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Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)73 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting186with a published median

As a public patientFreeunder Medicare

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Median wait by state and territory

State / territory	Median wait
NT	43 days
Vic	45 days
Qld	70 days
Tas	72 days
SA	74 days
WA	79 days
NSW	101 days
ACT	133 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy, out of 186 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Sydney Children's Hospital	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	7 days	95
Ballarat Health Services [Base Hospital]	Vic	Grampians Health	7 days	93
The Children's Hospital at Westmead	NSW	Sydney Children's Hospitals Network	9 days	211
Moree Hospital	NSW	Hunter New England	14 days	11
Women's and Children's Hospital	SA	Women's and Children's Health Network (SA)	14 days	55
Kangaroo Island Health Service	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	15 days	10
Warwick Hospital	Qld	Darling Downs	18 days	21
Mount Isa Base Hospital	Qld	North West (Qld)	20 days	13
Monash Medical Centre [Clayton]	Vic	Monash Health	21 days	179
Sandringham Hospital	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	21 days	138
Beaudesert Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	21 days	28
Queensland Children's Hospital	Qld	Children's Health Queensland	21 days	210
Perth Children's Hospital	WA	Child Adolescent Health Service (WA)	22 days	73
Royal Children's Hospital [Parkville]	Vic	Royal Children's Hospital (Melbourne)	24 days	306
The Northern Hospital [Epping]	Vic	Northern Health (Vic)	26 days	473

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy waited 73 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 43 days (NT) to 133 days (ACT).

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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