In the 2020 financial year, libraries in Australia lent out a total of about ***** million items. In the 2010 to 2020 time period, the most items borrowed in a single financial year was about ***** million items in 2010, however this number has declined in the years since.
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NSLA. (March 29, 2021). Number of items lent from public libraries in Australia from financial years 2010 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/625519/australia-items-lent-from-libraries/
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NSLA. (2021). Number of items lent from public libraries in Australia from financial years 2010 to 2020 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 13, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/625519/australia-items-lent-from-libraries/
NSLA. "Number of Items Lent from Public Libraries in Australia from Financial Years 2010 to 2020 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/625519/australia-items-lent-from-libraries/
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Number of items lent from public libraries in Australia from financial years 2010 to 2020 (in millions) [Graph], NSLA, March 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/625519/australia-items-lent-from-libraries/