As of financial year 2024, the majority of people did not experience any scam in Australia. Women overall fell more often victim in the observed period, with around *************women responding to have experienced one or more scams in 2024
* Includes persons who sought further information, provided money or personal information, or accessed links associated with the scams. In this survey, only those who responded to a scam were considered to have been a victim of (experienced) a scam.Â
** Includes both persons who were not exposed to a scam, and did not respond to a scam.
Australia's financial years run from July to June of the following year. For example, FY 2024 starts on July 1, 2023 and ends on June 30, 2024.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (April 1, 2025). Number of people who experienced any scam in Australia in the last 12 months in financial year 2024 (in 1,000s), by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of people who experienced any scam in Australia in the last 12 months in financial year 2024 (in 1,000s), by gender ." Chart. April 1, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2025). Number of people who experienced any scam in Australia in the last 12 months in financial year 2024 (in 1,000s), by gender . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Number of People Who Experienced Any Scam in Australia in The Last 12 Months in Financial Year 2024 (in 1,000s), by Gender ." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Apr 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Number of people who experienced any scam in Australia in the last 12 months in financial year 2024 (in 1,000s), by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/ (last visited July 05, 2025)
Number of people who experienced any scam in Australia in the last 12 months in financial year 2024 (in 1,000s), by gender [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, April 1, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1616610/australia-number-of-people-having-experienced-any-scam-by-gender/
