Hip replacement waiting time at Royal Hobart Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hip replacement — published by the source as “Total hip replacement” — at this public hospital in the Hobart 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
- 103 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 185 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 1.6%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 123 public hospitals that published a median wait for this surgery in 2024–25, this one sits at 41 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 479 days in 2011–12 to 103 days in 2024–25 — down 78% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is Bass Coast Health, about 497 km away, at 53 days. Here, 1.6% of people waited more than 365 days for this surgery; nationally it was 13.0%.
Compare this near you → On the compare page, pick “Total hip 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Hobart Hospital | 103 days | 1.6% | 185 surgeries |
| Tasmania (all public hospitals) | 126 days | 5.4% | 464 surgeries |
| Victoria (all public hospitals) | 89 days | 6.6% | 3160 surgeries |
| Australia (all public hospitals) | 130 days | 13.0% | 12180 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
- Royal Hobart Hospital
- TAS
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | Royal Hobart Hospital (days) | TAS (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 479 | 229 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 719 | 372 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 648 | 366 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 208 | 274 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 126 | 178 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | 113 | 185 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | 145 | 147 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 176 | 170 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | 194 | 216 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | 288 | 328 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 211 | 266 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 113 | 220 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 84 | 142 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 103 | 126 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at Royal Hobart Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in Tasmania