ABBREVIATIONS
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ASFR | age-specific fertility rate |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| ASGS | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| Aust. | Australia |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| CD | collection district |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| LGA | local government area |
| no. | number |
| NMDS | National Minimum Data Set |
| NPDC | National Perinatal Data Collection |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SA1 | Statistical Area Level 1 |
| SA2 | Statistical Area Level 2 |
| SA3 | Statistical Area Level 3 |
| SA4 | Statistical Area Level 4 |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| SAR | Special Administrative Region |
| SD | statistical division |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
This page last updated 8 March 2013