The abbreviations have been used in this publication.
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ASCRG | Australian Standard Classification of Religious Groups |
| Aust. | Australia |
| Cwlth | Commonwealth |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| ET | External Territories |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |
| na | not available |
| no. | number |
| np | not available for publication but included in totals where applicable, unless otherwise indicated |
| nya | not yet available |
| p | preliminary figure or series subject to revision |
| r | revised |
| . . | not applicable |
| - | nil or rounded to zero (including null cells) |
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