Tonsillectomy waiting time at Royal Darwin 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 Tiwi area of Northern Territory, 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
- 88 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 64 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 10.9%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 114 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 21 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 91 days in 2011–12 to 88 days in 2024–25 — down 3% — while the national median rose from 98 days to 182 days. No public hospital nearby published a shorter median for this surgery in this period. Here, 10.9% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 17.0%.
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How this compares
| Where | Median wait | Waited more than 365 days | Surgeries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Darwin Hospital | 88 days | 10.9% | 64 surgeries |
| Northern Territory (all public hospitals) | 116 days | 15.3% | 137 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 1000 km — the radius was widened because fewer than four hospitals published a figure within 250 km.
How the wait has changed
- Royal Darwin Hospital
- NT
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Darwin Hospital (days) | NT (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 91 | 73 | 98 |
| 2012–13 | 127 | 75 | 98 |
| 2013–14 | 112 | 67 | 99 |
| 2014–15 | 171 | 80 | 124 |
| 2015–16 | 83 | 58 | 120 |
| 2016–17 | 35 | 49 | 97 |
| 2017–18 | 21 | 23 | 121 |
| 2018–19 | 50 | 73 | 125 |
| 2019–20 | 50 | 54 | 130 |
| 2020–21 | 54 | 72 | 253 |
| 2021–22 | 38 | not published | 168 |
| 2022–23 | 55 | 55 | 174 |
| 2023–24 | 68 | 77 | 185 |
| 2024–25 | 88 | 116 | 182 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Darwin Hospital · Tonsillectomy across Australia · Tonsillectomy in Northern Territory