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Septoplasty waiting time at Townsville University Hospital

Median wait, long waits and volumes for Septoplasty 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
426 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
58 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
65.5%2024–25 · released 28 May 2026

Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 103 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 89 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.

How this compares

Median wait, long waits and volume for Septoplasty, 2024–25.
Where Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
Townsville University Hospital426 days65.5%58 surgeries
Queensland (all public hospitals)317 days18.9%801 surgeries
Australia (all public hospitals)320 days30.8%5687 surgeries

Where the wait is shorter nearby

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 320 days marks the national median.

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.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Septoplasty by financial year at Townsville University Hospital, compared with Queensland and Australiadays01252503755002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Townsville University Hospital 426QLD 317Australia 320
  • Townsville University Hospital
  • QLD
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View these numbers as a table
Median wait in days for Septoplasty, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodTownsville University Hospital (days)QLD (days)Australia (days)
2011–1223860160
2012–1332976197
2013–1433387221
2014–1515084214
2015–1626897209
2016–17303173209
2017–18360302248
2018–19350319241
2019–20346314277
2020–21370318330
2021–22372309315
2022–23486342365
2023–24425282332
2024–25426317320

What is not here

Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.

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