Australia Shark attacks
1371 attacks recorded (296 fatal)
Date | Region | Location | Fatal? |
---|---|---|---|
New South Wales | Georges Head, off Port Jackson | N | |
Mar 1st 1803 | Western Australia | Hamelin Harbour, at Faure Island | N |
Dec 10th 1791 | New South Wales | Port Jackson | Y |
May 10th 1788 | New South Wales | Sydney Harbor | N |
New South Wales | Bondi | N | |
Queensland | Boonooroo | N | |
Queensland | Moreton Bay | Y | |
N | |||
Dec 11th 2023 | Torres Strait | N | |
Torres Strait | N | ||
Western Australia | Cossack Creek | N | |
Torres Strait | Thursday Island? | N | |
New South Wales | Spectacle Island, Port Jackson | N | |
N | |||
Dec 11th 2023 | Queensland | Great Barrier Reef | Y |
Y | |||
Y | |||
Y | |||
New South Wales | Y | ||
Western Australia | Roebuck Bay | Y | |
Western Australia | Y |
Attacks by region
- New South Wales (497)
- Queensland (325)
- Western Australia (197)
- South Australia (101)
- Victoria (88)
- Torres Strait (63)
- Tasmania (34)
- Northern Territory (25)
- Westerm Australia (4)
- Torres Straits (3)
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)