numbers

spell out one to nine and use numerals for 10 and above

spell out the numeral if it begins the sentence

Forty-three students enrolled this year.

don't put the number in parentheses after spelling out the numeral (eg 'Students are required to present two (2) copies of their report.')

spell out if referring to general amounts

use a comma in 10,000 and above

854
6322
15,426

abbreviation

use 'no.' (with a full stop)

first/second/third

use 'first', 'second', 'third', etc. (not 'firstly', 'secondly', 'thirdly')

fractions

hyphenate and spell out (use numerals in a table)

one-third
five-and-a-half

range of numbers

use an en dash in a range of numbers (with no spaces on either side) and use the following conventions

8–15
12–18
20–4
205–8
325–45
1994–95
30,000–40,000

page numbers

spell out 'page' in sentences

The subject descriptions begin on page 25.

abbreviations

use 'p' for a single page and 'pp' for a range of pages

range of pages

use an en dash in a range of pages (with no spaces on either side) and use the following conventions

p 25
pp 11–16
pp 22–8
pp 41–7
pp 45–50
pp 122–8
pp 236–52

per cent

spell out in a sentence (two words, except 'percentage') and use the rule for numbers: spell out one to nine, use numerals for 10 and above

use numerals and the symbol in tables (with no space between the numeral and the symbol)

25%

measurements

spell out in a sentence and use the rule for numbers: spell out one to nine, use numerals for 10 and above

abbreviations

use the following abbreviations in tables and where space is limited

GB

gigabyte

kB

kilobyte

kg

kilogram

kW

kilowatt

L

Litre

mg

milligram

km

kilometre

m

metre

MB

megabyte

MW

megawatt

mW

milliwatt

use numerals when using the abbreviated form (and no space between the numeral and the abbreviation)

8kg
35m

the abbreviation never takes a plural

10kg not 10kgs

money

use numerals and currency symbols when referring to amounts of money

Parking at City campus costs $13.

spell out if referring to general amounts

Courses can cost thousands of dollars.

abbreviations

to distinguish between same currencies

and for non-dollar currencies

€10.25
£8.76