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Prostate biopsy waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)33 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting90with 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
Vic	27 days
WA	29 days
Qld	32 days
NSW	38 days
SA	42 days
NT	50 days
Tas	50 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for prostate biopsy, out of 90 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)	11 days	150
Northeast Health Wangaratta	Vic	Northeast Health Wangaratta	14 days	80
Clare Hospital	SA	Yorke and Northern	15 days	13
Williamstown Hospital	Vic	Western Health (Vic)	17 days	271
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre	Vic	Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute (Vic)	17 days	92
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	17 days	250
Wagga Wagga Hospital	NSW	Murrumbidgee	18 days	82
Princess Alexandra Hospital	Qld	Metro South (Qld)	18 days	32
Bass Coast Health	Vic	Bass Coast Regional Health	19 days	27
Albury Wodonga Health [Wodonga Campus]	Vic	Albury Wodonga Health	20 days	131
The Alfred	Vic	Alfred Health (Vic)	20 days	118
Cairns Hospital	Qld	Cairns and Hinterland	20 days	72
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	21 days	144
Frankston Hospital	Vic	Peninsula Health (Vic)	21 days	95
University Hospital Geelong	Vic	Barwon Health	22 days	141

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for prostate biopsy in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for prostate biopsy waited 33 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 27 days (Vic) to 50 days (Tas).

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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