| '000 | thousand |
| $m | million dollars |
| AbaF | Australia Business Arts Foundation |
| ABC | Australian Broadcasting Corporation |
| ABN | Australian Business Number |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ACLC | Australian Culture and Leisure Classifications |
| ACMA | Australian Communications and Media Authority |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AMOL | Australian Museums and Galleries OnLine |
| AMPAG | Australian Major Performing Arts Group |
| ANA | Australian National Accounts |
| ANZSCO | Australian and New Zealand Standard Classification of Occupations |
| ANZSIC | Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification |
| ARIA | Australian Recording Industry Association |
| ASCO | Australian Standard Classification of Occupations |
| Aust. | Australia |
| BAS | Business Activity Statement |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| CMC | Cultural Ministers Council |
| CMC SWG | Cultural Ministers Council Statistics Working Group |
| DEEWR | Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| DEWHA | Australian Government Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts |
| DVD | digital versatile disc |
| GST | goods and services tax |
| IVA | industry value added |
| n.e.c. | not elsewhere classified |
| n.f.d. | not further defined |
| no. | number |
| NCCRS | National Centre for Culture and Recreation Statistics |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPBT | operating profit before tax |
| OzTAM | Australian Television Audience Measurement |
| SA | South Australia |
| SAR | Special Administrative Region |
| SBS | Special Broadcasting Service |
| SIS | Service Industry Survey |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| TAFE | Technical and Further Education |
| TRA | Tourism Research Australia |
| UK | United Kingdom |
| USA | United States of America |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |