Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in Australian public hospitals was 269 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Hospital medians ranged from 21 days at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital to 729 days at Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]. The source publishes this surgery as "Turbinectomy".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026.
Across Australia, the median wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in public hospitals was 269 days in 2024–25, from 932 surgeries. 23.6% of people waited more than 365 days. 24 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick "Turbinectomy" and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
State by state
Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 269 days marks the national median.
Victoria: 157 days
Western Australia: 216 days
Queensland: 319 days
New South Wales: 320 days
Australian Capital Territory: not published
Northern Territory: not published
South Australia: not published
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria | 157 days | 28.2% | 393 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 216 days | 34.5% | 148 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 319 days | 9.6% | 156 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 320 days | 16.5% | 206 surgeries |
| unranked | Australian Capital Territory | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 19 surgeries |
Ranked by area: near Box Hill · near Camperdown · near Clayton.
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
- WA
- QLD
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| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) | QLD (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 100 | 64 | not published | 198 |
| 2017–18 | 172 | 87 | not published | 253 |
| 2018–19 | 140 | 79 | not published | 254 |
| 2019–20 | 168 | 97 | not published | not published |
| 2020–21 | 274 | 159 | not published | 219 |
| 2021–22 | 266 | 133 | not published | 318 |
| 2022–23 | 313 | 245 | not published | 395 |
| 2023–24 | 286 | 247 | 146 | 309 |
| 2024–25 | 269 | 157 | 216 | 319 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in a public hospital?
The national median was 269 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026). Half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 157 days in Victoria to 320 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for turbinate surgery (inside the nose)?
Of the 24 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital reported the shortest median, 21 days, and Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus] the longest, 729 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?
23.6% of people who had turbinate surgery (inside the nose) 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 turbinate surgery (inside the nose) in Australian public hospitals was 269 days in 2024–25 (AIHW MyHospitals, released 28 May 2026).
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Surgery Waits, "Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/turbinectomy/), 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/turbinectomy.svg" width="720" height="284" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Turbinate surgery (inside the nose) 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.