Septoplasty waiting time at Rockingham General Hospital
The median wait for septoplasty at this public hospital in the Cooloongup area of Western Australia was 171 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
- 171 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 19 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
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 17 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 117 days in 2021–22 to 171 days in 2024–25 — up 46% — while the national median rose from 315 days to 320 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is St John of God Midland Public Hospital, about 49 km away, at 64 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockingham General Hospital | 171 days | not published | 19 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 211 days | 25.2% | 421 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
- Rockingham General Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Rockingham General Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not published | 99 | 160 |
| 2012–13 | not published | 124 | 197 |
| 2013–14 | not published | 139 | 221 |
| 2014–15 | not published | 183 | 214 |
| 2015–16 | not published | 173 | 209 |
| 2016–17 | not published | 161 | 209 |
| 2017–18 | not published | 198 | 248 |
| 2018–19 | not published | 205 | 241 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 224 | 277 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 308 | 330 |
| 2021–22 | 117 | 216 | 315 |
| 2022–23 | 148 | 288 | 365 |
| 2023–24 | 147 | 238 | 332 |
| 2024–25 | 171 | 211 | 320 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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