| '000 | thousand |
| $b | billion (thousand million) dollars |
| $m | million dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| AODTS-NMDS | Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services National Minimum Data Set |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| Aust. | Australia |
| BOTPLS | Bridging for Overseas-Trained Professionals Loan Scheme |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| CH4 | methane |
| CO2 | carbon dioxide |
| CO2-e | carbon dioxide equivalent |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FTE | full-time equivalent |
| Gg | gigagram |
| GL | gigalitre |
| GP | General Medical Practitioner |
| GSP | gross state product |
| GWh | gigawatt hour |
| GWP | global warming potential |
| ha | hectare |
| hrs | hours |
| HACC | Home and Community Care, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing |
| HECS | Higher Education Contribution Scheme |
| HFC | hydrofluorocarbon |
| HOIST | Health Outcomes Information Statistical Toolkit |
| ICD-10 | International Classification of Diseases 10th Revision |
| ISCED | International Standard Classification of Education |
| kg | kilogram |
| kL | kilolitre |
| km | kilometre |
| km2 | square kilometre |
| LPG | liquefied petroleum gas |
| min | minute |
| mm | millimetre |
| MCEETYA | Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| ML | megalitre |
| n.e.i. | not elsewhere included |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| nec | not elsewhere classified |
| no. | number |
| N2O | nitrous oxide |
| NESB | non-English speaking background |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| NOM | net overseas migration |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| NZ | New Zealand |
| PELS | Postgraduate Education Loan Scheme |
| PJ | petajoule |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
| PSI | principal source of income |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RPI | regional pollution index |
| RSE | relative standard error |
| SA | South Australia |
| SAAP | Supported Accommodation Assistance Program |
| SAR | Special Administrative Region |
| SD | statistical division |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TJ | terajoule |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |
| VET | vocational education and training |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
| °C | degrees Celsius |
| µg/dL | micrograms per decilitre |