Australia Shark attacks

1371 attacks recorded (296 fatal)
Australia shark attacks
Date Region Location Fatal?
Apr 17th 2017 Western Australia Kelpies near Wylie Bay Y
Apr 2nd 2017 Queensland Moreton Bay N
Mar 19th 2017 New South Wales The Farm N
Feb 25th 2017 Western Australia Mauds Point N
Feb 24th 2017 Western Australia Falcon Bay Beach, Mandurah N
Feb 17th 2017 Queensland Eva Rock N
Jan 21st 2017 Queensland Boot Reef, Torres Strait N
Jan 13th 2017 Queensland Clairview N
Queensland N
Jan 3rd 2017 New South Wales Merimbula N
Dec 24th 2016 Western Australia Bundegi Sanctuary Zone, Exmouth N
Dec 14th 2016 Western Australia Trigg Beach N
Dec 6th 2016 New South Wales Merimbula N
Dec 1st 2016 New South Wales Booti Booti National Park N
Nov 28th 2016 Victoria Queenscliff N
Oct 24th 2016 New South Wales Broken Head Beach N
Oct 15th 2016 Queensland Kings Beach, Caloundra N
Oct 12th 2016 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Sep 26th 2016 New South Wales Lighthouse Beach, Ballina N
Sep 17th 2016 Victoria Thirteenth Beach N
Sep 16th 2016 Victoria Bells Beach N
Sep 15th 2016 Western Australia Bunbury N
Sep 5th 2016 Western Australia Injidup N
Jul 28th 2016 Western Australia Near Albany N
Jul 26th 2016 New South Wales Sharpes Beach, Ballina N
Jul 23rd 2016 Tasmania Clifton Beach N
Jul 20th 2016 Queensland 20 k off The Spit, off the Gold Coast N
Jul 4th 2016 Queensland Palm Cove N
Jun 15th 2016 Western Australia Coral Bay N
Jun 5th 2016 Western Australia Mindarie Y
Jun 2nd 2016 New South Wales Kingscliff N
May 31st 2016 Western Australia Falcon Beach, Mandurah Y
Apr 19th 2016 New South Wales First Sun Beach, Byron Bay N
Mar 30th 2016 New South Wales Bombo Beach N
Mar 28th 2016 New South Wales North Cronulla Beach N
South Australia Wrights Bay N
Feb 10th 2016 Tasmania Nettley Bay N
Feb 5th 2016 Queensland Stradbroke Island N
Feb 4th 2016 New South Wales Hams Beach N
Queensland Happy Valley Beach, Caloundra N
Jan 5th 2016 Queensland Heron Island N
Jan 2nd 2016 Queensland Miall Island N
Dec 21st 2015 New South Wales Bondi Beach N
Dec 13th 2015 New South Wales Lake Macquarie N
Nov 10th 2015 New South Wales East Ballina N
Oct 30th 2015 Western Australia Bald Island N
Oct 7th 2015 Western Australia Pyramids Beach N
Sep 26th 2015 Queensland Russel Island, Frankland Group N
Sep 8th 2015 New South Wales North Shelly Beach N
Sep 4th 2015 New South Wales Hallidays Point N
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Attacks by region

Attacks by location

  • Sydney (10)
  • Sydney Harbor (10)
  • Near Thursday Island (9)
  • Brisbane River (9)
  • Moreton Bay (8)
  • Newcastle (8)
  • Bunbury (7)
  • Coogee (7)
  • Ross River, Townsville (7)
  • Bondi (7)

Attacks by month

  • January (210)
  • February (151)
  • March (125)
  • April (114)
  • May (61)
  • June (65)
  • July (54)
  • August (50)
  • September (64)
  • October (94)
  • November (139)
  • December (185)