Abbreviations and symbols
| Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|
ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
ACCHO | Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
AIHW | Australian Institute of Health and Welfare |
AMS/CC | Aboriginal Medical Service/Community Clinic |
CVD | cardiovascular disease |
ERP | Estimated Resident Population |
FTE | full-time equivalent |
GIS | geographic information software |
GP | general practitioner |
IAHP | Indigenous Australians’ Health Programme |
IARE | Indigenous Area |
ISIAG | AIHW’s Indigenous Statistical Information and Advisory Group |
K10 | Kessler Psychological Distress Scale – 10 |
K5 | Kessler Psychological Distress Scale – 5 |
MBS | Medical Benefits Schedule |
NACCHO | National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation |
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 |
NGO | non-government organisation |
NHSD | National Health Services Directory |
nKPI | National Key Performance Indicator |
OSR | Online Services Report |
PHCO | Primary health care organisation |
SA1 | Statistical Area Level 1 |
SA2 | Statistical Area Level 2 |
SEWB | social and emotional wellbeing |
TCA | Team Care Arrangement |
VII | Voluntary Indigenous Identifier |
| Symbol | Definition |
|---|---|
n.a. | not available, not applicable |
no. | number |
n.r. | not reported due to confidentiality issues |
. . (2 spaced full stops) | no data/insufficient data |
— (em dash) | rounded to zero (for example, in a table showing whole numbers, the statistic is less than 0.5) including null cells |
− (minus) | negative or minus values |