Median days from public-hospital wait-list placement to admission across Australian states and territories; 2024–25.
Australian states and territories are ranked by median elective-surgery waiting time in 2024–25. The measure is the number of days from public-hospital wait-list placement to admission. New South Wales records the longest median wait at 69 days, followed by the Australian Capital Territory at 54 days. Victoria records the shortest median wait at 28 days.
| Rank | Entry | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New South Wales | 69 | 2024–25 |
| 2 | Australian Capital Territory | 54 | 2024–25 |
| 3 | South Australia | 52 | 2024–25 |
| 4 | Tasmania | 49 | 2024–25 |
| 5 | Western Australia | 45 | 2024–25 |
| 6 | Queensland | 42 | 2024–25 |
| 7 | Northern Territory | 41 | 2024–25 |
| 8 | Victoria | 28 | 2024–25 |
Source 1: Elective surgery waiting times 2024–25
Publisher: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Dataset/table: Elective-surgery median waiting times by state and territory
Units: days
Date checked: 2026-07-15
Evidence: Supports the all-procedure median waiting time for all eight jurisdictions.
The measure is the median elapsed time from placement on the elective surgery waiting list to admission.
The directly published elective-surgery median waiting time value was selected for each state and territory and ranked on one common period and unit basis.
All eight rows use one Australian Institute of Health and Welfare source, one period and one days definition.
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