| '000 | thousand |
| $m | million dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| Aust. | Australia |
| AWA | Australian Water Association |
| BE | bulk entitlement |
| BoM | Bureau of Meteorology |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CRB | collector record book |
| CSIRO | Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation |
| DECCW | Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water |
| EAW | Environmental Accounts and Water |
| EFG | Environmental Flow Guidelines |
| FAO | Family Assistance Office |
| FAO | Food and Agriculture Organization |
| GL | gigalitre |
| GVAP | gross value of agricultural production |
| GVIAP | gross value of irrigated agricultural production |
| GWh | gigawatt hour |
| ha | hectare |
| I-O | input-output |
| IGVA | industry gross value added |
| IRWS | International Recommendations for Water Statistics |
| IVA | industry value added |
| kg | kilogram |
| kL | kilolitre |
| km˛ | square kilometre |
| LGA | local government area |
| mg | milligram |
| mm | millimetre |
| MAR | mean annual run-off |
| ML | megalitre |
| nec | not elsewhere classified |
| no. | number |
| NPR | National Performance Report |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| NWC | National Water Commission |
| NWI | National Water Initiative |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SEEA | System of Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting |
| SNA | System of National Accounts |
| SWIM | Statewide Water Information Management |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| UN | United Nations |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
| WASB | Water Accounting Standards Board |
| WSAA | Water Services Association of Australia |
| yr | year |