Vehicle crime is high in Australia, some towns and suburbs worse than others. Living in a gated community helps but a good hack is to buy manual cars while you still can. You can often find cheaper manuals dealerships struggle to sell.  Or order one after getting max discounts off. Achieving a few things.

• Cheaper to buy (in most cases, especially in June)
• Cheaper to insure as its less likely to be stolen
• It is actually less likely to be stolen, very few young Australians can drive manual cars.