WaitFinder

Total knee replacement waiting times

Public hospital waiting times for Total knee replacement, nationally and by state.

Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026

Across Australia, the median wait for Total knee replacement in public hospitals was 255 days in 2024–25, from 17987 surgeries. 23.2% of people waited more than 365 days. 128 public hospitals published a median wait for it.

State by state

Bars show the median wait in days. The vertical line at 255 days marks the national median.

Total knee replacement in public hospitals by state and territory, 2024–25. States with the same median share a rank. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Rank State or territory Median wait Waited more than 365 days Surgeries
1 Victoria 133 days 14.9% 3839 surgeries
2 South Australia 147 days 14.7% 1322 surgeries
3 Western Australia 155 days 18.8% 2087 surgeries
4 Tasmania 161 days 6.8% 559 surgeries
5 Queensland 266 days 21.5% 2712 surgeries
6 New South Wales 340 days 31.3% 7172 surgeries
7 Australian Capital Territory 388 days 53.0% 202 surgeries
unranked Northern Territory not published not published 94 surgeries

How the wait has changed

Median wait for Total knee replacement by financial year, Australia and the states with the shortest mediansdays01002003004002011–122014–152017–182020–212023–242024–25Australia 255VIC 133SA 147WA 155
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  • VIC
  • SA
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Median wait in days for Total knee replacement, by financial year. Every figure was released on 2026-05-28.
Reference periodAustralia (days)VIC (days)SA (days)WA (days)
2011–12184123173119
2012–13196141153105
2013–1419416016183
2014–15191147212102
2015–1618814822294
2016–1719597254100
2017–18198114273120
2018–19209111244135
2019–20223125189126
2020–21308180318170
2021–22293163307184
2022–23308221230213
2023–24265181167165
2024–25255133147155

What is not here

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

The source calls this collection “elective surgery”. This site calls it planned surgery, because the surgery is planned in advance rather than optional — the methodology explains the wording.