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Total knee replacement waiting times in Australia

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

National median wait (public)255 days2024-07-01 – 2025-06-30

Public hospitals reporting128with 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	133 days
SA	147 days
WA	155 days
Tas	161 days
Qld	266 days
NSW	340 days
ACT	388 days

Shortest waits at public hospitals

The 15 public hospitals with the shortest median wait for total knee replacement, out of 128 reporting.

Hospital	State	Local health network	Median wait	Operations in the year
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital	NSW	Sydney	24 days	23
South Coast District Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	34 days	17
Clare Hospital	SA	Yorke and Northern	36 days	31
Port Lincoln Health Service	SA	Eyre and Far North	39 days	19
St Vincent's Hospital [Melbourne]	Vic	St Vincent's Hospital (Melbourne) Limited	49 days	288
Peel Health Campus	WA	South Metropolitan Health Service (WA)	59 days	139
Frankston Public Surgical Centre	Vic	Peninsula Health (Vic)	65 days	221
Goulburn Valley Health [Shepparton]	Vic	Goulburn Valley Health	71 days	88
Mount Barker District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital	SA	Barossa Hills Fleurieu	71 days	18
St Vincent's Hospital [Darlinghurst]	NSW	St Vincent's Health Network	76 days	73
Alice Springs Hospital	NT	NT Regional Health Services (NTRHS)	76 days	31
Bass Coast Health	Vic	Bass Coast Regional Health	81 days	118
South West Healthcare [Warrnambool]	Vic	South West Healthcare (Vic)	85 days	91
The Bendigo Hospital	Vic	Bendigo Health Care Group	86 days	245
Port Augusta Hospital and Regional Health Services	SA	Flinders and Upper North	88 days	32

Common questions

How long is the public waiting list for total knee replacement in Australia?

Half of patients admitted from public hospital waiting lists for total knee replacement waited 255 days or less (national median, 2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30). By state it ranged from 133 days (Vic) to 388 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. 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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