Laparoscopy waiting time at Ballina District Hospital
The median wait for laparoscopy at this public hospital in the South Ballina area of New South Wales was 76 days in 2024–25.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
These figures describe surgery that already happened, not your own wait.
- Median wait
- 76 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 17 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 149 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 77 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 54 days in 2016–17 to 76 days in 2024–25 — up 41% — while the national median rose from 47 days to 69 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Lismore Base Hospital, about 27 km away, at 63 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballina District Hospital | 76 days | not published | 17 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 70 days | 6.0% | 2149 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 84 days | 7.1% | 2015 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 69 days | 5.4% | 9403 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Ballina District Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Ballina District Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 54 | 50 | 47 |
| 2017–18 | 70 | 54 | 51 |
| 2018–19 | 45 | 58 | 57 |
| 2019–20 | 63 | 66 | 64 |
| 2020–21 | 46 | 79 | 79 |
| 2021–22 | 27 | 69 | 78 |
| 2022–23 | 22 | 74 | 82 |
| 2023–24 | 63 | 59 | 69 |
| 2024–25 | 76 | 70 | 69 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Ballina District Hospital · Laparoscopy across Australia · Laparoscopy in New South Wales