| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABSCQ | Australian Bureau of Statistics Classification of Qualifications |
| ALLS | Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey |
| ANZSCO | Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| AQF | Australian Qualifications Framework |
| ASCED | Australian Standard Classification of Education |
| ASCL | Australian Standard Classification of Languages |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| CAI | computer assisted interviewing |
| CLA | Classification of Learning Activities |
| CSA | Census and Statistics Act 19050 |
| CURF | confidentialised unit record file |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
| nfd | not further defined |
| NCETS | National Centre for Education and Training Statistics |
| RADL | Remote Access Data Laboratory |
| RSE | relative standard error |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| SE | standard error |
| SET | Survey of Education and Training |
| SEW | Survey of Education and Work |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| UN | United Nations |