The abbreviations have been used in this publication.
| '000 | thousand |
| A | Area |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AC | Aboriginal council |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| Adel. | Adelaide |
| Aust. | Australia |
| B | Borough |
| Bal | Balance |
| BSD | Brisbane Statistical Division |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| C | City |
| CDR | crude death rate |
| CGC | Community Government Council |
| DC | District Council |
| excl. | excluding |
| E. | East |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| Gr. | Greater |
| incl. | including |
| I./Is | Island |
| IC | Island council |
| IMR | infant mortaility rate |
| LGA | local government area |
| M | Municipality |
| Mt C'tha | Mount Coot-tha |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| no. | number |
| N. | North/Northern |
| NOM | net overseas migration |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OT | Other Territories |
| P'sula | Peninsula |
| Pt | Part |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RC | Rural City |
| RegC | Regional Council |
| Res. | Reservoir |
| S | Shire |
| S Dist | statistical district |
| S. | South/Southern |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | statistical division |
| SDR | standardised death rate |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| T | Town |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TFR | total fertility rate |
| Unincorp. | Unincorporated |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| W. | West |
| WA | Western Australia |
| Wtrs | Waters |