About libraries in Australia 2018

Brief statistical snapshot of Australian library sector in 2018.

• 5,000 members of the Australian Library and Information Association
• 13,650 library locations in metropolitan, regional and remote Australia
• 27,500 workers in libraries and information services
• 12.9 million users in communities, schools, universities, TAFEs, government departments, research agencies, hospitals, NGOs, law firms, banks, media channels, technology companies and other knowledge-based enterprises across Australia
• $2.8 billion is the estimated annual investment in library and information services in Australia