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Septoplasty waiting time at Wollongong 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
348 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Surgeries completed
89 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
Waited more than 365 days
15.7%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 68 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
Wollongong Hospital348 days15.7%89 surgeries
New South Wales (all public hospitals)340 days26.6%1713 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 250 km.

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Septoplasty by financial year at Wollongong Hospital, compared with New South Wales and Australiadays01252503755002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Wollongong Hospital 348NSW 340Australia 320
  • Wollongong Hospital
  • NSW
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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 periodWollongong Hospital (days)NSW (days)Australia (days)
2011–12331320160
2012–13180327197
2013–14167324221
2014–15not published322214
2015–16329317209
2016–17355322209
2017–18344328248
2018–19350328241
2019–20376332277
2020–21400351330
2021–22364363315
2022–23433398365
2023–24353349332
2024–25348340320

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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