ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ASCCSS | Australian Standard Classification of Countries for Social Statistics |
| ASDR | age-specific death rate |
| ASFR | age-specific fertility rate |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| DIAC | Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship |
| DIMA | Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs |
| DIMIA | Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FCA | Family Court of Australia |
| FMC | Federal Magistrates Court of Australia |
| LGA | local government area |
| n.e.i. | not elsewhere included |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| NOM | net overseas migration |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| S Dist | statistical district |
| SA | South Australia |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| SAR | Special Administrative Region |
| SD | statistical division |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |