| $'000 | thousand dollars |
| $m | million dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| Aust. | Australia |
| Bal | Balance |
| cat. no. | catalogue number |
| C | City |
| CGC | Community Government Council |
| DEEWR | Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| ERP | Estimated Resident Population |
| f.o.b. | free on board |
| GP | general practitioner |
| km˛ | square kilometre |
| LGA | Local Government Area |
| M | Municipality |
| MCEETYA | Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| no. | number |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| PES | Post Enumeration Survey |
| Pt | Part |
| qtr | quarter |
| Qld | Queensland |
| S | Shire |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | Statistical division |
| SLA | Statistical local area |
| SSD | Statistical subdivision |
| T | Town |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TR | Tourism Region |
| VET | Vocational education and training |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |