Septoplasty waiting time at Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
The median wait for septoplasty at this public hospital in the Eaglemont area of Victoria was 534 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
- 534 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 78 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 75.6%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
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 98 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 208 days in 2011–12 to 534 days in 2024–25 — up 157% — while the national median rose from 160 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne], about 9 km away, at 245 days. Here, 75.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 30.8%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] | 534 days | 75.6% | 78 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.
How the wait has changed
- Austin Hospital [Heidelberg]
- VIC
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Austin Hospital [Heidelberg] (days) | VIC (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 208 | 101 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | 245 | 129 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | 343 | 138 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | 343 | 131 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | 282 | 123 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | 223 | 89 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | 290 | 112 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | 185 | 125 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | 177 | 137 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | 354 | 264 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 219 | 196 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 474 | 449 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 603 | 377 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 534 | 279 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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