near Herston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/herston/) · [near Woolloongabba](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/woolloongabba/). **Cite this page** > The median wait for tonsillectomy in Queensland public hospitals was 115 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). ### Copy-ready citation ``` Surgery Waits, "Tonsillectomy waiting times in Queensland", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026. ``` Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/qld/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/qld/)), 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/tonsillectomy/), or see [every surgery reported in Queensland](https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/). ## 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/tonsillectomy/qld/.