Knee replacement waiting time at Launceston General Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for knee replacement — published by the source as “Total knee replacement” — at this public hospital in the South Launceston area of Tasmania, 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
- 188 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 239 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 4.2%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 128 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 49 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 531 days in 2011–12 to 188 days in 2024–25 — down 65% — while the national median rose from 184 days to 255 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Royal Hobart Hospital, about 160 km away, at 124 days. Here, 4.2% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 23.2%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick “Total knee replacement” and type your suburb to see the public hospitals within reach, ordered by their published wait. Nothing you type there is kept.
How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston General Hospital | 188 days | 4.2% | 239 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 161 days | 6.8% | 559 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 133 days | 14.9% | 3839 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 255 days | 23.2% | 17987 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 500 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
- Launceston General Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Launceston General Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 531 | 476 | 184 |
| 2012–13 | 727 | 615 | 196 |
| 2013–14 | 368 | 540 | 194 |
| 2014–15 | 616 | 374 | 191 |
| 2015–16 | 579 | 299 | 188 |
| 2016–17 | 414 | 320 | 195 |
| 2017–18 | 260 | 233 | 198 |
| 2018–19 | 233 | 258 | 209 |
| 2019–20 | 408 | 394 | 223 |
| 2020–21 | 622 | 519 | 308 |
| 2021–22 | 682 | 425 | 293 |
| 2022–23 | 569 | 381 | 308 |
| 2023–24 | 299 | 209 | 265 |
| 2024–25 | 188 | 161 | 255 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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