| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ARA | Any responsible adult |
| ASCED | Australian Standard Classification of Education |
| ASCL | Australian Standard Classification of Language |
| ASGS | Australian Statistical Geography Standard |
| CAI | Computer Assisted Interview |
| CAPI | Computer Assisted Personal Interview |
| CASI | Computer Assisted Self Interview |
| COB | Country of Birth |
| DSS | Department of Social Services |
| FR | Fully Responding |
| HCDF | Household Contact Details Form |
| MESC | Main English Speaking Country |
| MMS | Multi-media messaging service |
| MoE | Margin of Error |
| MRI | Most recent incident |
| NIRS | National Information and Referral Service |
| PSS | Personal Safety Survey |
| RSE | Relative Standard Error |
| SACC | Standard Australian Classification of Countries |
| SE | Standard Error |
| SEIFA | Socio-economic Indexes for Areas |
| SMS | Short message service |
| WSS | Women's Safety Survey |