Hip replacement waiting time at South East Regional Hospital
Median wait, long waits and volumes for hip replacement — published by the source as “Total hip replacement” — at this public hospital in the Tarraganda 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
- 206 days2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Surgeries completed
- 128 surgeries2024–25 · released 28 May 2026
- Waited more than 365 days
- 0.0%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 84 when they are ordered from shortest median to longest. Hospitals with the same median share a rank.
The median wait here has fallen from 330 days in 2011–12 to 206 days in 2024–25 — down 38% — while the national median rose from 116 days to 130 days. The nearest public hospital with a shorter published wait is The Canberra Hospital, about 164 km away, at 182 days. Here, 0.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East Regional Hospital | 206 days | 0.0% | 128 surgeries |
| Australian Capital Territory (all public hospitals) | 181 days | 22.8% | 158 surgeries |
| New South Wales (all public hospitals) | 265 days | 20.9% | 4162 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 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
- South East Regional Hospital
- NSW
- Australia
View these numbers as a table
| Reference period | South East Regional Hospital (days) | NSW (days) | Australia (days) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | 330 | 193 | 116 |
| 2012–13 | 306 | 196 | 116 |
| 2013–14 | 211 | 191 | 106 |
| 2014–15 | 279 | 206 | 109 |
| 2015–16 | 217 | 212 | 114 |
| 2016–17 | 240 | 217 | 110 |
| 2017–18 | 205 | 212 | 119 |
| 2018–19 | 207 | 220 | 119 |
| 2019–20 | 203 | 202 | 120 |
| 2020–21 | 298 | 271 | 179 |
| 2021–22 | 322 | 231 | 153 |
| 2022–23 | 287 | 244 | 175 |
| 2023–24 | 232 | 225 | 135 |
| 2024–25 | 206 | 265 | 130 |
Public hospitals only — what these figures include and leave out.
All surgery at South East Regional Hospital · Hip replacement across Australia · Hip replacement in New South Wales