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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations have been used in graphics and tables throughout this publication.
AUSTRALIA, STATES AND TERRITORIES OF AUSTRALIA
Aust. | Australia |
NSW | New South Wales |
Vic. | Victoria |
Qld | Queensland |
SA | South Australia |
WA | Western Australia |
Tas. | Tasmania |
NT | Northern Territory |
ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
OTHER ABBREVIATIONS
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
AGPS | Australian Government Publishing Service |
AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
DEST | Department of Education, Science and Training |
DFACS | Department of Family and Community Services |
MCEETYA | Ministerial Council for Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
NATSEM | National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling |
OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
UK | United Kingdom |
UN | United Nations |
USA | United States of America |
SYMBOLS AND USAGES
The following symbols and usages mean:
billion | 1,000 million |
CO2-e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
GJ | gigajoules of energy |
GL | gigalitres |
GDP | gross domestic product |
hrs | hours |
ha | hectares |
km | kilometre |
km-sq | square kilometres |
m2 | square metre |
ML | megalitre |
MT | megatonnes |
n.a. | not available |
n.p. | not published |
n.y.a. | not yet available |
no. | number |
ODP | ozone depleting potential |
p | preliminary - figures or series subject to revision |
SO2 | sulfur dioxide |
'000 | thousand |
$ | dollar |
$b | billion dollars |
$m | million dollars |
% | per cent |
* | subject to high sampling variability |
* * | data suppressed due to unacceptably high sampling variability |
. . | not applicable |
- | nil or rounded to zero |
Where figures have been rounded, discrepancies may occur between the sums of the component items and totals.