Axillary node dissection waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for axillary node dissection in Australian public hospitals was 12 days in 2024–25 — from 6 days at Joondalup Health Campus (Public) to 24 days at Calvary Mater Newcastle.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for axillary node dissection in public hospitals was 12 days in 2024–25, from 494 surgeries. 0.6% of people waited more than 365 days. 11 public hospitals published a median wait for it.
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State by state
| Rank | State or territory | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Australia | 9 days | 0.0% | 169 surgeries |
| 2 | Victoria | 12 days | 0.0% | 155 surgeries |
| 3 | New South Wales | 16 days | 0.0% | 130 surgeries |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 7 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 33 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- WA
- VIC
- NSW
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | WA (days) | VIC (days) | NSW (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 11 | 9 | 9 | not published |
| 2017–18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | not published |
| 2018–19 | 13 | 14 | 11 | not published |
| 2019–20 | 11 | 11 | 10 | not published |
| 2020–21 | 10 | not published | not published | not published |
| 2021–22 | 12 | 8 | 13 | not published |
| 2022–23 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 |
| 2023–24 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| 2024–25 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 16 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for axillary node dissection in a public hospital?
The national median was 12 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 9 days in Western Australia to 16 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for axillary node dissection?
Of the 11 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Joondalup Health Campus (Public) reported the shortest (6 days) and Calvary Mater Newcastle the longest (24 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
0.6% of people who had axillary node dissection in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
Cite this page
The national median wait for axillary node dissection in Australian public hospitals was 12 days in 2024–25, from 6 days at Joondalup Health Campus (Public) to 24 days at Calvary Mater Newcastle.
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Surgery Waits, "Axillary node dissection waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/axillary-node-dissection/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/axillary-node-dissection/), 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/axillary-node-dissection.svg" width="720" height="250" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Axillary node dissection 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.