The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
 |  |
| '000 | thousand |
| $m | million dollars |
| ABN | Australian Business Number |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACLC | Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AFC | Australian Film Commission |
| ANA | Australian National Accounts |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| Aust. | Australia |
| BTR | Bureau of Tourism Research |
| CMC | Cultural Ministers Council |
| CMC SWG | Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group |
| DCITA | Australian Government Department of Communication, Information Technology and the Arts |
| DEST | Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training |
| GDP | gross domestic product |
| GSS | General Social Survey |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| no. | number |
| NCCRS | National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| PSM | Population Survey Monitor |
| Qld | Queensland |
| SA | South Australia |
| SIS | Service Industry Survey |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |