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Adenoidectomy waiting times in Australia

How long public patients wait for adenoidectomy, at each public hospital and in each state — official AIHW figures, checked daily.

National median wait (public)144 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting70with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

As a private patientTypical costs ↗Australian Government Medical Costs Finder

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Qld	68 days
WA	119 days
SA	130 days
Vic	140 days
Tas	191 days
NSW	274 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for adenoidectomy, out of 70 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Weipa Hospital	Qld	Torres and Cape	1 days	14
Mount Isa Base Hospital	Qld	North West (Qld)	1 days	10
Port Lincoln Health Service	SA	Eyre and Far North	15 days	19
Riverland General Hospital	SA	Riverland Mallee Coorong	29 days	13
Cairns Hospital	Qld	Cairns and Hinterland	45 days	23
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	53 days	42
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	53 days	386
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	56 days	19
Casey Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	57 days	44
Bunbury Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	74 days	16
Latrobe Regional Hospital [Traralgon]	Vic	Latrobe Regional Hospital	75 days	43
Cowra Health Service	NSW	Western NSW	76 days	26
Toowoomba Hospital	Qld	Darling Downs	76 days	19
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	77 days	43
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	80 days	50

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for adenoidectomy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for adenoidectomy waited 144 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 68 days (Qld) to 274 days (NSW).

Can I avoid the wait?

As a private patient you choose your surgeon and usually wait less, but you pay fees, partly covered by Medicare and any private health insurance. Private hospitals don't publish waiting times. See typical costs on the Medical Costs Finder.

Source: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) — MyHospitals, elective surgery waiting times, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30. Private costs: Medical Costs Finder. All data sources.

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