Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) waiting time at Thursday Island Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) at this public hospital, with the nearest alternatives that published a figure.
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
- Median wait
- 4 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 44 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 3 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday Island Hospital | 4 days | not published | 44 surgeries |
| Northern Territory (all public hospitals) | 162 days | 20.4% | 921 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 1.9% | 8868 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 106 days | 11.5% | 87841 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
Some of these hospitals are in another state. Public hospital referrals can cross state borders. Ask your general practitioner (GP) what that would mean for you — see can my GP refer me to a different hospital?
How the wait has changed
- Thursday Island Hospital
- QLD
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Thursday Island Hospital (days) | QLD (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | not reported for this period | 51 | 89 |
| 2012–13 | not reported for this period | 44 | 89 |
| 2013–14 | not reported for this period | 52 | 79 |
| 2014–15 | not reported for this period | 57 | 83 |
| 2015–16 | 67 | 64 | 93 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 70 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | 0 | 87 | 87 |
| 2018–19 | 0 | 72 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 83 | 98 |
| 2020–21 | not published | 84 | 172 |
| 2021–22 | not reported for this period | 84 | 158 |
| 2022–23 | 1 | 77 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | 1 | 76 | 119 |
| 2024–25 | 4 | 82 | 106 |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.
All surgery at Thursday Island Hospital · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) across Australia · Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) in Queensland