| '000 | Thousand |
| ABN | Australian Business Number |
| ABR | Australian Business Register |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABSBR | Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| ATOMP | Australian Taxation Office Maintained Population |
| BCLS | Business Characteristics Longitudinal Survey |
| BCS | Business Characteristics Survey |
| BERD | Business Expenditure on Research and Experimental Development |
| BLD | Business Longitudinal Database |
| cat. no. | Catalogue Number |
| CURF | Confidentialised Unit Record File |
| DSL | Digital Subscriber Line |
| EG | Enterprise Group |
| IBCS | Integrated Business Characteristics Strategy |
| ICT | Information and Communication Technology |
| IT | Information Technology |
| LE | Legal Entity |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| PAYGW | Pay-as-you-go withholding |
| R&D | Research and Experimental Development |
| RSE | Relative Standard Error |
| SE | Standard Error |
| SISCA | Standard Institutional Sector Classification of Australia |
| TAU | Type of Activity Unit |
| TOLO | Type of Legal Organisation |