ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AIGC | Australian Indigenous Geographical Classification |
| ARIA | Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
| ASDR | age-specific death rate |
| ASFR | age-specific fertility rate |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| Aust. | Australia |
| CD | collection district |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| ICC | Indigenous Coordination Centre |
| IREG | Indigenous Region |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OT | Other Territories |
| PES | Census of Population and Housing Post Enumeration Survey |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RA | Remoteness Area |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | statistical division |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| TSRA | Torres Strait Regional Authority |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |