Tonsillectomy waiting time at Murwillumbah District Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for tonsillectomy — published by the source as “Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy)” — at this public hospital in the South Murwillumbah area of New South Wales, 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
- 99 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 27 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- not published2024–25 · released 28 May 2026 — Reported data did not meet the criteria to calculate this indicator.
Half the people who had this surgery here waited less than the median, and half waited longer. Of the 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 25 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 183 days in 2011–12 to 99 days in 2024–25 — down 46% — while the national median rose from 98 days to 182 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Princess Alexandra Hospital, about 98 km away, at 56 days.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murwillumbah District Hospital | 99 days | not published | 27 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 322 days | 21.2% | 4896 surgeries |
| Queensland (all public hospitals) | 115 days | 4.9% | 3023 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 182 days | 17.0% | 16182 surgeries |
Where the wait is shorter nearby
Distances are straight-line, measured between hospital locations, and are approximate. The search covered 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
- Murwillumbah District Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Murwillumbah District Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 183 | 221 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 279 | 258 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 246 | 233 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 294 | 260 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 170 | 253 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 190 | 265 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 269 | 293 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 189 | 303 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | not published | 287 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 183 | 326 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 125 | 303 | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 94 | 306 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 102 | 309 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 99 | 322 | 182 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
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