ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| Aust. | Australia |
| B | Borough |
| BoV | Balance of Victoria |
| C | City |
| CPI | consumer price index |
| EPA | Environment Protection Authority |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FT | full-time |
| ha | hectare |
| kL | kilolitre |
| LGA | local government area |
| ML | megalitre |
| MSD | Melbourne Statistical Division |
| MSR | major statistical region |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| NEPM | National Environment Protection Measure |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| qtr | quarter |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RC | Rural City |
| S | Shire |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | statistical division |
| SEPP | State Environment Protection Policy |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |