Chris Hemsworth's Byron Bay Home Targeted by Masked Burglars Who Stole Three Cars
The frightening break-in happened in the early hours of Wednesday, November 11, at the couple's luxury estate in Broken Head, near Byron Bay in New South Wales, where they live with their three children. According to 7NEWS, Pataky was woken at around 2 a.m. by the sound of the family's dogs barking — but she went back to sleep, unaware that intruders had entered the grounds.
It was only the next morning, when the family checked their security cameras, that the scale of what had happened became clear. The footage reportedly showed four men wearing balaclavas moving around the property, two of them carrying knives. The intruders are believed to have climbed over the estate's front security fence before entering a garage, where the vehicles had been parked with their keys inside.
New South Wales Police were called to the property at around 7:30 a.m. after three vehicles were reported stolen. "Officers attended and were told four unknown people had entered the property and stole three vehicles earlier that day," police said. No injuries were reported.
The Three Cars — and Where They Were Found
The vehicles taken from the garage were a BYD, a Ram pickup and a Ford Raptor ute. Two of them have since been recovered — one at Coraki, about an hour's drive from the property, and another at Tabulam, more than two hours away. TMZ later reported that the third vehicle was also found, at Lennox Heads. Police said the recovered vehicles are undergoing forensic examination as the investigation continues.
No arrests had been confirmed at the time of publication, and police have appealed to anyone with information to contact Byron Bay Police or Crime Stoppers. A representative for Hemsworth did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Hemsworth, best known worldwide as Thor in the Marvel films, has built his career between Hollywood blockbusters and his Australian home base, where the family settled after years in Los Angeles. The Byron Bay estate has become as famous as the actor himself — regularly photographed from the air and featured in profiles of the star's life away from the cameras.
The break-in is the latest in a worrying run of high-profile home burglaries targeting stars. Last year alone, the homes of Brad Pitt, Nicole Kidman and Macklemore were broken into, while thieves also looted the Kansas City homes of Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes while the NFL stars were playing away. Security experts say celebrities are no longer the only targets — but the Hemsworth break-in, with armed intruders entering a family home at night, is a stark reminder of how serious the trend has become.
The Byron Bay Estate
Hemsworth, 43, and Pataky, 50, bought the Broken Head estate in 2014 for a reported $7 million. The sprawling property, set in bushland near the beach, has since been extensively redeveloped to include a dirt bike track, a swimming pool and tennis courts, and was estimated to be worth around $65 million in 2021. The couple, who married in 2010, have three children — twin sons Sasha and Tristan, 12, and daughter India Rose, 14.
For now, the family are understood to be safe and unharmed — and police are continuing their search for the four intruders. As the investigation continues, the break-in has left fans shaken, and the Byron Bay community on alert.
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