| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AGATSIS | Advisory Group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ATSIC | Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission |
| cat. no. | Catalogue number |
| CDEP | Community Development Employment Projects |
| CDSMAC | Community and Disability Services Ministers' Advisory Council |
| CDSMC | Community and Disability Services Ministers' Conference |
| CHINS | Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey |
| COAG | Council of Australian Governments |
| CURF | confidentialised unit record file |
| DEST | Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FaCSIA | Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs |
| ICC | Indigenous Coordination Centre |
| IDP | Information Development Plan |
| IEM | Indigenous Engagement Manager |
| LSIC | Footprints in Time - The Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children |
| MCATSIA | Ministerial Council for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs |
| MCEETYA | Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs |
| NACCHO | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
| NAGATSIHID | National Advisory Group on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Information and Data |
| NATSIHS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey |
| NATSIS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey |
| NATSISS | National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey |
| NCVER | National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| NDN | National Data Network |
| NHIMPC | National Health Information Management Principal Committee |
| NHMRC | National Health and Medical Research Council |
| OID | Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage |
| OIPC | Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (Australian Government Department of Family, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs) |
| SIMC | Statistical Information Management Committee |
| SLD | Statistical Longitudinal Dataset |
| SRA | Shared Responsibility Agreement |
| UNPFII | United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues |
| VET | vocational education and training |
| WAACHS | Western Australian Aboriginal Child Health Survey |