Cataract surgery waiting time at Kununurra Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for cataract surgery — published by the source as “Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion)” — at this public hospital in the Kununurra area of Western Australia, 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
- 258 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 72 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 8.3%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 132 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 107 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has risen from 83 days in 2011–12 to 258 days in 2024–25 — up 211% — while the national median rose from 89 days to 106 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Katherine Hospital, about 408 km away, at 86 days. Here, 8.3% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 11.5%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kununurra Hospital | 258 days | 8.3% | 72 surgeries |
| Northern Territory (all public hospitals) | 162 days | 20.4% | 921 surgeries |
| Western Australia (all public hospitals) | 82 days | 5.1% | 12672 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 — a public hospital referral can cross the border, so ask your GP what that would mean for you.
How the wait has changed
- Kununurra Hospital
- WA
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Kununurra Hospital (days) | WA (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 83 | 38 | 89 |
| 2012–13 | 90 | 45 | 89 |
| 2013–14 | 71 | 43 | 79 |
| 2014–15 | 167 | 41 | 83 |
| 2015–16 | 140 | 37 | 93 |
| 2016–17 | 210 | 51 | 85 |
| 2017–18 | 157 | 63 | 87 |
| 2018–19 | 172 | 61 | 84 |
| 2019–20 | 192 | 59 | 98 |
| 2020–21 | 315 | 77 | 172 |
| 2021–22 | 295 | 108 | 158 |
| 2022–23 | 119 | 117 | 133 |
| 2023–24 | 126 | 98 | 119 |
| 2024–25 | 258 | 82 | 106 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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