In financial year 2021, around 19.9 percent of households in Australia that experienced a recent home break-in had personal items stolen. Personal items included handbags, jewelry, clothing, keys, bags, and sunglasses.
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Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type
Characteristic
Share of stolen items
Personal items
19.9%
Bicycles/sporting equipment
17.9%
Money, purse, or wallet
15.7%
Tools
14.9%
Computer equipment
6.1%
Personal electronic or audio/visual equipment
5.1%
Mobile phone or smartphone
4.1%
Alcohol or food
3.8%
Other
10.1%
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most recent experience of a break-in in the last 12 months
Supplementary notes
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30 of the stated year; for example, financial year 2021 starts on July 1, 2020 and ends on June 30, 2021.
Money, purse, or wallet includes credit card.
Personal items includes handbag, jewelry, clothing, keys, bags, sunglasses etc.
Computer equipment includes tablet, laptop, PC, printer, games consoles etc.
Personal electronic or audio/visual equipment includes smart watch, digital camera, TV, DVD player, stereo etc. Excludes mobile phones and smartphones.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (February 22, 2022). Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type." Chart. February 22, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2022). Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Share of Items Stolen in Home Break-ins in Australia in Financial Year 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/ (last visited October 09, 2025)
Share of items stolen in home break-ins in Australia in financial year 2021, by type [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, February 22, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1338468/australia-household-break-in-items-stolen-by-type/
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