---
title: Public libraries in Western Australia
resource: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/
publisher: State Library of Western Australia
licence: CC BY 4.0
licence_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
version: 2022-05-26
rows: 235
fields: 13
source: https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/f451a2a7-00a1-44fa-8c6f-f7f98651c234/resource/31eabe52-d241-4f21-b9c7-3e3fef6c0bcb/download/libraries20210203.csv
source_sha256: 99428ca804fe015b1028281383ed781560bd1df2d9520e7b4976944c99adede2
language: en-AU
operator: National Digital
not_endorsed: true
---

# Public libraries in Western Australia

The 235 public libraries in Western Australia in the State Library's February 2021 list, one row per library, with street and postal address, phone number, coordinates and elevation.

Published by State Library of Western Australia under CC BY 4.0 and republished here in other formats, with cells typed and suppressed values made null. State Library of Western Australia has not endorsed this site.

Also called: WA Public Libraries, Western Australian public library addresses, Public library locations WA.

## Download

Latest version, redirects to `https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/`:

- csv: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.csv (36 KB)
- xlsx: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.xlsx (30 KB)
- json: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.json (91 KB)
- geojson: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.geojson (113 KB)
- parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.parquet (26 KB)
- sqlite: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.sqlite (70 KB)
- duckdb: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.duckdb (200 KB)
- gpkg: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.gpkg (115 KB)
- geo.parquet: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.geo.parquet (24 KB)
- ndjson: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.ndjson (89 KB)
- arrow: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.arrow (25 KB)
- csv.gz: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.csv.gz (11 KB)

Pinned version 2022-05-26: `https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/data.<format>`. Dated versions never change.

## Query

The query API returns only the rows you ask for, as JSON, NDJSON or CSV, from the same typed rows as the files. It needs no key. Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/wa-public-libraries/rows. Counts and sums: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/wa-public-libraries/aggregate.

- Rows: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/wa-public-libraries/rows?limit=5
- Aggregate: https://publicdata.au/api/v1/datasets/wa-public-libraries/aggregate?group=name&metric=max.elevation_from_sea_level_in_m

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`. Operators: `eq.value`, `neq.value`, `gt.value`, `gte.value`, `lt.value`, `lte.value`, `like.*text*`, `ilike.*text*`, `in.(a,b,c)`, `is.null`.

- `select`: Fields to return, comma-separated. Every field when absent.
- `order`: `field.asc` or `field.desc`, comma-separated. The publisher's row order when absent.
- `limit`: Rows per page, 1 to 10,000. 100 when absent.
- `offset`: Rows to skip. The `next` URL in each answer sets it for you.
- `group`: On `aggregate`, fields to group by, comma-separated.
- `metric`: On `aggregate`, `count`, `sum.field`, `avg.field`, `min.field` or `max.field`, comma-separated. `count` when absent.
- `format`: `json`, `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 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 for this dataset: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/openapi.json

## Explore

Charts and dashboards in the browser: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/explore/. A dashboard can be shared as a link or embedded.

## Fields

| field | type | publisher's header | note |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string | Name |  |
| `street_address` | string | Street Address |  |
| `street_suburb` | string | Street Suburb |  |
| `street_state` | string | Street State |  |
| `street_postcode` | string | Street Postcode |  |
| `postal_address` | string | Postal Address |  |
| `postal_suburb` | string | Postal Suburb |  |
| `postal_state` | string | Postal State |  |
| `postal_postcode` | string | Postal Postcode |  |
| `phone` | string | Phone |  |
| `latitude_decimal` | number | Latitude (Decimal) |  |
| `longitude_decimal` | number | Longitude (Decimal) |  |
| `elevation_from_sea_level_in_m` | integer | Elevation from Sea Level (in m) |  |

Key: `name`.

## Versions

- 2022-05-26: 235 rows, 13 fields, sha256 99428ca804fe. https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/

Machine-readable: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/versions.json, https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/changes.json, https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/datapackage.json, https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/schema.json, https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/history.tar.zst

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## Attribution and citation

State Library of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, WA Public Libraries, https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/wa-public-libraries, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

The licence requires the publisher's attribution. We ask that you also name publicdata.au and link to the version you used.

Plain text: State Library of Western Australia, Government of Western Australia, WA Public Libraries, https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/wa-public-libraries, accessed 3 October 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au, https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/

Harvard: State Library of Western Australia (2022) Public libraries in Western Australia, version 2022-05-26 [data set], CC BY 4.0, sourced 3 October 2026. Serialised and versioned by National Digital at publicdata.au. Available at: https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/

Markdown: Data: [Public libraries in Western Australia](https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/wa-public-libraries), State Library of Western Australia, [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), sourced 3 October 2026. Files: [publicdata.au](https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/) by [National Digital](https://nationaldigital.com.au/).

## Questions

### How do I download Public libraries in Western Australia as a CSV file?

Open https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/latest/data.csv. It redirects to the newest dated version, which is https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/data.csv today. The same path serves Excel, JSON, GeoJSON, Parquet, SQLite, DuckDB, GeoPackage, GeoParquet, NDJSON, Arrow. A dated URL never changes, so use it when the file must stay the same.

### Can I open Public libraries in Western Australia in Excel?

Yes. https://publicdata.au/d/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/data.xlsx is a workbook with the 235 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/wa-public-libraries/v/2022-05-26/data.csv.gz is the CSV at about a tenth of the size.

### How often is Public libraries in Western Australia updated?

State Library of WA no longer updates it. This site checks the portal every week and adds a dated version when the file changes.

### Can I use Public libraries in Western Australia 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 libraries in Western Australia?

No. The publisher is State Library of Western Australia, and its page is https://catalogue.data.wa.gov.au/dataset/wa-public-libraries. 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 coordinate system does Public libraries in Western Australia use?

Longitude and latitude in decimal degrees as published. The publisher does not name the datum; GDA94 differs from GDA2020 and WGS84 by under 2 metres. The GeoJSON file uses the same coordinates, which is what GeoJSON expects.

### What is in each row?

One public library in Western Australia, with its name, street and postal address, phone number, latitude and longitude in decimal degrees, and its elevation above sea level in metres.

### How current is it?

The file is the State Library's list dated February 2021, which is the newest the portal holds. Libraries that opened, moved or closed since then are not reflected. This site checks the portal for a new file and adds a dated version when it changes.

## What this site did to the data

Cells were typed, headers were renamed to snake_case and the encoding was made UTF-8. Rows were left alone. Nothing is derived. The publisher's file is beside every version as `source.csv`.

## Improve this dataset

This page is built from [register/wa-public-libraries.yaml](https://github.com/National-Digital/publicdata.au/blob/main/register/wa-public-libraries.yaml) on GitHub, and a fix to it is welcome as a pull request. https://publicdata.au/contribute/ explains how.