Noarlunga Hospital surgery waiting times
In 2024–25, this public hospital in the Noarlunga Centre area of South Australia published median waits from 24 days for lithotripsy to 442 days for breast reduction.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Noarlunga Hospital is a public hospital in the Noarlunga Centre area of South Australia. It is part of Southern Adelaide. It reported 55 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 45 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
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Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithotripsy | 24 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 25 days | 226 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 26 days | 406 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 28 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 37 days | 52 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 44 days | 61 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 44 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 50 days | 331 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 53 days | 1272 surgeries | 5.3% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 56 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 78 days | 158 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 78 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 89 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 91 days | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total hip replacement | 91 days | 160 surgeries | 6.9% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 99 days | 109 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 105 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 106 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 107 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 124 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 134 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 134 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 149 days | 83 surgeries | 32.5% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 213 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 239 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 312 days | 73 surgeries | 13.7% |
| Total knee replacement | 330 days | 206 surgeries | 10.7% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 342 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 374 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 442 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose. What the categories mean, and how every hospital compares.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 21 days | 93% | 1735 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 90 days | 51% | 1722 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 334 days | 73% | 1125 surgeries |
Cite this page
In 2024–25, Noarlunga Hospital published median planned-surgery waits from 24 days for lithotripsy to 442 days for breast reduction.
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Noarlunga Hospital surgery wait times and waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/hospital/noarlunga-hospital/), 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
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