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title: "Tonsillectomy waiting times in Victoria"
description: "Public hospitals in Victoria ranked by median wait for Tonsillectomy in 2024–25."
url: "https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/vic/"
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# Tonsillectomy waiting times in Victoria

The median wait for tonsillectomy in Victoria public hospitals was **116 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.

32 public hospitals in Victoria 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.

4 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.

- [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/tonsillectomy/): 6 days
- [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 51 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/tonsillectomy/): 52 days
- [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 55 days
- [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 62 days
- [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/tonsillectomy/): 64 days
- [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/tonsillectomy/): 67 days
- [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/tonsillectomy/): 75 days
- [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/tonsillectomy/): 94 days
- [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/tonsillectomy/): 95 days
- [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/tonsillectomy/): 102 days
- [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/tonsillectomy/): 110 days
- [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/tonsillectomy/): 118 days
- [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 132 days
- [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/tonsillectomy/): 133 days
- [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/tonsillectomy/): 145 days
- [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/tonsillectomy/): 147 days
- [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/tonsillectomy/): 160 days
- [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 163 days
- [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 194 days
- [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/tonsillectomy/): 211 days
- [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 230 days
- [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/tonsillectomy/): 293 days
- [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/tonsillectomy/): 313 days
- [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/tonsillectomy/): 338 days
- [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/tonsillectomy/): 389 days
- [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/tonsillectomy/): 447 days
- [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/tonsillectomy/): 450 days
- [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/tonsillectomy/): not published
- [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/tonsillectomy/): not published
- [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/tonsillectomy/): not published
- [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/tonsillectomy/): not published

Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) in Victoria 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 | [Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/peter-maccallum-cancer-centre/tonsillectomy/) | 6 days | not published | 12 surgeries |
| 2 | [The Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-royal-victorian-eye-ear-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 51 days | 14.4% | 459 surgeries |
| 3 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Moorabbin\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-moorabbin/tonsillectomy/) | 52 days | 2.8% | 177 surgeries |
| 4 | [Ballarat Health Services \[Base Hospital\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/ballarat-health-services-base-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 55 days | 8.0% | 301 surgeries |
| 5 | [Casey Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/casey-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 62 days | 5.6% | 319 surgeries |
| 6 | [Monash Medical Centre \[Clayton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/monash-medical-centre-clayton/tonsillectomy/) | 64 days | 3.3% | 452 surgeries |
| 7 | [The Alfred](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-alfred/tonsillectomy/) | 67 days | 0.0% | 66 surgeries |
| 8 | [University Hospital Geelong](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/university-hospital-geelong/tonsillectomy/) | 75 days | 0.0% | 250 surgeries |
| 9 | [Frankston Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-public-surgical-centre/tonsillectomy/) | 94 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 10 | [The Northern Hospital \[Epping\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-northern-hospital-epping/tonsillectomy/) | 95 days | 0.7% | 276 surgeries |
| 11 | [St Vincent's On the Park](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-on-the-park/tonsillectomy/) | 102 days | not published | 31 surgeries |
| 12 | [Goulburn Valley Health \[Shepparton\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/goulburn-valley-health-shepparton/tonsillectomy/) | 110 days | 6.9% | 87 surgeries |
| 13 | [Royal Melbourne Hospital \[City Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-melbourne-hospital-city-campus/tonsillectomy/) | 118 days | 15.3% | 59 surgeries |
| 14 | [Frankston Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/frankston-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 132 days | 5.2% | 192 surgeries |
| 15 | [Blackburn Public Surgical Centre](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/blackburn-public-surgical-centre/tonsillectomy/) | 133 days | not published | 26 surgeries |
| 16 | [Albury Wodonga Health \[Wodonga Campus\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/albury-wodonga-health-wodonga-campus/tonsillectomy/) | 145 days | 18.7% | 541 surgeries |
| 17 | [South West Healthcare \[Warrnambool\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/south-west-healthcare-warrnambool/tonsillectomy/) | 147 days | not published | 43 surgeries |
| 18 | [St Vincent's Hospital \[Melbourne\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/st-vincents-hospital-melbourne/tonsillectomy/) | 160 days | not published | 35 surgeries |
| 19 | [Williamstown Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/williamstown-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 163 days | not published | 24 surgeries |
| 20 | [Angliss Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/angliss-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 194 days | not published | 23 surgeries |
| 21 | [Royal Children's Hospital \[Parkville\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/royal-childrens-hospital-parkville/tonsillectomy/) | 211 days | 24.4% | 386 surgeries |
| 22 | [Box Hill Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/box-hill-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 230 days | 1.2% | 253 surgeries |
| 23 | [Northeast Health Wangaratta](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/northeast-health-wangaratta/tonsillectomy/) | 293 days | 37.7% | 53 surgeries |
| 24 | [Austin Hospital \[Heidelberg\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/austin-hospital-heidelberg/tonsillectomy/) | 313 days | 34.3% | 99 surgeries |
| 25 | [Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital \[Heidelberg West\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/heidelberg-repatriation-hospital-heidelberg-west/tonsillectomy/) | 338 days | 40.7% | 226 surgeries |
| 26 | [West Gippsland Healthcare Group \[Warragul\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/west-gippsland-healthcare-group-warragul/tonsillectomy/) | 389 days | 62.0% | 71 surgeries |
| 27 | [Sunshine Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/sunshine-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | 447 days | 57.6% | 203 surgeries |
| 28 | [Latrobe Regional Hospital \[Traralgon\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/latrobe-regional-hospital-traralgon/tonsillectomy/) | 450 days | 62.4% | 101 surgeries |
| unranked | [Broadmeadows Health Service](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/broadmeadows-health-service/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Djerriwarrh Health Service \[Bacchus Marsh\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/djerriwarrh-health-service-bacchus-marsh/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | [The Kilmore & District Hospital](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/the-kilmore-district-hospital/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | [Western Hospital \[Footscray\]](https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/western-hospital-footscray/tonsillectomy/) | not published | not published | 6 surgeries |

Ranked by area in Victoria: [near Box Hill](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/box-hill/) · [near Clayton](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/clayton/) · [near Fitzroy](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/fitzroy/) · [near Frankston](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/frankston/) · [near Heidelberg](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/heidelberg/) · [near St Albans](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/near/st-albans/).

**Cite this page**

> The median wait for tonsillectomy in Victoria public hospitals was 116 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).

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Surgery Waits, "Tonsillectomy waiting times in Victoria", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/vic/, accessed 28 May 2026.
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Attribution: Surgery Waits ([https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/vic/](https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/tonsillectomy/vic/)), 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 Victoria](https://surgerywaits.au/state/vic/).

## Before you use these figures

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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.

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