Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting times in Australian public hospitals
The national median wait for Dupuytren's contracture surgery in Australian public hospitals was 150 days in 2024–25 — from 18 days at South Coast District Hospital to 1231 days at Sunshine Hospital. The source publishes this surgery as "Dupytren's contracture release".
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released
Across Australia, the median wait for Dupuytren's contracture surgery in public hospitals was 150 days in 2024–25, from 1777 surgeries. 17.9% of people waited more than 365 days. 63 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 | 88 days | 11.6% | 492 surgeries |
| 2 | Western Australia | 125 days | 16.5% | 267 surgeries |
| 3 | Queensland | 139 days | 13.8% | 318 surgeries |
| 4 | New South Wales | 329 days | 27.7% | 589 surgeries |
| unranked | Australian Capital Territory | not published | not published | not published |
| unranked | Northern Territory | not published | not published | 13 surgeries |
| unranked | South Australia | not published | not published | 95 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 | 99 | 71 | 98 | 83 |
| 2017–18 | 95 | 60 | 98 | 104 |
| 2018–19 | 105 | 56 | 140 | 98 |
| 2019–20 | 128 | 71 | 146 | 134 |
| 2020–21 | 190 | 115 | 139 | 175 |
| 2021–22 | 198 | 197 | 154 | 154 |
| 2022–23 | 202 | 184 | 167 | 125 |
| 2023–24 | 169 | 110 | 125 | 158 |
| 2024–25 | 150 | 88 | 125 | 139 |
Common questions
How long is the wait for Dupuytren's contracture surgery in a public hospital?
The national median was 150 days in 2024–25 — half of people waited less than that, half waited longer. State medians ranged from 88 days in Victoria to 329 days in New South Wales.
Which public hospital has the shortest wait for Dupuytren's contracture surgery?
Of the 63 public hospitals that published a median for 2024–25, South Coast District Hospital reported the shortest (18 days) and Sunshine Hospital the longest (1231 days). A shorter median is not a recommendation — how to read these figures.
How many people waited more than a year?
17.9% of people who had Dupuytren's contracture surgery in an Australian public hospital in 2024–25 waited more than 365 days.
Cite this page
The national median wait for Dupuytren's contracture surgery in Australian public hospitals was 150 days in 2024–25, from 18 days at South Coast District Hospital to 1231 days at Sunshine Hospital.
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SurgeryWaits, "Dupuytren's contracture surgery waiting list", 2024–25 data released 28 May 2026, https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/, accessed 28 May 2026.Attribution: SurgeryWaits (https://surgerywaits.au/surgery/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery/), 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/dupuytrens-contracture-surgery.svg" width="720" height="284" alt="Median public hospital waiting time for Dupuytren's contracture surgery 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.