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Public library statistics by council, Queensland

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Publisher State Library of QueenslandUpdated annuallyLicence CC BY 4.0Latest 2026-07-21Rows 62Fields 87

One row per council library service in Queensland for one financial year, from the annual statistics the State Library of Queensland collects from councils. Columns cover the population served, the State Library and First 5 Forever grants, expenditure by category, the collection by format, acquisitions and withdrawals, physical and web visits, reference enquiries, reservations, loans and digital use, members, staff, programs and their attendance by audience, public internet devices and Wi-Fi sessions. The publisher's per capita figures are included as published.

The publisher adds a new file for each financial year. This entry follows the newest.

Also called: Queensland public libraries annual statistics, council data, Queensland library loans and members by council.

Part of Queensland public libraries, 3 tables the publisher releases together: Public libraries directory, Queensland, Public library branch statistics, Queensland.

Before you use it
What is in each row?
Each row is one council's library service for the financial year the file covers. It gives the population served, grants, spending by category, the size of the physical and digital collection, items bought and withdrawn, visits, loans of each kind, members, staff in full-time equivalents, programs and attendance, public internet and Wi-Fi use, and the publisher's own per capita figures.
Are the per capita columns calculated here?
No. The per capita columns are in the publisher's file and are kept as published.
Which year does this cover?
The publisher adds one file per financial year. This entry follows the newest council file, which is 2024/2025 at the time of review, and each new year becomes a new version.

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Any agent that connects to publicdata.au/mcp can find this dataset, read its 87 fields, count and filter across all 62 rows and diff its versions. Every answer names the version and carries SLQ's attribution. No key.

Then ask it: What does Public library statistics by council, Queensland hold, and what changed in the newest version?

claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp

One command. No key, no account, no sign-up.

ExploreChart every row in your browser

A dashboard over every row. Click to filter, add panels, share a link or embed a frame.

Query APIFilter and count from a URL

aggregate?group=council&metric=sum.usage_physical_visits

Visits to public libraries in each council area in the financial year: 5,386,771 Brisbane City Council, 1,960,489 Gold Coast City Council, 1,351,386 Moreton Bay Regional Council, 998,383 Logan City Council.

Download it as Excel, CSV, JSON and 6 more formats

Pick a format and a version. Excel is picked first because it opens in the tools most offices have. The URL is yours to keep. A dated version never changes.

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"Latest" redirects to the newest version and will change when the publisher releases again. A dated version never changes.
https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/latest/data.xlsx
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Use it in Excel, R, Python and more

Excel and Power BI read the CSV from its address and refresh from it. The R and Python packages take any dataset on this site by its slug, so a new dataset needs no new release. The DuckDB file attaches read-only over HTTPS, and a query reads only the blocks it touches.

The dated URL in the code never changes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/latest/ redirects to the newest version.

https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/latest/data.csv

In Excel choose Data, then From Web, and paste this address. Excel keeps it, so Refresh All reads the newest version. A sheet holds about a million rows; past that, load the query to the Data Model.

What is in it

Column names are made snake_case and the publisher's original header is kept beside each one. Blank cells are null. Nothing is added, removed, ranked or summarised.

FieldTypePublisher's headerNote
councilstringCOUNCIL
servicestringSERVICE
populationintegerPOPULATION
library_management_systemstringLIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
public_library_grantintegerPUBLIC LIBRARY GRANT
first_5_forever_grantintegerFIRST 5 FOREVER GRANT
expenditure_salariesintegerEXPENDITURE SALARIES
expenditure_operatingintegerEXPENDITURE OPERATING
expenditure_print_materialsintegerEXPENDITURE PRINT MATERIALS
expenditure_non_print_materialsintegerEXPENDITURE NON-PRINT MATERIALS
expenditure_digital_resourcesintegerEXPENDITURE DIGITAL RESOURCES
expenditure_total_materialsintegerEXPENDITURE TOTAL MATERIALS
expenditure_capitalintegerEXPENDITURE CAPITAL
expenditure_other_unclassifiedintegerEXPENDITURE OTHER / UNCLASSIFIED
expenditure_total_all_categoriesintegerEXPENDITURE TOTAL ALL CATEGORIES
collection_printed_itemsintegerCOLLECTION PRINTED ITEMS
collection_audio_itemsintegerCOLLECTION AUDIO ITEMS
collection_video_itemsintegerCOLLECTION VIDEO ITEMS
collection_other_physicalintegerCOLLECTION OTHER PHYSICAL
collection_total_physical_itemsintegerCOLLECTION TOTAL PHYSICAL ITEMS
collection_ebookintegerCOLLECTION EBOOK
collection_eaudiointegerCOLLECTION EAUDIO
collection_evideointegerCOLLECTION EVIDEO
collection_other_digital_itemsintegerCOLLECTION OTHER DIGITAL ITEMS
collection_total_electronic_itemsintegerCOLLECTION TOTAL ELECTRONIC ITEMS
collection_total_all_categoriesintegerCOLLECTION TOTAL ALL CATEGORIES
acquisition_printed_itemsintegerACQUISITION PRINTED ITEMS
acquisition_audio_itemsintegerACQUISITION AUDIO ITEMS
acquisition_video_itemsintegerACQUISITION VIDEO ITEMS
acquisition_other_physicalintegerACQUISITION OTHER PHYSICAL
acquisition_total_physical_itemsintegerACQUISITION TOTAL PHYSICAL ITEMS
withdrawal_printed_itemsintegerWITHDRAWAL PRINTED ITEMS
withdrawal_audio_itemsintegerWITHDRAWAL AUDIO ITEMS
withdrawal_video_itemsintegerWITHDRAWAL VIDEO ITEMS
withdrawal_other_physicalintegerWITHDRAWAL OTHER PHYSICAL
withdrawal_total_physical_itemsintegerWITHDRAWAL TOTAL PHYSICAL ITEMS
usage_physical_visitsintegerUSAGE PHYSICAL VISITS
usage_web_visitsintegerUSAGE WEB VISITS
usage_reference_enquiriesintegerUSAGE REFERENCE ENQUIRIES
usage_reservationsintegerUSAGE RESERVATIONS
usage_printed_itemsintegerUSAGE PRINTED ITEMS
usage_audio_itemsintegerUSAGE AUDIO ITEMS
usage_video_itemsintegerUSAGE VIDEO ITEMS
usage_other_physical_itemsintegerUSAGE OTHER PHYSICAL ITEMS
usage_total_physical_itemsintegerUSAGE TOTAL PHYSICAL ITEMS
usage_ebookintegerUSAGE EBOOK
usage_eaudiointegerUSAGE EAUDIO
usage_evideointegerUSAGE EVIDEO
usage_other_digital_itemsintegerUSAGE OTHER DIGITAL ITEMS
usage_retrievals_and_downloadsintegerUSAGE RETRIEVALS AND DOWNLOADS
usage_other_usage_dataintegerUSAGE OTHER USAGE DATA
usage_digital_electronic_collection_usageintegerUSAGE DIGITAL / ELECTRONIC COLLECTION USAGE
usage_total_circulationintegerUSAGE TOTAL CIRCULATION
members_totalintegerMEMBERS TOTAL
members_newintegerMEMBERS NEW
staff_ftesnumberSTAFF FTES
programs_for_children_0_to_5_yearsintegerPROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 5 YEARS
programs_for_children_6_to_12_yearsintegerPROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS
programs_for_young_adults_13_to_17_yearsintegerPROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS 13 TO 17 YEARS
programs_literacy_and_lifelong_learningintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LITERACY ANDLIFE LONG LEARNING
programs_informed_and_connected_citizensintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INFORMED AND CONNECTED CITIZENS
programs_digital_inclusionintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT DIGITAL INCLUSION
programs_personal_development_and_wellbeingintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING
programs_stronger_and_more_creative_communitiesintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE CREATIVE COMMUNITIES
programs_economic_and_workforce_developmentintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
programs_total_sessionsintegerPROGRAMS TOTAL SESSIONS
programs_for_children_0_to_5_years_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 5 YEARS ATTENDANCE
programs_for_children_6_to_12_years_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN 6 TO 12 YEARS ATTENDANCE
programs_for_young_adults_13_to_17_years_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS FOR YOUNG ADULTS 13 TO 17 YEARS ATTENDANCE
programs_literacy_and_lifelong_learning_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT LITERACY AND LIFELONG LEARNING ATTENDANCE
programs_informed_and_connected_citizens_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT INFORMED AND CONNECTED CITIZENS ATTENDANCE
programs_digital_inclusion_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT DIGITAL INCLUSION ATTENDANCE
programs_personal_development_and_wellbeing_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND WELLBEING ATTENDANCE
programs_stronger_and_more_creative_communities_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT STRONGER AND MORE CREATIVE COMMUNITIES ATTENDANCE
programs_economic_and_workforce_development_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT ATTENDANCE
programs_total_sessions_attendanceintegerPROGRAMS TOTAL SESSIONS ATTENDANCE
services_public_access_internet_devicesintegerSERVICES PUBLIC ACCESS INTERNET DEVICES
services_public_access_internet_hoursintegerSERVICES PUBLIC ACCESS INTERNET DEVICES HOURS OF USAGE
services_wifi_sessionsintegerSERVICES WIFI SESSIONS
services_wifi_hoursintegerSERVICES WIFI HOURS
per_capita_operating_expenditurenumberPER CAPITA OPERATING EXPENDITURE
per_capita_collection_items_physicalnumberPER CAPITA COLLECTION ITEMS PHYSICAL
per_capita_collection_acquisition_physicalnumberPER CAPITA COLLECTION ACQUISITION PHYSICAL
per_capita_collection_withdrawal_physicalnumberPER CAPITA COLLECTION WITHDRAWAL PHYSICAL
per_capita_circulationnumberPER CAPITA CIRCULATION
per_capita_reference_enquiriesnumberPER CAPITA REFERENCE ENQUIRIES
per_capita_physical_visitsnumberPER CAPITA PHYSICAL VISITS

Download this table as a data dictionary (Excel), or read it as a Frictionless Table Schema at schema.json. The key is council.

A sample of 10 rows

The ten councils with the largest population served, largest first. A blank cell is shown as null.

councilservicepopulationlibrary_management_systempublic_library_grantfirst_5_forever_grantexpenditure_salariesexpenditure_operatingexpenditure_print_materialsexpenditure_non_print_materialsexpenditure_digital_resourcesexpenditure_total_materialsexpenditure_capitalexpenditure_other_unclassifiedexpenditure_total_all_categoriescollection_printed_itemscollection_audio_itemscollection_video_itemscollection_other_physicalcollection_total_physical_itemscollection_ebookcollection_eaudiocollection_evideocollection_other_digital_itemscollection_total_electronic_itemscollection_total_all_categoriesacquisition_printed_itemsacquisition_audio_itemsacquisition_video_itemsacquisition_other_physicalacquisition_total_physical_itemswithdrawal_printed_itemswithdrawal_audio_itemswithdrawal_video_itemswithdrawal_other_physicalwithdrawal_total_physical_itemsusage_physical_visitsusage_web_visitsusage_reference_enquiriesusage_reservationsusage_printed_itemsusage_audio_itemsusage_video_itemsusage_other_physical_itemsusage_total_physical_itemsusage_ebookusage_eaudiousage_evideousage_other_digital_itemsusage_retrievals_and_downloadsusage_other_usage_datausage_digital_electronic_collection_usageusage_total_circulationmembers_totalmembers_newstaff_ftesprograms_for_children_0_to_5_yearsprograms_for_children_6_to_12_yearsprograms_for_young_adults_13_to_17_yearsprograms_literacy_and_lifelong_learningprograms_informed_and_connected_citizensprograms_digital_inclusionprograms_personal_development_and_wellbeingprograms_stronger_and_more_creative_communitiesprograms_economic_and_workforce_developmentprograms_total_sessionsprograms_for_children_0_to_5_years_attendanceprograms_for_children_6_to_12_years_attendanceprograms_for_young_adults_13_to_17_years_attendanceprograms_literacy_and_lifelong_learning_attendanceprograms_informed_and_connected_citizens_attendanceprograms_digital_inclusion_attendanceprograms_personal_development_and_wellbeing_attendanceprograms_stronger_and_more_creative_communities_attendanceprograms_economic_and_workforce_development_attendanceprograms_total_sessions_attendanceservices_public_access_internet_devicesservices_public_access_internet_hoursservices_wifi_sessionsservices_wifi_hoursper_capita_operating_expenditureper_capita_collection_items_physicalper_capita_collection_acquisition_physicalper_capita_collection_withdrawal_physicalper_capita_circulationper_capita_reference_enquiriesper_capita_physical_visits
Brisbane City CouncilIND1323162SirsiDynix Symphony466451571187729061626298298723324255112426122828646649676264687069821152109914542222867085091228584108212253120028630389962161854613853548925140141538850471114355473897885386771410943210122281258797571595981423278407125460770431737637110702978400086701109096341007301017777342551762898255.215150120311410181311163803902897002022683791723952929224475858905277263272972824781851341152952044.510.930.110.077.690.774.07
Gold Coast City CouncilIND666087SirsiDynix Symphony2481693352273165758044986188263935816070920309794831046292951402932255242168612474389802046475186248182313950037215599347107453375502566347094796326553825497545203758351960489151744634737477946129370284267526816624156134894309626255117463688716412960554297054747064888195918198578320651462530180668423431346611795584910465827527658464665074111111183279151902200180786116177544477032.370.710.120.1112.30.522.94
Moreton Bay Regional CouncilIND510104Civica Spydus2095436328175146409675749682197375418201779195729477281381422024719799348405703422556187923967871960854603825024943267316664103727444472614279760846644811224724408727021351386622907718053857963723704312299416000619898257332967734226536574931763487601910411191764376509313095227577151.848341362125205716907356385871011185437132201914961276464916520468021891893031877620315997731807139.970.780.150.147.380.352.65
Logan City CouncilIND377773Civica Spydus1455894294441117766684866228136604436577612197552951575001959447140483722226485446821482428725212224410592330088578331366197238340961528742046391535296399143875281998383818371024001915761713412614385934936178909218923220066405819929231252422729748251884011829622625140.751953468192352901272821033336005662196911965367175723593167717779508751716910146353765044.061.280.20.26.6702.64
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Ipswich City CouncilIND251148Civica Spydus9481782251549055679159748773483342420634548141180152072820917912794874192184485121154292218481836472093100731123660695845503150197152014833266247297378135826337838936610566295589147383102410799731112001209114648966600763961251954788146615013437263071872796893311416978.139205901619338172296416208344985312911784338513941587110910831948681277454169553914651000.870.130.17.461.183.34
Townsville City CouncilIND201433Civica Spydus902166255898466753960733667796801082432942531182176406537012329618121338496712020194114026614755868301945442892183158153699611534416662220737161195523989378228237559210218045545280012268456242256053325270039109334335750184109971415225806379131541308698547362184128431291634232310861711347619141383121913636612480692996383398720053.320.70.080.123.930.11.88
Toowoomba Regional CouncilIND181821Civica Spydus81112517366451880541373769501653857812320228194562678540764913317287976541995779200569122384775018161882921939818737255216702115913697279244191642636880730805084496109801769786159937883325286486492408833203426036164440784656102152096665579658660.227252704008242530185117636550425700962524430249267020221175226036.091.10.120.098.370.462.03
Cairns Regional CouncilIND175398Civica Spydus86563921084242957931896709914288547561443471113391228355720775414551625034543173615873190280436736380624410109920300200327326612271434039632577379516832658510344653119631208964675531331966947371548190697464473535350316238293450411210523022873452934675528018122241941847715914881070851726731423411562125245893411014678512611814636335.311.080.190.0460.073.75
Redland City CouncilIND166809Civica Spydus721829981456445497672765077961203412151120827636401430033815291069081491015611762895095577938119345013246230875128633729118925430805288131143201416932139481927540928115187161246913107170026535378191003281161023111015707540212288234372254137553550159994865.28675195109380103390592156225879525150822533352443205011942195441563427712078.971.060.180.198.250.692.89
The first row as JSON

As it appears in data.json.

GET https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/latest/data.json
{
  "council": "Balonne Shire Council",
  "service": "RLQ",
  "population": 4345,
  "library_management_system": "AIT Aurora",
  "public_library_grant": 35000,
  "first_5_forever_grant": 8238,
  "expenditure_salaries": 0,
  "expenditure_operating": 0,
  "expenditure_print_materials": 0,
  "expenditure_non_print_materials": 0,
  "expenditure_digital_resources": 0,
  "expenditure_total_materials": 0,
  "expenditure_capital": 0,
  "expenditure_other_unclassified": 43089,
  "expenditure_total_all_categories": 43089,
  "collection_printed_items": 8992,
  "collection_audio_items": 368,
  "collection_video_items": 633,
  "collection_other_physical": 21,
  "collection_total_physical_items": 10014,
  "collection_ebook": 0,
  "collection_eaudio": 0,
  "collection_evideo": 0,
  "collection_other_digital_items": 0,
  "collection_total_electronic_items": 0,
  "collection_total_all_categories": 10014,
  "acquisition_printed_items": 0,
  "acquisition_audio_items": 0,
  "acquisition_video_items": 0,
  "acquisition_other_physical": 0,
  "acquisition_total_physical_items": 0,
  "withdrawal_printed_items": 0,
  "withdrawal_audio_items": 0,
  "withdrawal_video_items": 0,
  "withdrawal_other_physical": 0,
  "withdrawal_total_physical_items": 0,
  "usage_physical_visits": 25000,
  "usage_web_visits": 0,
  "usage_reference_enquiries": 0,
  "usage_reservations": 2542,
  "usage_printed_items": 11704,
  "usage_audio_items": 49,
  "usage_video_items": 367,
  "usage_other_physical_items": 3,
  "usage_total_physical_items": 12123,
  "usage_ebook": 1478,
  "usage_eaudio": 3579,
  "usage_evideo": 0,
  "usage_other_digital_items": 0,
  "usage_retrievals_and_downloads": 0,
  "usage_other_usage_data": 0,
  "usage_digital_electronic_collection_usage": 5057,
  "usage_total_circulation": 17180,
  "members_total": 1473,
  "members_new": 241,
  "staff_ftes": 3.57,
  "programs_for_children_0_to_5_years": 130,
  "programs_for_children_6_to_12_years": 104,
  "programs_for_young_adults_13_to_17_years": 0,
  "programs_literacy_and_lifelong_learning": 0,
  "programs_informed_and_connected_citizens": 48,
  "programs_digital_inclusion": 0,
  "programs_personal_development_and_wellbeing": 0,
  "programs_stronger_and_more_creative_communities": 2,
  "programs_economic_and_workforce_development": 0,
  "programs_total_sessions": 284,
  "programs_for_children_0_to_5_years_attendance": 1400,
  "programs_for_children_6_to_12_years_attendance": 933,
  "programs_for_young_adults_13_to_17_years_attendance": 0,
  "programs_literacy_and_lifelong_learning_attendance": 0,
  "programs_informed_and_connected_citizens_attendance": 100,
  "programs_digital_inclusion_attendance": 32,
  "programs_personal_development_and_wellbeing_attendance": 0,
  "programs_stronger_and_more_creative_communities_attendance": 15,
  "programs_economic_and_workforce_development_attendance": 0,
  "programs_total_sessions_attendance": 2480,
  "services_public_access_internet_devices": 10,
  "services_public_access_internet_hours": 0,
  "services_wifi_sessions": 2150,
  "services_wifi_hours": 3350,
  "per_capita_operating_expenditure": 0.0,
  "per_capita_collection_items_physical": 2.3,
  "per_capita_collection_acquisition_physical": 0.0,
  "per_capita_collection_withdrawal_physical": 0.0,
  "per_capita_circulation": 3.95,
  "per_capita_reference_enquiries": 0.0,
  "per_capita_physical_visits": 5.75
}

Query it without downloading

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How filters work

Each filter is field=operator.value in the query string, and every filter must match. A number or date field compares as a number or date, and a text field compares as text. Values are case-sensitive except with ilike. Prefix not. to negate a filter, as not.eq.value.

OperatorWhat it matches
eq.valueEqual to the value.
neq.valueNot equal to the value. A blank cell does not match.
gt.valueGreater than the value.
gte.valueGreater than or equal to the value.
lt.valueLess than the value.
lte.valueLess than or equal to the value.
like.*text*Matches a pattern where * stands for any run of characters. Case-sensitive.
ilike.*text*The same as like, ignoring case.
in.(a,b,c)Equal to any value in the list. A value cannot contain a comma.
is.nullBlank in the source, or suppressed by the publisher.
ParameterWhat it does
selectFields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent.
orderfield.asc or field.desc, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent.
limitRows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent.
offsetRows to skip. The next URL in each answer sets it for you.
groupOn aggregate, fields to group by, comma-separated.
metricOn aggregate, count, sum.field, avg.field, min.field or max.field, comma-separated. count when absent.
formatjson, ndjson or csv. JSON carries the provenance header, and the others carry it in response headers.

Without a version the API answers from the newest loaded version, and that answer changes when the publisher releases again. Put versions/<date>/ before rows or aggregate for an answer that never changes. /api/v1/datasets/<slug>/versions lists the loaded versions. The 1 newest version is loaded; versions lists them.

The API allows 60 requests in 10 seconds from one address. Above that it answers 429 for 10 seconds with a Retry-After header, a RateLimit-Policy header and a JSON body that gives the limit. Every API answer carries the same RateLimit-Policy. A client should wait the Retry-After seconds, or read the files, which have no limit. openapi.json describes this dataset's query paths for client generators and agents.

https://publicdata.au/mcp is a remote MCP server over Streamable HTTP with the same tools, defined in the same place, so a tool added to the pages is added here too. It needs no key and no account. The row tools are held to the query API's limit of 60 queries in 10 seconds from one address, and each call is two queries because it also counts the matching rows. Add it to Claude Code with claude mcp add --transport http publicdata https://publicdata.au/mcp, add the URL in Claude as a custom connector, or give it to any client that connects to remote MCP servers. Each queryable dataset is also a resource at https://publicdata.au/d/<slug>/fields.json, which lists its fields with their types, the publisher's descriptions, their ranges and the values they hold, so an agent can read a dataset's shape before it writes a query.

What changed

One version for every release the publisher has made since this site started following the dataset. The date is the day the file changed on the portal.

  • 2026-07-21
    62 rows87 fieldsutf-8-sigd8260d17cc28

versions.json · changes.json · history.tar.zst (26 KB, every version's Parquet and manifest)

Questions

How do I download Public library statistics by council as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/v/2026-07-21/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same.

Can I open Public library statistics by council in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/v/2026-07-21/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 62 rows on a records sheet, the field list on a second sheet and the provenance on a third. The CSV also opens in Excel. https://publicdata.au/d/qld-public-library-council-statistics/v/2026-07-21/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

How often is Public library statistics by council updated?

SLQ releases it annually. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

Can I use Public library statistics by council commercially?

Yes. CC BY 4.0 allows commercial use, redistribution and derived works as long as the attribution is kept. The attribution string is in this page's side column and inside every file.

Is this the official source for Public library statistics by council?

No. The publisher is State Library of Queensland, and its page is https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/slq-qld-public-libraries-annual-statistics. This site republishes the publisher's file without changing its content. The original sits beside every version as source.csv with its SHA-256, so the two can be compared.

What this site did to the data. Cells were typed, headers were renamed and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. The publisher's file sits beside every version as source.csv so the change can be checked.

The publisher releases Queensland public libraries as 3 files at once, so all 3 tables here share a version date.