Curettage and evacuation of uterus waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus in Australian public hospitals was 4 days in 2024–25 — from 1 day at Blackburn Public Surgical Centre to 320 days at Blacktown Hospital.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus in public hospitals was 4 days in 2024–25, from 8500 surgeries. 0.1% of people waited more than 365 days. 81 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 | Northern Territory | 1 day | 0.0% | 233 surgeries |
| 2 | Victoria | 2 days | 0.0% | 2044 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 4 days | 0.0% | 1251 surgeries |
| 4 | South Australia | 5 days | 0.0% | 200 surgeries |
| 5 | Western Australia | 6 days | 0.0% | 2375 surgeries |
| 6 | New South Wales | 7 days | 0.3% | 2397 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- NT
- VIC
- QLD
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | NT (days) | VIC (days) | QLD (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| 2017–18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2019–20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 2020–21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021–22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023–24 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus in a public hospital?
The national median was 4 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 1 day in Northern Territory to 7 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus?
Of the 81 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, Blackburn Public Surgical Centre reported the shortest (1 day) and Blacktown Hospital the longest (320 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
0.1% of people who had curettage and evacuation of uterus in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
Cite this page
The national median wait for curettage and evacuation of uterus in Australian public hospitals was 4 days in 2024–25, from 1 day at Blackburn Public Surgical Centre to 320 days at Blacktown Hospital.
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Surgery Waits, "Curettage and evacuation of uterus waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus/), 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/curettage-and-evacuation-of-uterus.svg" width="720" height="352" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Curettage and evacuation of uterus 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.