The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| A | Area |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AC | Aboriginal council |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| Adel. | Adelaide |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| B | Borough |
| C | City |
| CD | Collection District |
| CGC | Community Government Council |
| DC | District Council |
| excl. | excluding |
| E. | East |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| incl. | including |
| I./Is | Island |
| IC | Island council |
| LGA | local government area |
| M | Municipality |
| Mt C'tha | Mount Coot-tha |
| no. | number |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Pt | Part |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RA | Remoteness Area |
| RC | Rural City |
| RegC | Regional Council |
| Res. | Reservoir |
| S | Shire |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | statistical division |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| T | Town |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Unincorp. | Unincorporated |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |