The break-in happened at about 2am on 11 November at Chris Hemsworth and Elsa Pataky’s home in Broken Head, south of Byron Bay. Three masked men entered the property while the couple and their three children were asleep; ¡Hola! reported that the intruders were armed. NSW Police said officers received a report at about 7:30am and were told four unknown people had entered the property and stolen three vehicles earlier that day. 7NEWS reported that security footage showed four balaclava-clad men entering the property, with two reportedly carrying knives.
The three vehicles were identified as a BYD and a Ram pickup, along with a Raptor ute; their keys were reportedly left inside the garage. Police recovered two of the cars: one at Coraki, about an hour from the property, and another at Tabulam, more than two hours away. The third vehicle has not been located.
People close to Pataky told ¡Hola! that dogs barking woke her during the intrusion. She stayed awake briefly, heard no further unusual noise inside the house and went back to sleep. No injuries were reported.
The couple contacted Australian police after discovering the garage had been emptied. Police were investigating the break-in and vehicle theft, and the investigation was continuing; reports published on 12 November said no arrests or charges had been announced. Local broadcaster 7NEWS also reported the theft. Neither actor has made a public statement about the incident, and Hemsworth has continued posting material related to his professional commitments.
A separate Spanish case involving a stolen car ended in a pursuit that damaged two Guardia Civil vehicles and a private car, as described in an earlier Spanish case.
The family moved into the house in 2019. It stands in the Broken Head area about 700 kilometres from Sydney and has ten bathrooms, plus a spa and pool; the property also has a massage room. Pataky has said in an interview that leaving Los Angeles was intended to give their children more privacy and a childhood closer to animals and nature.
