Waiting times by state and territory

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

Each state page compares every surgery type's state median with the national one, ranks the state's hospitals on urgency-category performance, and — where the state has a border worth crossing — shows where the shorter published wait is on the other side.

• New South Wales

  98 public hospitals, 107 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Victoria

  48 public hospitals, 107 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Queensland

  54 public hospitals, 89 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Western Australia

  40 public hospitals, 72 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• South Australia

  40 public hospitals, 55 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Tasmania

  4 public hospitals, 24 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Australian Capital Territory

  3 public hospitals, 5 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

• Northern Territory

  6 public hospitals, 13 surgery types with a published state median in 2024–25.

Waiting lists do not stop at state lines: a referral can name a public hospital in another state. See where crossing the border cuts the wait most.