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Circumcision waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)80 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting102with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
Vic	55 days
Qld	81 days
WA	84 days
NSW	94 days
SA	97 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for circumcision, out of 102 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
St John of God Midland Public Hospital	WA	East Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	7 days	27
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	10 days	42
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	18 days	12
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	19 days	28
St Vincent's On the Park	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	26 days	25
Grafton Base Hospital	NSW	Northern NSW	28 days	12
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	28 days	28
Casey Hospital	Vic	Monash Health	30 days	45
Auburn Hospital	NSW	Western Sydney	33 days	14
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	Vic	Albury Wodonga Health	35 days	12
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	35 days	37
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	39 days	75
Gold Coast University Hospital	Qld	Gold Coast	39 days	35
Geraldton Hospital	WA	WA Country Health Service	39 days	13
Maryborough Hospital	Qld	Wide Bay	41 days	11

Common questions

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

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for circumcision waited 80 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 55 days (Vic) to 97 days (SA).

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.

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

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