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Greater Dandenong City

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    Libraries

    Provision of print and digital based resources to the community in a variety of formats including collection services, e-services, research tools and interactive learning programs

    Number of times a library resource is borrowed

    Number of library collection item loans per library collection item

    Greater Dandenong City (2018-2019)

    5.64

    Similar Councils (2018-2019)

    6.03

    All Councils (2018-2019)

    4.63

    Performance Trend

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    Reporting Period Greater Dandenong City Similar Councils All Councils
    2015-2016 6.20 6.09 4.59
    2016-2017 5.78 5.70 4.49
    2017-2018 6.47 6.05 4.65
    2018-2019 5.64 6.03 4.63

    Greater Dandenong City Council Says...

    Proportion of library resources less than 5 years old

    Percentage of the library collection that has been purchased in the last 5 years

    Greater Dandenong City (2018-2019)

    86.53%

    Similar Councils (2018-2019)

    72.04%

    All Councils (2018-2019)

    66.13%

    Performance Trend

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    Reporting Period Greater Dandenong City Similar Councils All Councils
    2015-2016 85.97% 73.52% 63.59%
    2016-2017 87.25% 72.20% 64.77%
    2017-2018 86.90% 71.43% 64.73%
    2018-2019 86.53% 72.04% 66.13%

    Greater Dandenong City Council Says...

    Cost of library service per visit

    Direct cost to council of the library service per visit

    Greater Dandenong City (2018-2019)

    $4.88

    Similar Councils (2018-2019)

    $6.80

    All Councils (2018-2019)

    $7.07

    Performance Trend

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    Reporting Period Greater Dandenong City Similar Councils All Councils
    2015-2016 $4.59 $6.61 $6.77
    2016-2017 $4.72 $6.49 $6.39
    2017-2018 $5.46 $6.65 $6.82
    2018-2019 $4.88 $6.80 $7.07

    Greater Dandenong City Council Says...

    Active library members in municipality

    Percentage of the municipal population that are members of the library and have borrowed a library collection item. This indicator includes e-books from 2015/16 onwards, which may affect a council's variance from 2014/15.

    Greater Dandenong City (2018-2019)

    11.32%

    Similar Councils (2018-2019)

    16.96%

    All Councils (2018-2019)

    15.41%

    Performance Trend

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    Reporting Period Greater Dandenong City Similar Councils All Councils
    2015-2016 33.06% 19.44% 17.73%
    2016-2017 20.23% 18.12% 16.93%
    2017-2018 19.22% 17.52% 15.82%
    2018-2019 11.32% 16.96% 15.41%

    Greater Dandenong City Council Says...

    Council's active member numbers have declined this year due to the removal of PC users within the calculation. In previous years this data has been unable to be extracted however system changes have enabled their exclusion this year.
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