The following abbreviations have been used in this publication
| '000 | thousand |
| $'000 | thousand dollars |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| GST | Goods and Services Tax |
| no. | number |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| STA | Survey of Tourist Accommodation |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |