Reference Figures
A curated dataset of public Australian statistics most relevant to understanding exposure to scams — not a raw compilation, but a curated selection verified by direct fetch from each primary source.
| Category | Figure | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parcel volumes | 2.2 billion items processed by Australia Post in FY25, including a record 102.8 million parcels over the Christmas period | Australia Post Annual Report 2025 | 2025-08 |
| Banking inclusion | 97% of Australian adults hold a deposit account; around 3% (600,000+ people) are unbanked or severely underbanked, up from 2.2% in 2020 | RBA Financial Stability Review / ABS & FinTech Australia | 2025-10 |
| Payment fraud | $2.18 billion in total reported scam losses in 2025, across 274,577 reports involving a financial loss | National Anti-Scam Centre, Targeting Scams Report 2025 | 2026-03 |
| Data breaches | 1,205 data breach notifications in 2025, an 8% increase over 2024 (1,112) and the highest number since mandatory reporting began in 2018 | OAIC, Notifiable Data Breaches statistics | 2026-02 |
| Employment | 686,800 unemployed people in June 2026 (4.4% seasonally adjusted unemployment rate) | Australian Bureau of Statistics, Labour Force | 2026-07 |
Each row refers to the demonstration pillar that uses it. Full details, query dates, and changelog: JSON.
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Visuals derived from the figures above, in pure HTML/CSS (direct copy-paste into a CMS or article), CC BY 4.0 license with credit and link.
Australia Post Parcel Volume, FY25
Source: Australia Post, Annual Report 2025 — CC BY 4.0 Egidio, egidio.app/en-au/donnees/
Scam Losses in Australia, 2025 (National Anti-Scam Centre)
Source: National Anti-Scam Centre, Targeting Scams Report 2025 — CC BY 4.0 Egidio, egidio.app/en-au/donnees/
Australian Banking Inclusion Rate
Source: RBA Financial Stability Review, ABS & FinTech Australia — CC BY 4.0 Egidio, egidio.app/en-au/donnees/
Assumed technical limitation. This kit is delivered as embeddable HTML/CSS (proportional bars, sourced, credited) rather than static image files: we do not have image generation in this production pipeline today. The rendering is faithful and reusable as-is in a CMS.
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How to cite this dataset
Egidio, Threat Laboratory, 'The Reference Figures — Australia', v1.0, 2026, egidio.app/en-au/donnees/
Rigour Note. This dataset cleanly republishes key figures already verified by direct fetch from each primary source. No figures are recalculated or reinterpreted here — the source, date, and URL are authoritative.