Septoplasty waiting time at The Canberra Hospital
The median wait for septoplasty at this public hospital in the Garran area of Australian Capital Territory was 481 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
- 481 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 44 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 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 96 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 312 days in 2016–17 to 481 days in 2024–25 — up 54% — while the national median rose from 209 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is North Canberra Hospital, about 10 km away, at 317 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Canberra Hospital | 481 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | not published | not published | 99 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 340 days | 26.6% | 1713 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 279 days | 41.1% | 1841 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 320 days | 30.8% | 5687 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
- The Canberra Hospital
- ACT
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | The Canberra Hospital (days) | ACT (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 323 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | not published | 197 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 380 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | not published | 214 |
| 2015–16 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 312 | 360 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 361 | 412 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 49 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 468 | 416 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 476 | 371 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 284 | not published | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 408 | not published | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 392 | not published | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 481 | not published | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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