Noarlunga Hospital surgery waiting times
Reference period 2024–25 (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025) · released 28 May 2026
Noarlunga Hospital is a public hospital in South Australia. It reported 55 surgery types to the national planned-surgery collection for 2024–25. 45 surgery types were last reported in an earlier period; they are listed below, with the period the source last carried them.
Waiting times by surgery
Shortest median wait first. A surgery the source did not publish a figure for is listed after those, and a surgery it did not report at all this period is listed last. Neither is ranked, and neither shows an older figure in place of a current one.
| Surgery | Median wait | Surgeries | Waited more than 365 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lithotripsy | 24 days | 49 surgeries | not published |
| Prostate biopsy | 25 days | 226 surgeries | 0.4% |
| Skin lesion - excision of | 26 days | 406 surgeries | 0.7% |
| Anal fissure - repair of | 28 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Cholecystectomy (open/laparoscopic) | 37 days | 52 surgeries | 1.9% |
| Inguinal herniotomy/herniorrhaphy | 44 days | 61 surgeries | 3.3% |
| Large loop excision of the transformation zone cervix (LLETZ) | 44 days | 50 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Hysteroscopy, dilatation and curettage | 50 days | 331 surgeries | 3.0% |
| Cystoscopy | 53 days | 1272 surgeries | 5.3% |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | 56 days | 23 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroscopy | 78 days | 158 surgeries | 2.5% |
| Herniorrhaphy | 78 days | 31 surgeries | not published |
| Arthroplasty - revision of | 89 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction | 91 days | 54 surgeries | 0.0% |
| Total hip replacement | 91 days | 160 surgeries | 6.9% |
| Carpal tunnel release | 99 days | 109 surgeries | 3.7% |
| Hydrocele - repair of | 105 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Rotator cuff - repair of | 106 days | 11 surgeries | not published |
| Trigger finger/thumb release | 107 days | 36 surgeries | not published |
| Ganglion - excision of | 124 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Acromioplasty/arthroscopy shoulder/sub acromial decompression | 134 days | 42 surgeries | not published |
| Dupytren's contracture release | 134 days | 18 surgeries | not published |
| Laparoscopy | 149 days | 83 surgeries | 32.5% |
| Functional endoscopic sinus surgery | 213 days | 12 surgeries | not published |
| Tonsillectomy (with or without adenoidectomy) | 239 days | 34 surgeries | not published |
| Septoplasty | 312 days | 73 surgeries | 13.7% |
| Total knee replacement | 330 days | 206 surgeries | 10.7% |
| Varicose veins treatment | 342 days | 45 surgeries | not published |
| Shoulder joint replacement | 374 days | 13 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reduction | 442 days | 27 surgeries | not published |
| Axillary node dissection | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's abscess drainage | not published | not published | not published |
| Bartholin's cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Breast prosthesis - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Breast reconstruction | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Circumcision | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Dermoid cyst - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Endometrial ablation | not published | not published | not published |
| Epididymal cyst - removal of | not published | 8 surgeries | not published |
| Female sterilisation | not published | not published | not published |
| Hammer/claw/mallet toe - correction of | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringoplasty/tympanoplasty | not published | not published | not published |
| Myringotomy | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Osteotomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Pilonidal sinus surgery | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Pressure equalising tubes (grommets) - insertion of | not published | 5 surgeries | not published |
| Prostatectomy (transurethral or open) | not published | not published | not published |
| Salpingo-oophorectomy/oophorectomy/ovarian cystectomy | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Scar revision | not published | not published | not published |
| Shoulder reconstruction | not published | not published | not published |
| Stone/s urinary tract - removal of | not published | not published | not published |
| Tendon release | not published | not published | not published |
| Toenail surgery | not published | not published | not published |
| Ureteric - reimplantation | not published | 9 surgeries | not published |
| Ureteric stent - insertion of | not published | 7 surgeries | not published |
| Adenoidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Arthrodesis last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bladder neck incision last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Blepharoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Breast lump - excision and/or biopsy last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Bunion (hallux valgus) - removal of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cataract extraction (with or without intra-ocular lens insertion) last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cerebral haematoma - evacuation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Chalazion - excision of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Cleft lip and palate - repair of last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Colectomy/anterior resection/large bowel resection last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Curettage and evacuation of uterus last reported 2020–21 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dacryocystorhinostomy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Dialysis access surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Diathermy of wart/s last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ectropion - correction of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fracture non-union - treatment of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Fundoplication last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Hysterectomy (abdominal/vaginal/laparoscopic) last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Lymphangioma - surgery for last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Mastectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Meniscectomy last reported 2019–20 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Microlaryngoscopy last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Muscle or tendon length - change of last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myomectomy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Myringotomy (without insertion of grommets) last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nasendoscopy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nephrectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Nerve decompression last reported 2021–22 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Orchidopexy last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parathyroidectomy last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Parotidectomy/submandibular gland - excision of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Probing of naso-lacrimal duct last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Procedure for strabismus (squint repair) last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pterygium - excision of last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Ptosis - repair of last reported 2016–17 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Pyeloplasty/correction of ureteropelvic junction last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Repair of obstructing hiatus hernia last reported 2018–19 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Rhinoplasty last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Stress incontinence surgery last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Thyroidectomy/hemi-thyroidectomy last reported 2022–23 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Turbinectomy last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Urethra - dilatation of last reported 2023–24 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
| Vaginal repair - anterior/posterior last reported 2017–18 | not reported for this period | not reported for this period | not reported for this period |
Urgency categories
Urgency figures cover all planned surgery at the hospital, not one procedure. They are never combined with the procedure figures. Your treating specialist assigns your urgency category — it is not something you choose.
| Urgency category | Median wait | Treated within the recommended time | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urgent | 21 days | 93% | 1735 surgeries |
| Semi-urgent | 90 days | 51% | 1722 surgeries |
| Non-urgent | 334 days | 73% | 1125 surgeries |
What is not here
Public hospitals only. Private hospitals do not report to this collection, so their waiting times cannot be compared here.