The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| ABARE | Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Projects |
| CPI | consumer price index |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSP | gross state product |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas |
| n.e.s. | not elsewhere specified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| NATSIHS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
| NATSISS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey |
| RBA | Reserve Bank of Australia |
| SITC | Standard International Trade Classification |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| USA | United States of America |
| WA | Western Australia |