Surgery Waits

Public hospital surgery waiting times in Queensland

In 2024–25, Queensland's median waits ranged from 4 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 363 days for rhinoplasty, across 54 public hospitals.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released

Queensland public hospitals report their planned-surgery waiting times to the national collection once a year. This page brings the state's figures together: every surgery type with a published state median, every hospital, and the urgency-category performance — each linking to the detailed comparison.

Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick a surgery and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.

Waiting times by surgery in Queensland

Median waiting time by surgery type in Queensland public hospitals, 2024–25, shortest first. Surgeries with the same median share a rank. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank Surgery State median National median Waited more than 365 days Hospitals reporting
1 Curettage and evacuation of uterus 4 days 4 days 0.0% 22
2 Fracture non-union - treatment of 8 days 5 days 0.6% 21
2 Insertion of ventricular peritoneal shunt 8 days 17 days 1.0% 6
2 Orchidectomy 8 days 11 days 1.7% 19
5 Coronary artery bypass grafting 11 days 19 days 0.0% 4
6 Carotid endarterectomy 13 days 20 days 0.0% 8
7 Lobectomy/wedge resection/pneumonectomy 15 days 17 days 0.0% 7
7 Removal of intracranial lesion 15 days 16 days 0.3% 8
9 Ureteric stent - insertion of 18 days 24 days 0.4% 17
10 Breast lump removal 20 days 17 days 0.3% 27
10 Dialysis access surgery 20 days 15 days 0.4% 30
10 Mastectomy 20 days 19 days 1.3% 24
13 Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection 22 days 18 days 0.4% 23
14 Cone biopsy 24 days 23 days 0.0% 28
15 Abdominal or thoracic aortic aneurysm - repair/replacement 26 days 24 days 2.4% 8
15 Skin lesion removal 26 days 26 days 0.7% 47
17 Dilatation and curettage 28 days 28 days 0.5% 44
17 Microlaryngoscopy 28 days 26 days 0.0% 11
19 Cystoscopy 30 days 26 days 1.1% 27
19 Nephrectomy 30 days 30 days 0.2% 12
21 Prostate biopsy 32 days 33 days 0.1% 15
21 Stone/s urinary tract - removal of 32 days 25 days 0.3% 12
23 Heart valve replacement 34 days 33 days 1.6% 5
24 Tendon release 35 days 34 days 4.8% 20
25 Discectomy 37 days 41 days 0.6% 11
26 LLETZ procedure 38 days 33 days 0.1% 38
27 Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction 48 days 41 days 1.6% 14
28 Examination of eye under anaesthesia 49 days 34 days 0.6% 7
29 Myringotomy 50 days 80 days 0.3% 11
29 Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) 50 days 59 days 0.3% 11
29 Prostate surgery 50 days 55 days 0.8% 16
32 Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of 52 days 45 days 0.7% 14
32 Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy 52 days 56 days 1.1% 22
34 Gallbladder removal 53 days 48 days 1.3% 40
35 Lithotripsy 57 days 28 days 1.7% 16
36 Cleft lip and palate - repair of 58 days 80 days 3.0% 4
37 Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy 59 days 56 days 1.6% 33
38 Toenail surgery 60 days 48 days 1.2% 36
39 Scar revision 62 days 83 days 5.3% 20
40 Adenoidectomy 68 days 144 days 1.7% 19
41 Arthroplasty - revision of 69 days 77 days 4.2% 20
42 Inguinal hernia repair 70 days 73 days 3.0% 44
42 Parathyroidectomy 70 days 82 days 1.5% 19
44 Nasendoscopy 71 days 277 days 2.8% 9
45 Carpal tunnel surgery 74 days 71 days 4.2% 32
46 ACL reconstruction 76 days 81 days 3.9% 24
46 Haemorrhoid surgery 76 days 63 days 3.1% 37
48 Arthroscopy 79 days 78 days 7.7% 27
48 Common peroneal nerve release 79 days 76 days 4.2% 25
48 Shoulder reconstruction 79 days 88 days 5.6% 23
51 Circumcision 81 days 80 days 7.9% 29
51 Functional endoscopic sinus surgery 81 days 214 days 6.5% 11
53 Cataract surgery 82 days 106 days 1.9% 19
53 Rotator cuff repair 82 days 111 days 9.9% 21
55 Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia 83 days 88 days 2.7% 16
56 Hysterectomy 84 days 74 days 8.3% 32
56 Laparoscopy 84 days 69 days 7.1% 38
58 Breast prosthesis - removal of 85 days 96 days 9.1% 22
59 Hernia repair 87 days 86 days 4.3% 45
60 Corneal graft 88 days 96 days 3.9% 10
61 Muscle or tendon length - change of 89 days 89 days 9.3% 19
61 Trigger finger release 89 days 90 days 6.6% 28
63 Fundoplication 91 days 90 days 7.8% 22
64 Blepharoplasty 98 days 246 days 11.7% 16
65 Osteotomy 99 days 135 days 12.7% 23
66 Squint surgery 100 days 155 days 10.3% 12
67 Hydrocele - repair of 102 days 95 days 6.7% 29
68 Ganglion - excision of 103 days 105 days 10.7% 28
68 Hypospadias - repair of 103 days 114 days 5.0% 4
70 Hip replacement 107 days 130 days 10.7% 22
71 Ectropion - correction of 111 days 136 days 7.2% 17
72 Exostosis - excision of 115 days 198 days 13.0% 22
72 Tonsillectomy 115 days 182 days 4.9% 16
74 Shoulder joint replacement 123 days 174 days 17.0% 19
75 Arthrodesis 132 days 158 days 19.9% 25
76 Dupuytren's contracture surgery 139 days 150 days 13.8% 28
77 Female sterilisation 151 days 129 days 12.8% 36
78 Breast reconstruction 160 days 146 days 26.4% 12
79 Bunion surgery 168 days 183 days 12.1% 17
80 Pterygium - excision of 184 days 197 days 4.5% 16
81 Varicose vein surgery 189 days 133 days 4.6% 10
82 Eardrum repair 210 days 264 days 16.1% 18
83 Ptosis - repair of 213 days 238 days 14.5% 14
84 Knee replacement 266 days 255 days 21.5% 22
85 Prolapse repair 313 days 165 days 24.6% 29
86 Septoplasty 317 days 320 days 18.9% 15
87 Turbinectomy 319 days 269 days 9.6% 12
88 Breast reduction 336 days 309 days 26.6% 16
89 Rhinoplasty 363 days 376 days 47.1% 13

Treated on time, by urgency category

Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. What each category means, with every hospital compared nationally, is on the urgency categories pages.

Share of patients treated within the clinically recommended time at Queensland public hospitals, by urgency category, 2024–25. Ranked on Category 1 (urgent); hospitals with the same figure share a rank. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
RankHospitalCategory 1 (urgent)Category 2 (semi-urgent)Category 3 (non-urgent)
1 Mareeba Hospital100%89%100%
1 Robina Hospital100%90%91%
1 Thursday Island Hospital100%100%100%
1 Weipa Hospital100%100%100%
5 Bundaberg Base Hospital99%95%90%
5 Mater Mothers' Hospital99%100%97%
7 Atherton Hospital98%98%98%
7 Gold Coast University Hospital98%86%87%
7 Queensland Children's Hospital98%79%89%
7 Toowoomba Hospital98%74%62%
11 Mater Adult Hospital97%76%84%
11 Roma Hospital97%94%96%
13 Kingaroy Hospital95%97%98%
13 Mount Isa Base Hospital95%93%94%
13 Stanthorpe Hospital95%89%94%
16 Goondiwindi Hospital93%100%100%
16 Maryborough Hospital93%95%93%
16 The Prince Charles Hospital93%87%98%
16 Warwick Hospital93%97%100%
20 Caboolture Hospital92%71%75%
20 Gladstone Hospital92%35%33%
20 Logan Hospital92%62%67%
23 Cairns Hospital91%62%64%
24 Caloundra Hospital90%94%99%
24 Longreach Hospital90%92%97%
26 Dalby Hospital89%76%80%
27 Beaudesert Hospital88%95%100%
27 Ipswich Hospital88%81%88%
29 Hervey Bay Hospital86%87%83%
29 Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital86%48%53%
29 St George Hospital Qld86%96%94%
32 Gympie Hospital85%73%95%
33 Innisfail Hospital83%89%95%
34 Princess Alexandra Hospital82%73%87%
35 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital80%87%93%
36 Redland Hospital79%89%97%
37 Rockhampton Hospital78%35%42%
38 Emerald Hospital76%81%91%
38 Sunshine Coast University Hospital76%66%79%
40 Nambour General Hospital75%77%81%
40 Proserpine Hospital75%51%50%
40 Townsville University Hospital75%56%65%
43 Redcliffe Hospital71%78%82%
44 Surgical Treatment and Rehabilitation Service69%83%92%
45 Mackay Base Hospital68%47%38%
46 Charleville Hospital47%79%80%
unranked Ayr Hospitalnot publishednot publishednot published
unranked Cooktown Hospitalnot publishednot published100%

Across the border from Queensland

A public hospital referral can cross a state border, and near a border the shorter published wait is often on the other side. These are the biggest published differences involving Queensland hospitals in 2024–25 — the full cross-border comparison explains how they are computed, and the referral guide explains what crossing the border involves.

Biggest published cross-border differences in median wait involving Queensland, 2024–25. Hospitals within 100 km of each other, straight-line. A shorter median is not a recommendation.
Surgery Longer wait Across the border Distance Difference
Eardrum repair Lismore Base Hospital (NSW) — 736 days Gold Coast University Hospital (QLD) — 309 days 95 km 427 days
Prolapse repair Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital (QLD) — 363 days Tweed Valley Hospital (NSW) — 28 days 96 km 335 days
Prolapse repair Ipswich Hospital (QLD) — 343 days Tweed Valley Hospital (NSW) — 28 days 99 km 315 days
Prolapse repair Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital (QLD) — 340 days Tweed Valley Hospital (NSW) — 28 days 84 km 312 days
Shoulder joint replacement Ipswich Hospital (QLD) — 339 days Tweed Valley Hospital (NSW) — 35 days 99 km 304 days

Compare a surgery at the big hospitals

Each link is one surgery at one hospital: the published median, the nearest alternatives — including across the border — and fourteen years of history.

Cite this page

In 2024–25, Queensland's published median waits for planned surgery ranged from 4 days for curettage and evacuation of uterus to 363 days for rhinoplasty, across 54 public hospitals.

Copy-ready citation

Surgery Waits, "Public hospital waiting lists in Queensland, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/, accessed 28 May 2026.

Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/state/qld/), from Australian Institute of Health and Welfare MyHospitals data, CC BY 3.0 AU. Reference period 2024–25, released 28 May 2026.

Every public hospital in Queensland

Sorted by how many surgery types each reported for 2024–25. A hospital's own page lists every surgery it reports, its urgency-category figures and its history.

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

State medians cover everyone who had that surgery in the state, in all urgency categories together — how these figures are put together.