ABBREVIATIONS
The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this publication:
| $'000 | thousand dollars |
| $m | million dollars |
| A | Area |
| ABN | Australian Business Number |
| ABR | Australian Business Register |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| ABSBR | Australian Bureau of Statistics Business Register |
| AC | Aboriginal council |
| ACT | Australian Capital Territory |
| AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
| ARIA | Accessibility/Remoteness Index of Australia |
| ASGC | Australian Standard Geographical Classification |
| ATO | Australian Taxation Office |
| Aust. | Australia |
| AVO | apprehended violence order |
| Bal | Balance |
| C | City |
| CGC | Community Government Council |
| COPS | Computerised Operational Policing System |
| CSV | comma separated value |
| DC | District Council |
| DEEWR | Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations |
| ERP | estimated resident population |
| FCAI | Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries |
| ha | hectare |
| IC | Island council |
| ISDN | integrated service digital network |
| kL | kilolitre |
| km | kilometre |
| LGA | local government area |
| LNG | liquefied natural gas |
| LPG | liquefied petroleum gas |
| M | Municipality |
| no. | number |
| NRP | National Regional Profile |
| NSW | New South Wales |
| NT | Northern Territory |
| Qld | Queensland |
| RA | Remoteness Area |
| RC | Rural City |
| RSE | relative standard error |
| S | Shire |
| SA | South Australia |
| SD | statistical division |
| SE | standard error |
| SLA | statistical local area |
| SOS | Section of State |
| SSD | statistical subdivision |
| T | Town |
| Tas. | Tasmania |
| Unincorp. | Unincorporated |
| Vic. | Victoria |
| WA | Western Australia |