Prostate biopsy waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for prostate biopsy in Australian public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25 — from 11 days at St John of God Midland Public Hospital to 130 days at Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin].
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for prostate biopsy in public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25, from 11402 surgeries. 0.4% of people waited more than 365 days. 90 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 | Victoria | 27 days | 0.1% | 2876 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 29 days | 0.8% | 1578 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 32 days | 0.1% | 1642 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 38 days | 0.1% | 3466 surgeries |
| 5 | South Australia | 42 days | 1.9% | 1286 surgeries |
| 6 | Northern Territory | 50 days | 0.8% | 120 surgeries |
| 6 | Tasmania | 50 days | 0.2% | 434 surgeries |
How the wait has changed
- Australia
- VIC
- WA
- QLD
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Australia (days) | VIC (days) | WA (days) | QLD (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 21 |
| 2017–18 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 25 |
| 2018–19 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 29 |
| 2019–20 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 27 |
| 2020–21 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 28 |
| 2021–22 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 |
| 2022–23 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| 2024–25 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 32 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for prostate biopsy in a public hospital?
The national median was 33 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 27 days in Victoria to 50 days in Tasmania.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for prostate biopsy?
Of the 90 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, St John of God Midland Public Hospital reported the shortest (11 days) and Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin] the longest (130 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
0.4% of people who had prostate biopsy in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
Cite this page
The national median wait for prostate biopsy in Australian public hospitals was 33 days in 2024–25, from 11 days at St John of God Midland Public Hospital to 130 days at Monash Medical Centre [Moorabbin].
Copy-ready citation
Surgery Waits, "Prostate biopsy waiting list by state, 2024–25", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-biopsy/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: Surgery Waits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/prostate-biopsy/), 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/prostate-biopsy.svg" width="720" height="386" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Prostate biopsy 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.